Tennessee Public Chapter 1101 (1998) — UGB / PGA / RA Growth Plan Regime (TN)

Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1998-05-19
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:TN

Trigger predicate

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

OR
  • parcel.in_pc1101_ugb == True
  • parcel.in_pc1101_pga == True
  • parcel.in_pc1101_ra == True

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
annexation.eligibilityoverrideugb_onlyFuture municipal annexations must occur inside the UGB
new_incorporation.eligibilityoverridepga_onlyNew municipal incorporations occur only in Planned Growth Areas
base_districts[*].rural_area_density_capcap_atvery_low_densityRural Areas preserved for agriculture, forestry, recreation, very-low-density uses

Citation

Authority source
Tennessee Public Chapter 1101 of 1998 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. §§6-58-101–116 and §§13-3-301 et seq.)
§ §§6-58-101 et seq.; §§13-3-301 et seq.
https://www.tn.gov/tacir/growth-policy/public-chapter-1101.html

Research notes

Unique among Southeastern states — no analog in GA, AL, MS, NC, KY, or VA. All 95 TN counties have adopted 20-year growth plans dividing all county territory into UGB / PGA / RA exclusively. Plans negotiated by county-municipal coordination committee and certified by LGPAC. The UGB/PGA/RA assignment is a load-bearing pre-zoning input that constrains annexation eligibility, new incorporation, and infrastructure-funding priorities. Per-county shapefiles fragmented across TACIR registry and 95 county clerks — request specific county plan from the local LGPAC liaison.