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TN Code § 7-31-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-114. Installation of Ramps at Crosswalks

  Every incorporated city and town shall install ramps at crosswalks, in both business and residential areas, when making new installations of sidewalks, curbs or gutters, or improving or replacing existing sidewalks, curbs or gutters, so as to make the transition from street to sidewalk easily negotiable for persons with disabilities in wheelchairs and for other persons who may have difficulty in making the required step up or down from curb level to street level.   “Ramps,” as used in this section, means a sloping asphalt or concrete surface, from the level of the sidewalk or curb to the level of the street at curbside, extending outward and downward from the curb to the street for such a distance, at such an angle, and at such a width as will facilitate the movement up and down such ramps of persons in wheelchairs or persons who have difficulty in stepping up or down between curb level and street level.   All such ramps shall be constructed or installed in accordance with design specifications for the ramps prepared by the department of transportation. The department shall make available to such municipalities design standards for such ramps.
TN Code § 7-32-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 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.
TN Code § 7-32-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-103. Filing of Documents

 Details, drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates shall, when completed, be placed on file in the office of the city engineer, or other official designated in the ordinance, where the property owners who may be affected by such improvement may see and examine the details, drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates.
TN Code § 7-32-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-104. Appointment of Time to Hear Objections

 The ordinance shall appoint a time when the legislative body of the municipality shall meet, which shall not be less than two (2) weeks after the date of the first publication of notice of the ordinance, to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to the improvement, the manner of making objections, or the character of material to be used.
TN Code § 7-32-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-105. Notice of Ordinance and Hearing of Objections

 Notice of the adoption of an ordinance shall be given by publishing a notice once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. It shall not be necessary to set out in full in the notice the ordinance, but the notice shall state the character of the improvement or improvements, the location and terminal points of the improvements, and also the time and place, not less than two (2) weeks from the date of first publication of the notice, at which the legislative body of the municipality shall meet to hear remonstrances or protests against the making of the improvement or improvements.
TN Code § 7-32-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-106. Hearing of Objections — Final Action on Ordinance

 At the time and place appointed, pursuant to § 7-32-105, the legislative body shall meet, and at the meeting, or at the time and place to which the meeting may be adjourned from time to time, all persons whose property may be affected by the improvement or improvements may appear in person or by attorney or by petition and protest against the making of such improvement or improvements, the material to be used, and the manner of making improvement or improvements; and the legislative body shall consider such objections and protests, if any, and may confirm, amend, modify, or rescind the original ordinance. Failure to object or protest at the time of confirmation of the original ordinance shall constitute a waiver of any and all irregularities, omissions, and defects in the proceedings taken prior to such a time.
TN Code § 7-32-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-107. Undertaking Work — Construction Contract

 Upon the confirmation of the ordinance, it shall be the duty of the legislative body to proceed to construct the improvements thus authorized, which may be done by contract with the lowest and best responsible bidder, in accordance with the charter of such city or town, or it may be done by the municipality, as it may elect.
TN Code § 7-32-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-108. Security Required of Bidders

 In case the work is let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, all bids submitted for the construction of an improvement shall be accompanied by a certified check or a suitable bond, with at least two (2) good and solvent sureties, who are citizens or residents of the city or town where the improvement is to be done; or in lieu of personal sureties, the bond of some surety company authorized to do business in this state may be given in a penal sum of at least ten percent (10%) of the entire cost of the work to be done or improvements to be made, computed on the basis of the bid submitted, and conditioned that the contractors named in the bid shall, in case the work is awarded to them, enter into a contract with the city or town within the time required and for the price named in their respective bids, and in accordance with the plans and specifications of the municipality and the ordinance providing for the improvement.
TN Code § 7-32-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-109. Rejection of Bids — Rebidding

 The legislative body has the power to reject any and all bids and to order new bids.
TN Code § 7-32-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-110. Contractor's Performance Bond

 The successful bidder shall execute a bond to the city or town, in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the entire contract price of the improvement, conditioned that the party shall well and truly perform all of the terms and conditions of the contract, in a good and workmanlike manner, and in accordance with the plans and specifications, which shall form part of the contract, and shall indemnify and hold the city harmless from all losses, costs, and expenses that it may sustain by reason of any negligence or default of such contractor.
TN Code § 7-32-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-111. Costs Borne by Railway

 Should there be a street, electric, interurban or steam railroad track or tracks on any street, alley, avenue, or highway improved under this chapter, the cost of such improvement between the rails and the spaces between such tracks and eighteen inches (18") beyond the outer rail, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the owners of such railroad, and shall be assessed and collected from such owner, and shall be a lien upon the railroad and the property used in connection with the railroad and the property; provided, that where any such railroad shall occupy any street, alley, or highway under ordinance or contract with the municipality, it shall pay or improve according to such ordinance or contract, as is provided in § 7-32-113.
TN Code § 7-32-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-112. Replacement of Railway Rails

