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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 83 - [Repealed] (§§ 7-83-101 — 7-83-404) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-83-301 — 7-83-311) › Section 7-83-311 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 12; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.58 (Williams, § 3708.61); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2723.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 83 - [Repealed] (§§ 7-83-101 — 7-83-404) › Part 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (§§ 7-83-401 — 7-83-404) › Section 7-83-401 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.55 (Williams, § 3708.58); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2716.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 83 - [Repealed] (§§ 7-83-101 — 7-83-404) › Part 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (§§ 7-83-401 — 7-83-404) › Section 7-83-402 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.55 (Williams, § 3708.58); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2717.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 83 - [Repealed] (§§ 7-83-101 — 7-83-404) › Part 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (§§ 7-83-401 — 7-83-404) › Section 7-83-403 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.55 (Williams, § 3708.58); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2718.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 83 - [Repealed] (§§ 7-83-101 — 7-83-404) › Part 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (§§ 7-83-401 — 7-83-404) › Section 7-83-404 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 10; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.56 (Williams, § 3708.59); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2719.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971."
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-102 - Purpose

It is hereby determined and declared that the deterioration of the central business districts of some cities and towns of the state by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, deleterious land use, obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, is a threat to the property tax and other revenue sources of such municipalities and is detrimental to the safety, health, morals, and general and economic welfare of the communities in which they are located; that the elimination of urban blight and decay and the modernization and general improvement of such central business districts by governmental action is considered necessary to promote the public health, safety and welfare of such communities; and that restoration of such central business districts is an appropriate subject for remedial legislation.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-3902.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-103 - Definitions - Parts 1-4

As used in parts 1-4 of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Assessed value" means value as assessed for municipal property tax purposes;
(2)
"Board" means the board of assessment commissioners;
(3)
"District" means the central business district created by ordinance or resolution by a municipality, or a corridor of central business districts created by joint agreement of two (2) or more municipalities;
(4)
"Governing body" means the council or commission or other municipal body exercising general legislative power in the municipality or any county legislative body;
(5)
"Municipality" means any incorporated city, town, metropolitan government, or county of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state;
(6)
"Owner" means record owner in fee; and
(7)
"Plan" or "plan of improvement" means the detailed design plan of all proposed improvements in the district, including all such engineering studies, blueprints, architects' renderings, photographs, diagrams, maps, schematics, specifications, and drawings as may be required or desired to fully effectuate the construction of improvements and the purchase of equipment or other items.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 3; 1977, ch. 154, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 6-3903; Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 1; 2003, ch. 196, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-104 - Housing authority proceedings not affected - District may be part of urban renewal area

This chapter shall not affect any proceedings under title 13, chapter 20, parts 1-3, and all or any part of the area within the boundaries of a central business improvement district may be part of any urban renewal area created pursuant to such provisions or other laws.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 39; T.C.A., § 6-3939.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-105 - Supplemental nature of provisions - Scope of authority - Amendments

(a)
Parts 1-4 of this chapter are intended to afford an alternative method for the making or acquisition of improvements by a municipality, the creation of special improvement districts for central business districts of the various municipalities, the levy of assessments and the issuance of bonds by municipalities, and shall not be so construed as to deprive any municipality of the right to make or acquire improvements, create special improvement districts, levy the assessments or other special taxes or issue bonds under authority of any other law of this state now in effect or hereafter enacted, including part 5 of this chapter. Nevertheless, parts 1-4 of this chapter shall constitute full authority for the making or acquisition of improvements, creation of central business improvement districts, levy of assessments and issuance of bonds under title 9, chapter 21, to the extent applicable, by such municipalities as act under parts 1-4 of this chapter.
(b)
No act hereafter passed by the general assembly amending other acts relating to the same subject matter as covered by parts 1-4 of this chapter shall be construed to affect the authority to proceed under parts 1-4 of this chapter in the manner provided in parts 1-4 of this chapter, unless such future act amends parts 1-4 of this chapter and specifically provides that it is to be applicable to proceedings taken and to bonds issued under parts 1-4 of this chapter.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 40; T.C.A., § 6-3940; Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 2; 2007, ch. 494, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-106 - Control and jurisdiction over property

