§ 13-24-413. Study on Impact of Deployment of Broadband — Best Practices — Recommendations — Report
The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations shall study and prepare a report on the impact of this part, including: The impact on deployment of broadband; The fiscal impact on authorities resulting from the administrative process required by this part; Best practices from the perspective of applicants and authorities; Best practices in other states and […]
§ 13-24-407. Uniform Local Authority Fees for Deployment of Small Wireless Facilities — Exceptions
The following are the maximum fees and rates that may be charged to an applicant by a local authority for deployment of a small wireless facility: The maximum application fee is one hundred dollars ($100) each for the first five (5) small wireless facilities and fifty dollars ($50.00) each for additional small wireless facilities included […]
§ 13-24-408. Uniform Local Authority Requirements for Deployment and Maintenance of Small Wireless Facilities — Exceptions
No local authority shall restrict the size, height, or otherwise regulate the appearance or placement of small wireless facilities, or prohibit colocation on PSSs, except a local authority shall require that: A new PSS installed or an existing PSS replaced in the ROW not exceed the greater of: Ten feet (10′) in height above the […]
§ 13-24-409. Uniform Application Procedures for Local Authorities
A local authority may require an applicant to seek permission by application to colocate a small wireless facility or install a new or modified PSS associated with a small wireless facility and obtain one (1) or more work permits, as long as the work permits are of general applicability and do not apply exclusively to […]
§ 13-24-410. Provisions Applicable Solely to the State as an Authority
Notwithstanding any other provision in this part to the contrary, the deployment of small wireless facilities in state ROW is subject to this section, as follows: In those instances in which an applicant seeks to deploy a small wireless facility or new PSS within a state ROW under the control of the department of transportation […]
§ 13-24-411. Authority Powers Preserved
Consistent with the limitations in this part, an authority may require applicants to: Follow generally applicable and nondiscriminatory requirements for entities that deploy infrastructure or perform construction in a ROW: Requiring structures and facilities placed within a ROW to be constructed and maintained as not to obstruct or hinder the usual travel upon pedestrian or […]
§ 13-24-412. Private Right of Action
Any party aggrieved by the failure of an authority to act in accordance with this part may seek remedy in the chancery court for the county in which the applicant attempted to deploy or has deployed a small wireless facility, unless the claim seeks a remedy against the state, in which case the claim must […]
§ 13-24-302. Facilities Included
Such facilities include those essential to the provision of telephone and telegraph services such as central office exchanges and microwave towers which require a specific location in order to provide the most efficient service to the public.
§ 13-24-303. Regulations Allowed
The exclusion of location from local regulation does not preclude the exercise of reasonable municipal and county police powers including, but not limited to, permit requirements, landscaping, off-street parking or set-back lines as an exercise of police powers.
§ 13-24-304. Planning for and Regulating the Siting of Wireless Telecommunications Support Structures
A municipal, county or regional planning commission or any municipal or county legislative body, referred to as an authority in this section and § 13-24-305, that has adopted planning and zoning regulations, may plan for and regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications support structures in accordance with locally adopted planning or zoning regulations and this […]