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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-211-707

Applicability — Requirement of local approval

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Dave Brundage v. Cumberland County (2011)

Most recently applied in Dave Brundage v. Cumberland County (December 2011)

Acts 1989, ch. 515, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-31-707; Acts 1995, ch. 5, § 3; 2013, ch. 342, § 2.

(1) Sections 68-211-701 — 68-211-704 and 68-211-705 [repealed] and this section shall only apply in any county or municipality in which it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the appropriate legislative body. Sections 68-211-701 — 68-211-704 and 68-211-705 [repealed] and this section are for local review and approval and shall be conducted prior to issuance of a permit by the department of environment and conservation or the commissioner.

(2) In any county or municipality in which §§ 68-211-701 — 68-211-704 and this section have been approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the appropriate legislative body prior to May 13, 2013, § 68-211-701(b) shall only apply if it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the appropriate legislative body.

(3) Any county or municipality which has approved this part by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the appropriate legislative body pursuant to subsection (a) shall have the authority to later reject this part by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the appropriate legislative body. If the appropriate legislative body votes by two-thirds (2/3) to reject this part after having previously voted to approve this part, then this part shall no longer apply to such county or municipality.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.