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Tennessee Heritage Protection Act — Memorials on Public Property (TN)

Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2013-04-29
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:TN
Other Tennessee preemptions
Tennessee State Building Code — 2021 I-Codes via State Fire Marshal SBCOTennessee Voluntary Attainable Housing Incentive Programs — IZ Ban Carve-OutTennessee Short Term Rental Unit Act — Statewide STR GrandfatheringTennessee §6-54-127 — Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning & Rent Control BanTennessee Agricultural District and Farmland Preservation ActTennessee Industrial Development Board TIF — Economic Impact Plan DistrictsTennessee NPDES Stormwater & Riparian Buffer — Construction & MS4 PermitsTennessee Public Chapter 1101 (1998) — UGB / PGA / RA Growth Plan Regime

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.contains_designated_historic_memorial_on_public_property == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
land_development.memorial_removal_relocation_alterationwaive—Memorial on public property may not be removed, renamed, relocated, altered, rededicated, or otherwise disturbed absent waiver from Tennessee Historical Commission
review_typerequirethc_waiver_two_thirds_voteWaiver requires petition to Tennessee Historical Commission; 2023 amendment requires 2/3 supermajority of 9-member commission and 'clear and convincing evidence' of material/substantial need

Citation

Authority source
Tenn. Code Ann. §4-1-412 (Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2013); amended 2016, 2018, 2023
§ §4-1-412
https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-4/chapter-1/part-4/section-4-1-412/

Research notes

Covers any statue, monument, memorial, bust, nameplate, historical marker, plaque, artwork, flag, display, school, street, bridge, or building erected/named/dedicated in honor of a historic conflict/entity/event/figure/organization on public property. Standing to enforce in Davidson County Chancery Court extended to anyone with 'real interest' (aesthetic, architectural, cultural, economic, environmental, historic) — Memphis Greenspace litigation (2017) tested the bounds. Affects redevelopment of public parks/streets adjacent to memorials.