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Tennessee Agricultural District and Farmland Preservation Act (TN)

Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2006-06-15
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 Heritage Protection Act — Memorials on Public PropertyTennessee 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.in_designated_agricultural_district == True

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].agricultural_use_protectionsoverridefarmland_preservation_act_protectionsDesignated ag districts (250+ contiguous acres; no single ownership <15 ac; agricultural production only) receive enhanced farmland-preservation protections
land_development.eminent_domain_taking_of_designated_ag_districtrequireenhanced_review_and_mitigationState entities must consider farmland-preservation impacts before condemnation

Citation

Authority source
Tenn. Code Ann. §§43-34-101 through 43-34-108 (Agricultural District and Farmland Preservation Act)
§ §§43-34-101 et seq.; §43-34-104
https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-43/chapter-34/section-43-34-104/

Research notes

Districts formed by landowner petition to the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors. Voluntary — no land included without owner consent. Pairs with Greenbelt (§67-5-1008) for tax treatment and with §13-7-201(b)(2) county zoning agricultural exemption. Distinct from TN Right to Farm Act (§43-26-101 et seq., nuisance protection).