HB1972112th GA (Historical)Introduced

Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.

This bill prohibits municipal and county legislative bodies from approving a petition for a zoning reclassification of residential property to commercial use: (1) Unless 70 percent or more of the households located within a half-mile radius of the property that is the subject of the petition approve the proposed zoning reclassification. The full text of this bill specifies a vote-by-mail system, whereby households may vote to determine whether or not the 70-percent threshold is met; or (2) Notwithstanding the results of a vote held under (1), 60 percent of the residents living within a half-mile radius of the property that is the subject of the petition submit a petition disapproving the proposed zoning reclassification. This bill requires local governments to develop and implement a uniform process to confirm the accuracy of each petition submitted under (2). This bill requires county and municipal legislative bodies to develop and maintain a system for persons who reside within the entity to register complaints about zoning matters.

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Overview

This bill prohibits municipal and county legislative bodies from approving a petition for a zoning reclassification of residential property to commercial use: (1) Unless 70 percent or more of the households located within a half-mile radius of the property that is the subject of the petition approve the proposed zoning reclassification. The full text of this bill specifies a vote-by-mail system, whereby households may vote to determine whether or not the 70-percent threshold is met; or (2) Notwithstanding the results of a vote held under (1), 60 percent of the residents living within a half-mile radius of the property that is the subject of the petition submit a petition disapproving the proposed zoning reclassification. This bill requires local governments to develop and implement a uniform process to confirm the accuracy of each petition submitted under (2). This bill requires county and municipal legislative bodies to develop and maintain a system for persons who reside within the entity to register complaints about zoning matters.

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Details
Session

112th General Assembly

Introduced

January 25, 2022

Subjects
531037052885

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HB1972: Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13. | LegisGo