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TN Code § 13-23-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 4 - Housing Funds|§ 13-23-403. Allocations From Housing Program Fund

  Moneys in the housing program fund shall be allocated by the agency for the following purposes:  To fund the operating and administrative costs of the agency;   To pay certain expenses of bond issues and to support future bond issues by making additions to the loan funds, in order to make loans at a lower interest rate for targeted low income and special need groups, when determined appropriate by the bond finance committee and approved by the board;   To make grants to local housing programs administered by eligible political subdivisions subject to one-to-one matching funds provided by each participant during the initial phase of the allocation process administered by the agency. The agency may prescribe the manner in which such grant funds are to be allocated to local housing programs, considering such factors as population, the adequacy of the existing housing stock to serve very low and low income households, and such other factors as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the agency. The agency shall establish a minimum grant amount to ensure that a viable housing program can be established by each eligible local housing program. In counties under one hundred thousand (100,000) in population, the agency may limit participation to one (1) local housing program; and   To the extent that funds still remain in the housing program fund after all eligible political subdivisions applying have been awarded grants, the agency may utilize any such remaining funds for demonstration housing projects on the basis of such competitive factors as level of income to be served, cost of the housing relative to average costs in the applicable area, amount of leveraging of public and private funds, amount of local match, if any, and innovative aspects of the project, except that funds accruing prior to fiscal year end but not reported to the department of revenue until the beginning of the next fiscal year can be used to fund projects submitted during the fiscal year.     Special consideration shall also be given to projects to be administered by qualified not-for-profit corporations in areas of the state which would otherwise go unserved by the state's housing program fund.   It is further provided that grants provided to local programs under subdivisions (a)(3) and (4) shall not be pledged as support for tax exempt borrowing by such local programs, but must be used to directly subsidize the cost of providing housing to very low and low income households.
TN Code § 13-23-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 4 - Housing Funds|§ 13-23-404. Housing Program Reserve Fund — Pilot Program

  There is hereby created and established a housing program reserve fund to be administered by the agency, which will consist of moneys transferred from the housing program fund and the assets fund as set out in this part. No funds in the housing program reserve fund may revert to the state general fund, but shall remain available for the purposes set out in this part. Funds in the housing program reserve fund shall be invested in any investments permitted under state law, and the income from such investments is to be transferred to the housing program fund at least annually.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) of the unexpended balance of the funds in the housing program reserve funds shall be transferred to the general fund.   Up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) per year may be transferred from the housing program reserve fund to the housing program fund for the purposes specified in § 13-23-403(a). Any such transfer must first be approved by the bond finance committee and the board, and such approvals must be based on a determination that such transfer is necessary to sustain the current funding levels of the grant programs of the agency, or that such transfer is necessary to accomplish a special program targeted to low income and/or special needs groups. No such funds transferred shall be used to finance or fund any multifamily rental projects. Any funds transferred pursuant to this subsection (c) shall not be subject to the requirements of former § 13-23-403(a)(2) [deleted]. In addition to the purposes specified in § 13-23-403(a), the transfer authorized in this subsection (c) is subject to the further limitation that it may be used only to support a pilot project to create, revitalize and preserve neighborhoods in up to three (3) urban areas and up to three (3) rural areas of the state. The pilot program shall exist only for three (3) years, through the end of the 1998-1999 fiscal year. The board shall report annually to the general assembly on the progress and success of the pilot program.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), at year end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, all of the unexpended balance of funds in the housing program reserve fund shall be transferred to the state general fund. Once these funds have been transferred, the housing program reserve fund shall be abolished and this section shall be repealed.
TN Code § 13-23-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 4 - Housing Funds|§ 13-23-405. Local Housing Programs and Funds

  Local housing programs may be established by any eligible political subdivision, as defined by § 13-23-103, except that for programs authorized by § 13-23-403(a)(4), an eligible political subdivision does include a municipality in a county which has applied for such program, or any local agency thereof which may be authorized to operate such programs pursuant to ordinance or resolution of the applicable legislative body. Such programs shall exist for the exclusive purpose of increasing the availability of adequate housing for very low, low and moderate income households, and may include new construction of housing units, rehabilitation of existing housing units and conversion of existing publicly owned or donated structures. When funds from the Tennessee housing development agency are being used by local housing programs to provide assistance, then the projects or activities shall comply with applicable rules and regulations of the agency.   Local matching funds may be made available to the local housing program by the legislative body of the eligible political subdivision.
TN Code § 13-23-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 4 - Housing Funds|§ 13-23-406. Assistance to Local Housing Programs

