Tennessee Zoning Enabling Act — Procedural & Vested-Rights Floor (TN)
Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1935-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:TN
Other Tennessee preemptions
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
always true
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
zoning_decision_procedure.requires_planning_commission_recommendation | override | True | §13-7-203: planning commission recommendation required before enactment/amendment |
zoning_decision_procedure.public_notice_min_days | floor_at | 15 | §13-7-105: 15-day published notice prior to public hearing |
nonconforming_use.industrial_commercial_protection | override | True | §13-7-208: lawfully established industrial/commercial use cannot be terminated by subsequent zoning change absent discontinuance |
Citation
Authority source
Tenn. Code Ann. §§13-7-101 through 13-7-115 (Municipal Zoning Enabling Act); §§13-7-201 through 13-7-210 (County Zoning Enabling Act)
§ §§13-7-101 et seq. and §§13-7-201 et seq.
Research notes
Dillon's-Rule enabling act. TN municipalities have no inherent zoning power — authority derives from §13-7-101. Counties zone unincorporated territory only (§13-7-201(a)) and may not regulate bona fide farms (§13-7-201(b)(2) agricultural exemption). Metro governments (Davidson/Nashville, Trousdale/Hartsville, Moore/Lynchburg) combine municipal and county authority. §13-7-208 is the most-litigated municipal-liability vector — Lamar Tenn. v. City of Knoxville (Tenn. Ct. App.) and progeny.