Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-3-501

  • Plat: includes plat, plan, plot or replot. See Tennessee Code 13-3-401
  • Subdivision: means , in any county having a population of not less than thirty-two thousand seven hundred (32,700) nor more than thirty-two thousand seven hundred sixty (32,760), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or area subdivided. See Tennessee Code 13-3-401

As used in this part, “developed area of single family residences” means an area generally referred to as a subdivision as indicated on a plat filed in the register of deeds office.