Tennessee § 54-18-213 - Notice and hearing on permit application.
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§ 54-18-213. Notice and hearing on permit application.
Before issuing a permit, the board shall hold a public hearing on each application, proper notice of the time and place of which shall be given by fifteen (15) days' notice to the applicant by mail at the address specified in the application and to other interested persons by publication for at least one (1) day in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality. Notice also shall be given to the chief executive officer on all matters involving the official map and to the commissioner on those matters involving state or federal highways on the official map. The board shall act upon an application for a permit within forty (40) days of its receipt by the board. Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 54-2213, 54-19-113; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-18-213 ("Notice and hearing on permit application.") 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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