 When any of the improvements authorized by this chapter have been directed to be done by ordinance, as provided in this chapter, the legislative body of such city has the power to require any street or other railroad company to replace the rails that such company may have in such streets with other rails of a kind to be specified by the legislative body, when, in the judgment of the legislative body, the rails ordered to be removed are not suitable to be used with paving that is about to be put down by the body. Should the company refuse to comply with the requirements of the notice, the legislative body has the right, and it shall be its duty, to institute suitable legal proceedings against the company to compel and require the company to lay and replace the rails as are thus specified; and if successful in such legal proceedings, the city shall be entitled to recover from such company any and all costs, expenses, and losses incurred by it because of such refusal and failure of such company to comply with such order.
TN Code § 7-32-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-113. Ascertainment of Railway's Intent

 When any street, highway, avenue, or alley to be improved has located in the street, highway, avenue, or alley the track or tracks of any street railway, interurban railway, or commercial railway company that has agreed to pave any portion of the street, highway, avenue, or alley, and by the terms of its agreement has the option of either doing the work of paving in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by such city, or of permitting the city or town to do the work at a price to be paid to the city or town by the company, it is the duty of the legislative body, before enacting the ordinance or ordinances providing for the improvement, to ascertain whether the company desires to do its portion of the paving itself or that the same be done by the municipality.
TN Code § 7-32-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-114. Deduction of Cost Payable by Railway

 If the company elects to have its portion of the paving done by the municipality, then, and before proceeding to apportion the cost of the improvement upon any lots or parcels of ground abutting on or adjacent to the highway, the board shall first deduct from the total of the improvement the amount that should be paid by such company; and after deducting the amount that is to be paid by such street or other railway company, the legislative body shall proceed to apportion two thirds (2/3) of the balance of the cost of such improvement upon the land abutting on and adjacent to such street, highway, avenue, or alley, as provided in this chapter.
TN Code § 7-32-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-116. Limitation on Aggregate Amount of Assessment

  The aggregate amount of the levy or assessment made against any lot or parcel of land shall not exceed one half (½) of the cash value of the lot and improvements on the lot.   By cash value, it is the intent of this section to mean the fair sale price of the lot and improvements on the lot if sold at a voluntary sale.   The city or town shall pay any part of the levy or assessment against any such lot or parcel of land as may be in excess of one half (½) of the cash value of the lot or parcel of land.
TN Code § 7-32-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-117. Apportionment of Cost of Intersection Improvements

 Where intersections of any street, avenue, or other highway are improved, the municipality shall pay one third (1/3) of the cost of the improvement, and the balance shall be assessed against the property of the street improved and the intersecting street or streets for one half (½) a block in all directions according to the frontage of the property; provided, that the cost to be assessed against railways having tracks within such intersections shall be deducted from the cost of such intersections to be paid by the municipality and property owners.
TN Code § 7-32-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-118. Property Owners Bearing Entire Cost

 In the event a petition is presented to the legislative body of the municipality averring the willingness of each of the signers to pay their pro rata share of the entire cost of any improvement such as is authorized by this chapter, and relieve the municipality from the payment of any part of the improvement as to any street, highway, or alley, or part or parts thereof, which petition is signed by the owners of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the frontage of the lots or parcel of land abutting on such street, highway, or alley or part or parts thereof, proposed to be thus improved, such petition may be granted by the legislative body; and then proceedings may be had under this chapter and chapter 33 of this title, the same in all respects as if the improvement had been begun by the legislative body on its own initiative. Bonds may be issued and assessments shall be made, except that the assessments shall, in such event, be made for the entire cost of the improvement, and bonds may be issued for the entire cost instead of assessments being made and bonds being issued for only two thirds (2/3) of the cost of the improvements; provided, that no assessment under this section shall in any event exceed on any lot one half (½) of the assessed value of the lot for municipal taxes for the current year, and all other provisions of this chapter and chapter 33 of this title shall be applicable in respect of any improvement made under this section, except as in this section otherwise expressly provided.
TN Code § 7-32-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-119. Costs of Improvements

 The cost of any improvement contemplated in this chapter shall include the expense of the preliminary and other surveys, the inspection and superintendence of the work, the preparation of plans and specifications, the printing and publishing of notices, resolutions, and ordinances required, including notice of assessment, preparing bonds, interest on bonds, and any other expense necessary for the completion of the improvement; provided, that the cost of any guaranty or maintenance of any work constructed under the terms of this chapter shall not be assessed against the property abutting on or adjacent to street or streets or other ways improved.
TN Code § 7-32-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-120. Water Connections

