(a) To carry out the purposes of this part, any agency, as defined by § 4-5-102, which promulgates rules, as defined by § 4-5-102, or any administrative body of the municipality which promulgates regulations pursuant to appropriate legal authority, may, by rule or regulation, exempt designated enterprise zones from any rule or regulation, in whole or in part, promulgated by such agency or by such administrative body as provided in the ordinance or resolution.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-28-210
Board: means the local enterprise zone management board appointed by a municipality. See Tennessee Code 13-28-203
Enterprise zone: means an area declared by the board to be eligible for the benefits of this part. See Tennessee Code 13-28-203
Municipality: means an incorporated city which has adopted home rule or county which has adopted a metropolitan form of government in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, art. See Tennessee Code 13-28-203
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) An enterprise zone is not exempt from any rule or regulation if the exemption endangers the health and safety of the citizens of the state.(c) The board shall conduct a review of all rules promulgated, and shall recommend to the municipality the exemption of rules promulgated which would contribute to the implementation of this part.(d) Any exemption of a regulation by an administrative body of the municipality shall be promulgated as a subsequent regulation in accordance with the law authorizing promulgation of the regulation proposed for exemption within designated zones.
