Tennessee § 13-4-103 - Powers of commission to promote municipal planning.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 13-4-103 — Powers of commission to promote municipal planning., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-4-103. Powers of commission to promote municipal planning.
The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the municipality to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, to civic, educational, professional and other organizations and to citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the municipality programs for public improvements and the financing for such programs. All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its work, may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks on such land. In general, the commission shall have powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its purposes and promote municipal planning. Acts 1935, ch. 34, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 3493.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 13-506. Attorney General Opinions. Sale of land by a city to a private entity, OAG 07-030, 2007 Tenn. AG LEXIS 29 (3/15/07).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-4-103 ("Powers of commission to promote municipal planning.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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