Tennessee § 7-32-102 - Ordinance for improvement.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-32-102 — Ordinance for improvement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-32-102. Ordinance for improvement.
When the legislative body of any municipality shall determine to construct any improvement authorized by § 7-32-101 , it shall adopt an ordinance that such improvement or improvements shall be made, which ordinance shall describe the nature and extent of the work, the character of materials to be used, the location and the terminal points of the proposed improvements, and the flood plain, streets, alleys, highways, or other public places, or part or parts thereof, on which such improvements are to be made, and which shall direct that full details, drawings, plans, specifications, and surveys of the work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer, or such other person as may be designated in the ordinance; or the legislative body may adopt plans for such work already prepared. Acts 1913 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 18, § 2; Shan., § 1991a2; mod. Code 1932, § 3409; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1102; Acts 2001, ch. 267, § 2.
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Section 7-32-102 ("Ordinance for improvement.") 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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