Appendix 104. AUTHORITY

The authority for these regulations has been established by virtue of the powers vested by the State of Tennessee in TCA Sections 13-3-401 through 13-3-411 and TCA Sections 13-4-301 through 13-4-309.

104.1

Approving Agency

In accordance with the provisions of TCA Sections 13-3-402 and 13-4-302 (Public Acts of Tennessee, 1935) as amended, the provisions of these regulations shall be administered by the CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION and the CITY MANAGER .

The Planning Commission does hereby exercise the power and authority to review, approve, and disapprove plats for the subdivision of land within the limits of the city which show lots, blocks, or sites with or without new streets or highways.

104.2

Regulation of the subdivision of land and the attachment of reasonable conditions to land subdivision is an exercise of valid policy power delegated by the State to the Regional Planning Commission and to the Municipal Planning Commissions in TCA 13-3-402 and 13-4-302. The developer has the duty of compliance with reasonable conditions laid down by the Planning Commission for design, dedication, improvement, and restrictive use of the land so as to conform to the physical and economic development of the local government therein and to the safety and general welfare of the future lot owners in the subdivision and the community at large.