Zoning

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens to appointments made before the one-year residency requirement is in place or how it affects current board members who do not meet the new requirement.

Zoning Rules for Board Members

This bill changes Tennessee's laws by adding a requirement that people must live in the county for at least one year before they can be appointed to the board of zoning appeals.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule stating that individuals must reside in the county for at least twelve months prior to being eligible for appointment to the board of zoning appeals.
• Amends parts of Title 5, Title 6, Title 7, Title 12 and Title 13 of Tennessee's laws.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to join county boards of zoning appeals in Tennessee
• County governments that appoint members to these boards

Terms To Know

Board of Zoning Appeals

A group that makes decisions about zoning rules and exceptions for buildings or land use.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens to appointments made before the one-year residency requirement is in place.
• It's unclear how this change will affect current board members who do not meet the new residency requirement.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2218
By Hale

SENATE BILL 1923
By Briggs
SB1923
010567
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 12 and Title 13, relative to
zoning.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-7-106(b), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person must reside in the county
at least twelve (12) months prior to being eligible to be appointed to the board of zoning
appeals.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.