Nothing in this chapter shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction that a municipality has over all property within its boundaries. The powers and authority granted by this chapter shall be in addition to any and all other powers and authority now residing with, or hereafter granted to, municipalities in the state, and all powers granted in this chapter shall be subject to the general control and jurisdiction of such municipalities.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 41; T.C.A., § 6-3941.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-107 - Liberal construction

This chapter, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 42; T.C.A., § 6-3942.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-108) › Section 7-84-108 - Effect of other laws

In the event of conflict between this chapter and any other laws or parts of laws governing the statutes of Tennessee, this chapter shall govern.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 43; T.C.A., § 6-3943.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-201 - Authorized

The governing body of any municipality of the state is hereby authorized to create by ordinance one (1) or more central business improvement districts in the manner provided in this part.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-3904.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-202 - Organization - Procedure - Contents of petition or resolution

The organization of such a district shall be initiated in either of two (2) methods:
(1)
(A)
By a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the municipality signed by not less than a majority in number of the owners of real property in the district having an assessed value of not less than two thirds (2/3) of the assessed value of all the real property proposed to be included in the district;
(B)
After the filing of the petition, no petitioner shall be permitted to withdraw such petitioner's name from the petition;
(C)
No petition with the requisite signatures shall be declared void on account of formal or insubstantial defects. The governing body, at any time, may permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory, or in any other particular. Similar petitions for the organization of the same district may be filed and together shall be regarded as one (1) petition with the original. All such petitions filed prior to the hearing on the first petition filed shall be considered by the governing body in the same manner as if filed with the first petition placed on file;
(D)
The petition shall set forth:
(i)
The name of the proposed district, which shall include the name of the municipality in which the district is to be located, together with the words, "Central Business Improvement District";
(ii)
A general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included in the district, identified with sufficient certainty to enable a property owner to determine whether or not such property owner's property is within the district;
(iii)
A general description of the improvements to be constructed, installed or acquired within and for the district;
(iv)
The estimated cost of the proposed improvements; and
(v)
A prayer for the organization of the district; or
(2)
The governing body of a municipality may initiate the organization of a central business improvement district by adoption of a resolution containing the matters prescribed in subdivision (1)(D) for a petition.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 5; T.C.A., § 6-3905; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-203 - Geographical area - Size and form - Property included

Any central business improvement district created by a municipality may embrace a contiguous property area or two (2) or more separate property areas and may include one (1) or more business districts, which business districts may either be historic business districts or business districts in which additional development and growth is expected to occur, or both, and corridors connecting business districts. Two (2) or more central business improvement districts may overlap and may encompass some or all of the same properties. Each district shall be of such size and form as to include all properties that, in the judgment of the governing body, will be benefited by the construction of the improvement project or projects that are proposed to be made in or for such district, or by any portion or portions of such project. The jurisdiction of a municipality to make, finance, and assess the cost of any improvement project shall not be impaired by a lack of commonness, unity, or singleness of the location, purpose or character of the improvement or improvements, or by the fact that any one (1) or more of the properties included in the district is subsequently determined not to be benefited by such improvement or improvements, or by a particular portion of the improvement or improvements, and is not assessed for the improvement or improvements.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 6; T.C.A., § 6-3906; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-204 - Public hearing to be ordered - When held

Upon the filing of a petition purporting to contain the requisite number of signatures, or upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing body, the governing body shall order a public hearing to determine whether such central business improvement district shall be established. Such hearing shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than forty-five (45) days following the adoption of the resolution by the governing body or following the filing of the petition with the governing body.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-3908.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-205 - Notice of hearing

Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publishing a notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. It shall not be necessary to set out in full in such notice the proposed ordinance setting up such central business improvement district, but such notice shall state in summary detail those facts required to be included in the petition as set forth in §
7-84-202(1)(D)
. The notice shall state the time and place of such public hearing, which shall be at least seven (7) days following the date of publication of the third and final notice. Such notice shall also be given by mail to each owner of real property within the proposed district as provided in §
7-84-304
.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-3909.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-206 - Hearing on creation of district - Adoption of ordinance

