Ordinance requirements

An ordinance creating a voluntary attainable housing incentive program enacted by the chief legislative body of a municipality must contain, at a minimum, the following: (1) A definition of attainable housing for the purposes of the program; (2) The types of multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures eligible for the program; (3) The geographic areas of the municipality where multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures eligible for the program may be constructed or rented; (4) Any special exceptions or conditional uses included in the municipality's zoning ordinance that apply to attainable multi-family housing projects; (5) Any other municipal incentives available to property owners who are approved for participation in the municipality's program; and (6) The process that a property owner must follow to provide notice of interest for the voluntary program, including the convening of a pre-application conference, and the process for submitting a completed application as set forth in § 13-4-403 . Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1051,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024. An ordinance creating a voluntary attainable housing incentive program enacted by the chief legislative body of a municipality must contain, at a minimum, the following: (1) A definition of attainable housing for the purposes of the program; (2) The types of multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures eligible for the program; (3) The geographic areas of the municipality where multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures eligible for the program may be constructed or rented; (4) Any special exceptions or conditional uses included in the municipality's zoning ordinance that apply to attainable multi-family housing projects; (5) Any other municipal incentives available to property owners who are approved for participation in the municipality's program; and (6) The process that a property owner must follow to provide notice of interest for the voluntary program, including the convening of a pre-application conference, and the process for submitting a completed application as set forth in § 13-4-403 . Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1051,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.