§ 64-7-111 — Limitations on powers and duties of regional council

Tennessee § 64-7-111

• Jurisdiction: Tennessee
• Title: 64

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The following are limitations on the powers and duties of the regional council: (1) All plans shall be advisory only unless provided otherwise by federal law pertaining to the development of regional plans and programs; (2) No authority is hereby granted to enact zoning ordinances or subdivision standards; (3) No authority is hereby granted such that would supplant or in any way interfere or supersede the planning and development authority granted cities and counties under other applicable state statutes; (4) Plans prepared under this part must reflect goals and objectives for harmonious development of the region and, in the case of highways, must be in accordance and coordinated with plans of the department of transportation and of the [former] state planning office; (5) Plans prepared under this chapter shall be transmitted to all governmental bodies in the region, and these may be adopted as their own for purposes of planning and development; (6) No authority is hereby granted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain; (7) No authority is hereby granted to regulate the agricultural or other use of land; and (8) Only duly appointed members of the regional council or board of directors, or persons duly designated pursuant to § 6-54-112 or the regional council's organizational bylaws, may vote.

Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 837, s 9, eff. 4/19/2022. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 634, s 9, eff. 4/2/2018. Acts 1988, ch. 886, § 1.