Part Definitions

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Highways, Bridges and Ferries
4. Highway Planning
5. Plans for Street and Highway Systems
6. Part Definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Board” means the board of adjustment required by this part, a board of zoning appeals designated to act as a board of adjustment, a county board of adjustment, and a municipal board of adjustment;
2. “Building” means any building, structure or improvement of any kind or part of the building, structure or improvement that through erection, construction, reconstruction, addition or alteration in any manner becomes a part of the realty;
3. “Chief executive” means the mayor of a municipality and the county mayor;
4. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation;
5. “County” means, with respect to residency requirements of officers or to territorial jurisdiction, the area within the county outside municipalities;
6. “County register” means the register of deeds of the county, and the register of deeds of the county in which a municipality is located;
7. “Highway” means any public way or part of the public way, including, but not limited to, a street, avenue, highway, or road. For a county, the public ways in the territory outside the boundaries of municipalities; for municipalities, the public ways within their corporate boundaries;
8. “Legislative body” means the board or body in which the general legislative powers of a county or municipality are vested; the county legislative body, county council, county commission or other body to which most or all county functions or powers are delegated; city council, board of mayor and aldermen, board of commissioners or other body to which most or all municipal functions or powers are delegated;
9. “Municipality” means an incorporated city or town. With respect to residency requirements of officers or to territorial jurisdiction, “municipality” means the area within the corporate limits of a municipality;
10. “Ordinance” means the form of action of the municipal legislative body in exercising the powers under this part;
11. “Planning commission” means the duly constituted planning commission of the county or municipality; for a county, the regional planning commission; for a municipality, the municipal planning commission or regional planning commission that has been designated a planning commission for a municipality; and
12. “Resolution” means the form of action of the county legislative body in exercising the powers under this part.

    Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A., §§ 54-2201, 54-19-101; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.

    Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for Tennessee Code Annotated.

    Cross-References. Cooperative planning agreements, title 54, ch. 18, part 1.

    Regional planning commission platting authority — Standardizing lots — Recording plat by county register, §13-3-402.

    Submission of subdivision plats to commission for approval — Filing and recording, §13-4-302.

    Collateral References. Highways 97.1 et seq.

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