Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-401 (2026)

Purposes

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The purpose of this part is to promote the educational, cultural, and economic welfare of the people of the state by enabling municipalities and counties to preserve and protect historic structures, areas and districts which serve as visible reminders of the history and cultural heritage of the state and the United States. Furthermore, it is the purpose of this part to strengthen the economy of the state and of the adopting governmental entities by stabilizing and improving the property values in historic areas, by encouraging rehabilitation and new construction and development that will be harmonious with the historic structures, areas and districts, and by preserving and rehabilitating buildings which are of significance to historic districts.

Acts 1965, ch. 222, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 13-416; T.C.A., § 13-716; modified; Acts 1982, ch. 814, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2018 · leading case: Cherokee Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville, 152 S.W.3d 466 (Tenn. 2004).

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Cherokee Country Club, Inc. v. City of Knoxville, 152 S.W.3d 466 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 6× “2004), and the notice, hearing, and review requirements of the Historical Zoning Statute, see Tenn.Code Ann. § 13-7-401 (1999). As a result, Cherokee was unaware that the ordinance was enacted.”

MJM Real Est. Investments, LLC v. Metro. Gov't Of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., Tennessee (2018). · cites it 2× “Whether the trial court erred in finding that Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-401 et seq and the federal and local historic guidelines required that non-historical windows which had legally replaced historic windows in a previous renovation to maintain the historic features of the 1935…”

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