 In order to assist the local housing programs authorized pursuant to this part, the agency is authorized to:   Provide technical assistance to local programs;   Develop demonstration projects for serving very low, low and moderate income persons and families;   Encourage cost effective designs of very low, low and moderate income housing;   Provide rehabilitation and construction financing from the assets fund and the housing program reserve fund at rates consistent with this chapter;   Give priority for mortgage funds made available through the mortgage revenue bonds of the agency, to housing developed by local housing programs;   In conjunction with the department of correction, implement mutually beneficial housing assistance programs for development of additional housing for very low, low and moderate income households under this part, utilizing inmates and other vocational training resources; and   In conjunction with the department of economic and community development, support the funding of applications for community development block grants for housing submitted by eligible applicants for eligible projects.
TN Code § 13-23-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 4 - Housing Funds|§ 13-23-407. Provisions Controlling

 Insofar as this part is inconsistent with any other law, general, special, or local, this part is controlling.
TN Code § 13-23-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-501. Establishment — Purpose

  Any unit or units of local government, upon recommendation of the chief executive officer of the unit, may establish a housing trust fund, hereinafter referred to as the “fund”, for the purposes set out in this part, to be administered by an entity approved by the participating unit or units of local government, such as a community foundation, a housing partnership, or a housing development agency, hereinafter referred to as “the approved entity”, in accordance with this part. The cost of administering the fund shall be borne out of the fund itself, consistent with the initial plan approved by the participating unit or units of local government.   The fund provided by this part shall be used to provide low income persons with safe and affordable housing. Proceeds from the fund shall be loaned, or grants made available, for programs to include, but not be limited to, the following:  Funding nonprofit housing development corporations to develop affordable low income housing. Funds may be used to support projects where a nonprofit entity acts as a general partner for a limited partnership, as a sole developer, or as a joint venture investor. Projects may be affordable rental housing, property developed for resale to low income buyers, or rent to own programs;   Funding ongoing existing housing programs which have been established to assist low income households; and   Funding soft costs, such as housing counseling, predevelopment costs, and administrative costs of nonprofit entities related to low income housing development.
TN Code § 13-23-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-502. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Housing trust fund” means a fund consisting of appropriations, reserves or dedications of any revenues except pension or retirement funds by a participating unit or units of local government, together with private and foundation sources of funds, all used for providing low income persons with safe and affordable housing;   “Low income” means qualified persons or families who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the approved entity, to enable them without low interest financial assistance, to live in decent, safe and affordable dwellings without overcrowding; and   “Unit or units of local government” means any city or county, separately or together, that sets up a program to establish a housing trust fund.
TN Code § 13-23-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-503. Use of Loans or Grants — Disposition of Funds

  Any loans or grants from the fund to applicants, including interest earned on investment or repayments of such loans, shall be used to benefit low income individuals or families residing within the participating unit or units of local government.   All funds received for the purposes herein provided and all such interest repayments shall be added to the fund and deposited in accredited financial institutions located within the participating unit or units of local government by the approved entity administering the fund.   Such funds shall be deposited in a separate account earmarked to be used solely for programs established through and included in the housing trust fund pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 13-23-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-504. Design of Program and Promulgation of Rules by Approved Entity

 The approved entity shall design and tailor the program according to low income needs and requirements and shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the effect and intent of this part.
TN Code § 13-23-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-505. Special Escrow Account — Revenue Sources

  Any participating unit of local government may create a special escrow account earmarked for the sole purpose of generating revenue to transfer to the housing trust fund.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a participating unit of local government may specifically authorize that any revenue source, except pension or retirement funds over which the unit of local government has authority to levy and collect, may be used to provide endowment and contributions to the housing trust fund, either directly or through deposit in the special escrow account, and then by transfer to the housing trust fund.
TN Code § 13-23-506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 23 - Housing Development Agency|Part 5 - Housing Trust Fund|§ 13-23-506. Applicability of Part

 This part shall only apply in counties having a population of not less than three hundred nineteen thousand six hundred twenty-five (319,625) nor more than three hundred nineteen thousand seven hundred twenty-five (319,725), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 13-24-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 1 - Residences of Persons With Disabilities|§ 13-24-101. Purpose — Meaning of “Person With a disability.”

  It is the purpose of this part to remove any zoning obstacles which prevent persons with a disability from living in normal residential surroundings.   As used in this part, “person with a disability” does not include persons who have a mental illness and, because of such mental illness, pose a likelihood of serious harm as defined in § 33-6-501, or who have been convicted of serious criminal conduct related to such mental illness.
TN Code § 13-24-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 1 - Residences of Persons With Disabilities|§ 13-24-102. Homes in Which Persons With Disabilities Reside Classified as Single Family Residence

 For the purposes of any zoning law in Tennessee, the classification “single family residence” includes any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated persons with disabilities reside, and may include three (3) additional persons acting as support staff or guardians, who need not be related to each other or to any of the persons with disabilities residing in the home.
TN Code § 13-24-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 1 - Residences of Persons With Disabilities|§ 13-24-103. Precedence Over Other Laws

 This part takes precedence over any provision in any zoning law or ordinance in Tennessee to the contrary.
TN Code § 13-24-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 1 - Residences of Persons With Disabilities|§ 13-24-104. Inapplicability to Commercial Residences for Persons With Disabilities