  Before making any of the improvements contemplated in this chapter, the legislative body shall have the power to order the owners of all abutting real estate to connect their several premises with water mains located in the streets or highways adjacent to their several premises; and upon default of the owners for thirty (30) days after such order to make connection, the city may contract for and make the connection aforementioned, at such distances, under such regulations, and in accordance with such specifications as may be prescribed by the legislative body; and the whole cost of each connection shall be assessed against the premises with which the connection is made.   Any number of such connections may be included in one (1) contract, and the cost thereof shall be added to the final levy or assessment made against the property of each lot owner, as hereinbefore provided.
TN Code § 7-32-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-121. Notice of Apportionment Completion and Hearing on Objections

  When the legislative body has completed apportionment, the city clerk, or such person as may be designated by the legislative body of the city, shall publish a notice that the assessment list has been completed, and that, on a day named, which shall be not less than ten (10) days after the date of publication of the notice, the city council or board will consider any and all objections to the apportionment that have been filed in the office of the city clerk or person designated.   The notice shall further recite that the lists are in the office of the city clerk or person designated, and may be inspected within business hours and during the time specified by anyone interested.   The notice shall also state the general character of the improvement and the terminal points of the improvement.
TN Code § 7-32-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-122. Filing Objections to Assessments

 All persons whose property it is proposed to assess for the cost of the improvement or any costs incurred pursuant to § 7-32-101(d) may, at any time on or before the date named in the notice, and before the meeting of the legislative body, file in writing with the city clerk or person designated any objections or defense to the proposed assessment or to the amount of the assessment.
TN Code § 7-32-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-123. Hearing on Assessments and Objections

 On the date named in the notice, or at any day to which the meeting may be adjourned or to which consideration of the assessments and the objections to the assessment may be postponed, the legislative body shall hear and consider the assessment and objections to the assessment, and, after so doing, shall confirm, modify, or set aside the assessments as shall be deemed right and proper. If any objections to an assessment to pay costs pursuant to § 7-32-101(d) are made, the confirmation of the assessment shall require the unanimous approval of the members of the legislative body present at the meeting at which the objection is considered.
TN Code § 7-32-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-124. Failure to Object to Assessments

  If no objection to the assessment or the amount of the assessment is filed, or if the property owners fail to appear in person or by attorney and present the objection, the assessment shall be confirmed and made final.   Property owners who do not file objection in writing or protest against the assessment shall be held to have consented to the assessment and are forever barred to attack the regularity, validity, or legality of the assessment.
TN Code § 7-32-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-125. Final Action on Assessments

  The confirmation and final action by the legislative body specified in § 7-32-124 shall be done at a single meeting of the body.   It is hereby declared that the provisions of the charters of the cities in reference to the passage of ordinances shall not be applicable to the action of the bodies in levying such assessments, except that such levy or assessment shall be approved by the mayor, and in the event the mayor refuses to approve or vetoes the levies or assessments, which the mayor shall do as a whole, such levies or assessments shall be passed over the mayor's veto in like manner as ordinances or resolutions are passed over such vetoes.
TN Code § 7-32-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 32 - Improvements by Special Assessment|§ 7-32-126. Appeal on Assessments

  When any owner or part owner of any of the lots of lands in the flood plain or abutting on or adjacent to any street, highway, avenue, or alley that is improved or about to be improved as provided in this chapter, and upon or against which lots or lands, levies or assessments have been made for the purpose of paying for such improvement, as has been provided in this chapter, shall be aggrieved by the action of the legislative body of such city in confirming the levies or assessments made by the legislative body as mentioned in this chapter, such owner or person shall have the right to appeal from the action of such legislative body to the circuit court of the county in which such city or town is located; provided, that the owner made objection or protest to the levies or assessments at the time provided for and appointed for objecting to the levies or assessments, such appeal shall be perfected by filing with the clerk of such circuit court a petition setting forth the facts in regard to such levies and assessments and the irregularities or illegal acts in the making of the levies or assessments; and such clerk shall then notify such city or town to deliver a copy of such levies or assessments, and all proceedings had in reference to the levies or assessments, to the clerk of the circuit court, and such case then be docketed for trial as other civil causes at law. The appeal of any individual shall not affect the legality of such levy or assessment as to other property involved in the levies or assessments. Such appeal shall be perfected within thirty (30) days after the final action of the legislative body making such levies or assessments, and if not perfected within this time, the levies or assessments shall be regarded as final, and shall not be reviewed by certiorari, injunctions, bills to quiet title or otherwise by any of the courts.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), an owner of property subject to an assessment may irrevocably waive the owner's right to appeal in the contract for installment payments described in § 7-32-134 or by otherwise evidencing waiver in writing.