(a) Two (2) or more contiguous municipalities located in the same county may merge into one (1) municipality using the procedures in this part.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-51-402

  • Contiguous: means having a shared portion of boundary. See Tennessee Code 6-51-401
  • County: means the county in which any such city or territory to be incorporated under chapters 30-36 of this title is located, or in which the major portion of the population of any such city or territory to be incorporated is located as indicated by the last federal census. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
  • municipalities: refers to incorporated cities and towns in this state. See Tennessee Code 6-51-401
(b) When municipalities are separated only by water, they shall be deemed contiguous for all purposes of this part if they are in the same county. After the municipalities merge, the water shall become a part of the consolidated municipality.
(c) The merger, when complete, shall result in the creation and establishment of a new municipality.
(d) Contiguous municipalities may be merged either as provided in § 6-51-403 or § 6-51-404.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Part 4 Contents