Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 (2026)
Hearing on ordinance or amendment - Notice - Publication - Procedure
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereof, the chief legislative body shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least twenty-one (21) calendar days' notice of the time and place of which shall be published in the official municipal journal or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
- (b) No change in or departure from the text or maps as certified by the planning commission shall be made, unless such change or departure be first submitted to the planning commission and approved by it, or, if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of a majority of the entire membership of the chief legislative body.
- (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of any municipality's charter to the contrary, the entire text of a comprehensive zoning ordinance need not be published in a newspaper. For those municipalities whose charters do require ordinances to be published in a newspaper, it shall be sufficient for the comprehensive zoning ordinance that its caption and a complete summary be published.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 701,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1935, ch. 44, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 3407.3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 13-703; Acts 1984, ch. 811, § 3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Ready Mix, USA, LLC v. Jefferson Cnty., Tennessee, 380 S.W.3d 52 (Tenn. 2012).
Ready Mix, USA, LLC v. Jefferson Cnty., Tennessee, 380 S.W.3d 52 (Tenn. 2012). “; see Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 (2011).17 When a City building official denied the property owner’s application for a demolition permit, the owner filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a writ of mandamus.”
Town of Surgoinsville v. Sandidge, 866 S.W.2d 553 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). “§ 6-2-101) and the notice requirement of T.C.A. § 13-7-203 were not followed when the town adopted the amendment to the ordinance, and thus the amendment is invalid.”
Cherokee Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville, 152 S.W.3d 466 (Tenn. 2004). “§ 13-7-203 (1999). Indeed, the planning, notice, and public hearing provisions are particularly essential in a case where there are legitimate interests on both sides that must be resolved in a full and fair manner.”
Flautt & Mann v. Council of City of Memphis, 285 S.W.3d 856 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “§ 13-7-203 (1994). While the City’s arguments may have merit, disobeying the trial court’s order is not the proper path to a resolution of this issue.”
Haynes v. City of Pigeon Forge, 883 S.W.2d 619 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994). “It, therefore, was a requirement by the city’s own zoning ordinance and T.C.A. §§ 13-7-203 and 13-7-204 that the ordinance be submitted to the planning commission before passage.”
Town of Greenback, Tennessee v. M&m Stone Farms, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 (West 1984 to July 1, 2024).”
Fred H. Gillham v. City of Mt. Pleasant (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The trial court granted the defendants’ motions after concluding the planning commission and city commission complied with the procedural requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. §§13-7-203 (a) and 6-20-215 and that the two commissioners had no conflict of interest since they had no…”
Jack R. Owen Revocable Trust v. City of Germantown Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “Appellant also contends that the grant of the motion to dismiss was error because, under Tennessee Code Annotated sections 13-7-203(b) and 13-7-204, the Planning Commission’s decision was a final approval of the rezoning as opposed to a mere recommendation.”
Elevation Outdoor Advert., LLC v. City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (TV2) (E.D. Tenn. 2023). “Plaintiff continues by stating that defendant has not disputed that it failed to comply with Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 13-7-203 and -204, and as a result, plaintiff has stated a valid procedural due process claim based on defendant’s failure to comply with those state statutes [Doc.”
Flat Iron Partners, LP v. The City of Covington (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). “‖ The trial court also found that the ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of building permits until July 1, 2001 violated the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-7-203, which requires that zoning amendments be approved by the Commission and…”
Depot Prop., LLC & Terry Cox v. Town of Arlington, Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “§ 13-7-105(a) (similar provision for a county legislative body’s amendment to a zoning ordinance, if the regional -11- planning commission disapproves the amendment); see also T.C.A. § 13-7-203(b) (similar provision for change or departure from the planning commission’s…”
Smith Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n v. Hiwassee Vill. Mobile Home Park, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “20, 2004), this court affirmed the trial court’s determination that the property owner was entitled to the protection of Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 . The evidence did not preponderate against the trial court’s finding that the property owner “started his [garage] business and…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203(a) — 4 cases
Ready Mix, USA, LLC v. Jefferson Cnty., Tennessee, 380 S.W.3d 52 (Tenn. 2012). “; see Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 (2011).17 When a City building official denied the property owner’s application for a demolition permit, the owner filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a writ of mandamus.”
Cherokee Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville, 152 S.W.3d 466 (Tenn. 2004). “§ 13-7-203 (1999). Indeed, the planning, notice, and public hearing provisions are particularly essential in a case where there are legitimate interests on both sides that must be resolved in a full and fair manner.”
Fred H. Gillham v. City of Mt. Pleasant (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The trial court granted the defendants’ motions after concluding the planning commission and city commission complied with the procedural requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. §§13-7-203 (a) and 6-20-215 and that the two commissioners had no conflict of interest since they had no…”
Town of Greenback, Tennessee v. M&m Stone Farms, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203 (West 1984 to July 1, 2024).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-203(b) — 2 cases
Jack R. Owen Revocable Trust v. City of Germantown Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “Appellant also contends that the grant of the motion to dismiss was error because, under Tennessee Code Annotated sections 13-7-203(b) and 13-7-204, the Planning Commission’s decision was a final approval of the rezoning as opposed to a mere recommendation.”
Depot Prop., LLC & Terry Cox v. Town of Arlington, Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “§ 13-7-105(a) (similar provision for a county legislative body’s amendment to a zoning ordinance, if the regional -11- planning commission disapproves the amendment); see also T.C.A. § 13-7-203(b) (similar provision for change or departure from the planning commission’s…”
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