(a)
At the time and place thus appointed, the governing body shall meet, and at such 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 such improvement or improvements may appear in person, by attorney or by petition and protest against the creation of such central business improvement district; and the governing body shall consider such objections and protests, if any, and may change the district boundaries or modify the proposal in such manner as may be deemed advisable by the governing body. At the conclusion of such public hearing, the governing body shall adopt, adopt as amended, or reject the organization of such central business improvement district by the adoption or rejection of an ordinance setting out the district. In all such municipalities requiring two (2) or more readings before passage of an ordinance, all readings shall have been held prior to the public hearing, except the final such reading, so that the adoption may take place at the conclusion of such public hearing.
(b)
Any person who fails to file a protest, who fails to appear at the public hearing to protest, or, having filed, withdraws such protest, shall be deemed to have waived any objection to the creation of the district, the making or acquisition of the improvements, and the inclusion of such person's property in the district. Such waiver, however, shall not preclude such person's right to object to the amount of the assessment at the hearing for which provision is made in §
7-84-409
.
(c)
The governing body of any municipality may amend from time to time the ordinance organizing a central business improvement district to include additional improvements; provided, that the amendment shall not become effective until after a public hearing relating to the amendment is held in the manner required by §
7-84-204
, and any amendment shall be subject to protest as provided in §
7-84-207
.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 10; T.C.A., § 6-3910; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-207 - Failure of organization by resolution - Amendment of resolution - Rehearings

(a)
In the event that such central business improvement district plan shall have been initiated by action of the governing body under §
7-84-202(2)
, such ordinance creating a central business improvement district shall not be adopted if written protests are filed with the governing body prior to the public hearing from owners representing more than one half (1/2) of the assessed value of all the property to be included in the district.
(b)
Failure of such ordinance by reason of protests having been filed by owners representing more than one half (1/2) of the assessed value of the property to be included in the district shall not bar the governing body from amending the district boundaries in such manner as to reduce the number of objectors to one half (1/2) or less of the assessed value of the district; provided, that a new public hearing shall be had on the amended district under the provisions hereinbefore established for such public hearings, and all of the procedures and provisions herein established shall be applicable to such second public hearing.
(c)
The governing body shall be permitted to amend the district boundaries only once in order to permit the adoption of such ordinance, and no petition shall be accepted nor resolution adopted by the governing body with respect to the same properties included in the original or amended proposed central business improvement district for a period of twelve (12) months following the failure of passage of such ordinance.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 11; T.C.A., § 6-3911.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-208 - Contents of ordinance creating district

The ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality shall include:
(1)
A description of the district by metes and bounds;
(2)
A general description of the improvements to be constructed or established;
(3)
Authority for the employment of architects and engineers for the design of such central business improvement district, or adoption of a plan of improvements already drafted and prepared by some public or private agency or association, or both;
(4)
An estimate of the total cost of the improvements to be provided, including those to be furnished by the municipality;
(5)
Authorization of special assessments to be levied against the properties benefited by the improvements. The ordinance shall provide for the assessment of municipally-owned properties, if such determination is made by the governing body in accordance with §§
7-84-405
and
7-84-406
. If the municipality does not expect at the time of adoption of the ordinance that special assessments will be levied against any of the properties in the district, the ordinance may provide that no special assessments will be imposed at that time. If the municipality subsequently determines that special assessments in the district are required, the municipality may amend the ordinance to permit special assessments; provided, that the amendment shall not become effective until after a public hearing relating to the amendment is held in the manner required by §
7-84-204
, and any amendment shall be subject to protest as provided in §
7-84-207
;
(6)
Whether there shall be an allocation of the total costs of the improvement between the general revenues of the municipality and special assessments levied against the property owners, and what such allocation shall be;
(7)
The time and manner in which special assessments authorized by this chapter shall be paid; and
(8)
(A)
Create a board of assessment commissioners as provided in §
7-84-303
and appoint the members to the board; provided, that the appointment of members to such board may be by separate resolution of the governing body adopted at a later date, not less than six (6) months following the adoption of the ordinance provided in this chapter.
(B)
Notwithstanding subdivision (8)(A), if the municipality does not expect at the time of adoption of the ordinance that special assessments will be levied against any of the properties in the district, the creation of a board of assessment commissioners shall not be required until such time, if any, as the ordinance is amended to permit special assessments to be levied.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 12; T.C.A., § 6-3912; Acts 2007, ch. 494, §§ 5, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-84-201 — 7-84-209) › Section 7-84-209 - Creation of corridors to link central business districts