 This part does not apply to such family residences wherein persons with disabilities reside when such residences are operated on a commercial basis.
TN Code § 13-24-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 2 - Manufactured Residential Dwellings|§ 13-24-201. Exclusion of Manufactured Residential Dwellings Prohibited — Exceptions

  Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no power or authority granted by this code to regulate zoning or land use planning shall be used to exclude the placement of a residential dwelling on land designated for residential use solely because the dwelling is partially or completely constructed in a manufacturing facility.   “Residential dwelling,” as used in this part, does not apply to factory-manufactured mobile homes constructed as a single self-contained unit and mounted on a single chassis, and as further defined in § 68-126-202(2), (4) and [former] (7), nor shall this chapter have any effect whatsoever upon any zoning or other regulations whether state or local concerning such factory-manufactured mobile homes as herein defined.
TN Code § 13-24-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 2 - Manufactured Residential Dwellings|§ 13-24-202. General Appearance of Manufactured Residential Dwellings

 Such manufactured residential dwelling shall have the same general appearance as required for site-built homes.
TN Code § 13-24-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 3 - Utility Location|§ 13-24-301. Telephone and Telegraph Services — Exclusion From Local Regulation

 No municipal, county or regional planning commission or any municipal or county legislative body shall, by ordinance or otherwise, exclude the location or relocation of any facility used to provide telephone or telegraph services to the public.
TN Code § 13-24-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 3 - Utility Location|§ 13-24-302. Facilities Included

 Such facilities include those essential to the provision of telephone and telegraph services such as central office exchanges and microwave towers which require a specific location in order to provide the most efficient service to the public.
TN Code § 13-24-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 3 - Utility Location|§ 13-24-303. Regulations Allowed

 The exclusion of location from local regulation does not preclude the exercise of reasonable municipal and county police powers including, but not limited to, permit requirements, landscaping, off-street parking or set-back lines as an exercise of police powers.
TN Code § 13-24-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 3 - Utility Location|§ 13-24-304. Planning for and Regulating the Siting of Wireless Telecommunications Support Structures

 A municipal, county or regional planning commission or any municipal or county legislative body, referred to as an authority in this section and § 13-24-305, that has adopted planning and zoning regulations, may plan for and regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications support structures in accordance with locally adopted planning or zoning regulations and this chapter.
TN Code § 13-24-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 3 - Utility Location|§ 13-24-305. Limits on Regulation of Wireless Telecommunications Support Structures

 In regulating the placement of a wireless telecommunications support structure, an authority may not:   Regulate the placement of an antenna or related equipment for an existing wireless telecommunications support structure; provided, however, that, if the placement of an antenna on an existing wireless telecommunications support structure requires an extension, such placement may be regulated, if such extension would require the wireless telecommunications support structure to have lighting or if such extension exceeds the height limitation of the authority. If a co-location occurs, such co-location may not be considered an expansion, and the appropriate authority may not impose additional costs or operating restrictions on the applicant for such co-location, unless such support structure is owned by the authority;   Require the applicant to provide any sort of justification for radio frequency need; or   Act to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless services.
TN Code § 13-24-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 4 - Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018|§ 13-24-401. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018.”
TN Code § 13-24-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 4 - Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018|§ 13-24-403. Construction and Applicability of Part

  This part shall be construed to maximize investment in wireless connectivity across the state by creating a uniform and predictable framework that limits local obstacles to deployment of small wireless facilities in the ROW and to encourage, where feasible, shared use of public infrastructure and colocation in a manner that is the most technology neutral and nondiscriminatory.   This part does not apply to:  Deployment of infrastructure outside of the ROW; or   Taller towers or monopoles traditionally used to provide wireless services that are governed by §§ 13-24-304 and 13-24-305.
TN Code § 13-24-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications|Part 4 - Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018|§ 13-24-404. Local Option and Local Preemption

  Nothing in this part requires any local authority to promulgate any limits, permitting requirements, zoning requirements, approval policies, or any process to obtain permission to deploy small wireless facilities. However, any local authority that promulgates limits, permitting requirements, zoning requirements, approval policies, or processes relative to deployment of small wireless facilities shall not impose limits, requirements, policies, or processes that are:  More restrictive than requirements, policies, or processes set forth in this part;   In excess of that which is granted by this part; or   Otherwise in conflict with this part.     Any local authority limits, requirements, policies, or processes that are more restrictive, in conflict with, or in excess of that which is granted by this part are void, regardless of the date on which the requirement, policy, or process was enacted or became law.   For colocation of small wireless facilities in the ROW that is within the jurisdiction of a local authority that does not require an application and does not require work permits for deployment of infrastructure within the ROW, an applicant shall provide notice of the colocation by providing the materials set forth in § 13-24-409(g) to the office of the county mayor and the chief administrative officer of the county highway department, if the colocation is in the unincorporated area, or the city, if the colocation is in an incorporated area.