The governing bodies of two (2) or more municipalities may enter into agreements to create a corridor to link together central business districts. A corridor of central business districts shall be subject to all this chapter relative to a single central business district.
Acts 2003, ch. 196, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-84-301 — 7-84-307) › Section 7-84-302 - Bids - Contracts - Construction - Detailed plan

(a)
Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the municipality shall proceed to advertise for bids, let the contracts, and construct the improvements under the laws and regulations governing the construction of other improvements within the municipality; provided, that where no detailed plan of improvements has yet been prepared, the municipality shall employ architects and engineers for the drafting of such plan, and, upon approval of such plan, shall thereafter, and within four (4) months time, advertise for bids.
(b)
If a municipality acquires improvements from a third party, including a private entity, subsection (a) shall not apply.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 13; T.C.A., § 6-3913; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-84-301 — 7-84-307) › Section 7-84-303 - Board of assessment commissioners

(a)
The board of assessment commissioners authorized in this chapter shall consist of no fewer than three (3) nor more than seven (7) citizens of the municipality, none of whom shall be interested in any property contained within the central business improvement district. Such members shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age and shall serve until completion of their duties. A majority of such commissioners shall constitute a quorum and be competent to perform any duty required of these commissioners; and they shall be notified of their appointment, and vacancies in their number shall be filled, by the governing body, and they shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
(b)
The commissioners shall view each property located within the improvement district and shall:
(1)
Determine the amount of the assessment to be levied upon each such property, according to the benefit conferred by the improvements; and
(2)
Ascertain and award the amount of damages and compensation to be paid to the owners of property that is to be taken or injured by such improvements.
(c)
The board of assessment commissioners shall be reimbursed for the performance of their duties at a rate to be determined by the governing body of the municipality, and such reimbursement shall be considered a cost of the improvements and reimbursed from the special assessments as provided in this chapter.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 14; T.C.A., § 6-3914.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-84-301 — 7-84-307) › Section 7-84-304 - Notice to real property owner

In any case where a notice is required to be sent to the owner of real property in the central business improvement district, such notice shall be deemed sufficient if sent by certified mail to the last known address of the owner. In any case where the governing body finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the governing body shall not lose jurisdiction by due notice not being given, and the proceeding in question shall not be void or be abated by due notice not being given, but the governing body, in that case, shall order due notice given and shall continue the proceeding until such time as notice shall be properly given, and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 35; T.C.A., § 6-3935.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-84-301 — 7-84-307) › Section 7-84-307 - Fees

The governing body of the municipality is hereby authorized to levy, according to the benefits received, and to collect in such manner as the governing body may determine to be proper, annual service or maintenance fees against the properties located within the central business improvement district for the maintenance, upkeep, and repairs of all public properties located within such district, including, but not limited to, capital improvements, movable furniture or fixtures, and all trees, plants, and decorative plantings of each and every kind. Additionally, such fees may cover the cost of additional fire and police protection required for, or desired by, such central business improvement district and all operating expenses of such special facilities provided in the district as are not charged by the governing body against the general revenues of the municipality.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 38; T.C.A., § 6-3938.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-401 - Special assessments

The municipality is hereby authorized to levy special assessments against all properties, except those exempt from taxation, located within the central business improvement district to cover all costs and expenses of each and every improvement constructed, erected, or purchased and placed within such district, including all necessary incidental expenses. Such expenses may include all costs of construction, costs of making estimates and plans, feasibility studies, charges of engineers and attorneys, compensation of the members of the board of assessment commissioners, surveying, planning surveys, printing, advertising for bids, preparation of the assessment rolls, inspection and administrative expenses, abstracts and other title costs, construction interest, bond interest, necessary reserves, commissions paid to brokers or agents in connection with the sale of bonds issued by the municipality, and provision for additional costs or losses of assessment revenue for the development and construction of such improvements as are authorized by the municipal ordinance not contemplated at the time of the hearings on the organization of the central business improvement district. The assessment authorized in this section shall include all such costs, even though some of the construction, engineering, inspection, and administrative or other services necessary are performed by the municipality.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 15; T.C.A., § 6-3915.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-402 - Apportionment of costs to property affected

Prior to the acquisition of an improvement or commencement of the construction of an improvement described in the ordinance organizing the central business improvement district or upon completion of the improvements, at the discretion of the board of assessment commissioners, the board of assessment commissioners shall apportion the totality of all costs of such improvement district upon the various properties located within the district in accordance with the benefits to each property upon the completion of the work by such improvements conferred. If the board of assessment commissioners determines that certain improvements benefit only certain properties within a district, the board may apportion the costs of the improvements upon the various properties that benefit from the improvements.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 16; T.C.A., § 6-3916; Acts 2007, ch. 494, §§ 9, 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-403 - Maximum assessment - Payments by municipality

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), the aggregate amount of the levy or assessment made against any lot or parcel of land shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed value of the lot and improvement on the lot. The municipality shall pay any part of the levy or assessment against any such lot or parcel of land as may be in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed value.
(b)
In any tourist resort county, as defined in §
42-1-301
, the aggregate amount of the levy or assessment made against a lot or parcel of land shall not exceed the cost of the improvements that are apportioned pursuant to §
7-84-404
to that lot or parcel.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 17; T.C.A., § 6-3917; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-404 - Determination of benefit to property - Apportionment of costs in relation to assessed valuation authorized

(a)
In determining the benefits to each lot or parcel of property within the central business improvement district, the board of assessment commissioners may consider frontage, area, the proportion that the assessed value of each lot or parcel bears to the whole assessed value of all properties within the district, or a combination of all of these. All assessments made by the board shall be presumed to have been made on the basis of the benefit conferred on each lot or parcel of property within the district, and shall be subject to review only as provided in this chapter.
(b)
The fact that assessments may be spread uniformly over a large area within the district shall not be conclusive that such assessment was arbitrarily made or that the board made no attempt to distribute the costs of the improvements in proportion to the benefits received.
(c)
The ordinance provided for in §
7-84-208
may contain a finding that the special benefit to all properties located within the central business improvement district is uniformly commensurate with the assessed value of each property in such district, in which event the determination provided for in §
7-84-303(b)(1)
shall not be necessary, and the total costs of such improvements to be assessed against the owners of property in such district shall be assessed against each property in the same proportion that the assessed value of each such property bears to the assessed value of all such properties within the district.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 18; T.C.A., § 6-3918.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-405 - Assessment of municipally-owned property authorized

The governing body of the municipality shall determine whether municipally-owned property located within the district shall be assessed in the same manner as private property, and, if it does so determine, shall provide for such assessments in the ordinance creating the central business improvement district as authorized in §
7-84-208(5)
.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 19; T.C.A., § 6-3919.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-406 - Special assessment of municipal property not otherwise assessed

Municipal properties that are not assessed for taxation by the municipality or the county in which the municipality is located, and that are to be assessed for the purposes of this chapter, as provided in §
7-84-405
, shall be specially assessed by the municipal assessor, or the county assessor, if the municipality uses county property assessments, upon the request of the board of assessment commissioners, and the cost for making such assessments shall be borne by the central business improvement district.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 20; T.C.A., § 6-3920.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-407 - Assessment roll

After all assessments have been determined by the board of assessment commissioners, the board shall prepare an assessment roll, which shall show the location of the property, the owner of the property as shown in the records of the municipal or county assessor, and the amount of the assessment.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 21; T.C.A., § 6-3921.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-408 - Schedule of property taken or damaged

The board of assessment commissioners shall also prepare a schedule of all property proposed to be taken by condemnation by the municipality and all property that will in some manner be injured by the improvements to be constructed within the district, together with the valuations set on each such property or the damages to the property by the injuries to be inflicted. Such schedule of property shall be made public simultaneously with the assessment roll and for a like period of time.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 22; T.C.A., § 6-3922.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-409 - Assessment roll and schedule of damages - Filing - Open to public - Hearings on assessments and damages - Notice

(a)
Such assessment roll and such schedule of damages shall be filed with the governing body of the municipality, which shall open such roll and such schedule to the public for a period of not less than ten (10) days.
(b)
The governing body of the municipality shall set a date for a public hearing on the assessments and damages and shall publish a notice of such public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, and shall also mail a copy of the notice to each property owner in the district as provided in §
7-84-304
. The notice shall set out:
(1)
A summary of the ordinance creating the central business improvement district;
(2)
The fact that the assessments to pay for the improvements within such districts have been prepared and are on public display, setting forth the dates and times when they may be examined;
(3)
The fact that damages have been set on all properties to be taken by the municipality and on all property in some manner to be injured by the proposed improvements;
(4)
Notice that an ordinance adopting such assessments and such damages will be passed on final reading seven (7) days following the conclusion of the public hearing; and
(5)
Notice of the date, time, and place of public hearing and that all objections to the amount of the assessments levied or the damages awarded will be heard at such public hearing.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 23; T.C.A., § 6-3923.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-410 - Hearing - Board of review - Board representation by attorney

The governing body of the municipality shall, at the public hearing, sit as a board of review with respect to all assessments levied. The governing body shall appoint an attorney to represent the board of assessment commissioners in such hearings, and the compensation of such attorney shall be a cost of the central business improvement district.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 24; T.C.A., § 6-3924.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-411 - Objections to amount of assessment or damages

(a)
Any person whose property is proposed to be taken, interfered with, injured, or assessed for benefits under any of the provisions of this chapter, who is dissatisfied with the amount of damages awarded to such person for the taking of or interference with such person's property, with the valuation set on such person's property to be condemned, or with the amount of the assessment or benefits to any property affected by the proceedings, shall appear at the hearing or file with the governing body, at any time before the hearing, such person's objections to the damages awarded or benefits assessed.
(b)
Any such person may appear at the hearing, in person or by attorney, and the governing body shall then consider the assessment roll and the schedule of damages and hear the objectors, or their representatives, and shall adjourn the hearing from time to time as may be necessary.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 25; T.C.A., § 6-3925.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-412 - Decisions on assessments and damages - Ordinances - Review

(a)
The governing body shall then consider the assessments and the damages awarded and may amend or affirm the assessments and damages and shall adopt an ordinance incorporating such assessments as amended and shall by separate ordinance confirm the award of damages as amended, as the governing body shall see fit.
(b)
Such assessment shall be final and conclusive upon all parties interested, and may be reviewed only as provided by title 27, chapter 9, except that the petition referred to in §
27-9-102
shall be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of passage of such ordinance.
(c)
Persons whose property is to be taken, or to whom damages are to be awarded for a partial taking or an injury to their property, in addition to the rights accorded by title 29, chapter 17, may, in the event proceedings are not initiated by the municipality, sue for damages in the ordinary way, in which case proceedings may be had, as near as may be, as provided in title 29, chapter 17.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 26; 1974, ch. 428, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3926.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 84 - CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1971 (§§ 7-84-101 — 7-84-728) › Part 4 - ASSESSMENTS AND DAMAGES (§§ 7-84-401 — 7-84-420) › Section 7-84-413 - Levy and payment of assessments - Interest - Installments

(a)
The assessment on each property shall be levied at one (1) time in the ordinance provided for in §
7-84-412
. The governing body may provide in such ordinance levying the assessment that all or such portion of the assessment as is designated in the ordinance may be paid in equal installments over a period of time, not exceeding thirty (30) years from the effective date of the ordinance levying the installment.
(b)
Installments may be payable at least annually, but may be payable at more frequent intervals, as provided by the ordinance levying the assessment, and the governing body shall determine the method of collection.
(c)
Where the assessment is payable in installments, the ordinance may provide that the unpaid balance of the assessment, from time to time, shall bear interest at a rate or rates not in excess of ten percent (10%) per annum from the effective date of such ordinance or from such other date as may be specified in the ordinance, until due. Interest may be paid in addition to the amount of each installment annually, or at more frequent intervals, as provided in the ordinance levying the assessment.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 27; T.C.A., § 6-3927; Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 12.