The City of Lakesite pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 13-7-201 hereby ordains and enacts into law the following articles and sections.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

This zoning regulations are adopted in order to promote and protect the public health, morals, comfort, convenience, safety, property and general welfare of the residents of the City of Lakesite, and to secure the public rights in the orderly development of Lakesite through promoting adequate light and air, securing safety from fire and other dangers; lessening congestion on public roads, preventing excessive concentrations or wasteful scattering of people and settlement, and facilitating and conserving adequate provisions of infrastructure and facilities as transportation, water flowage, water supply, drainage, sanitation, schools, parks and recreation, as well as guiding the land use development in accordance with the Lakesite comprehensive plan.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission is hereby designated as the municipal planning commission for the City of Lakesite.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

In interpreting and applying the provision of this Ordinance, the interpretation shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community.

It is not intended by this Ordinance to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties; provided however, that where this Ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of the buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by other ordinances, rules, regulations or by easements, covenants, agreements, the provisions of this Ordinance shall control.

If, because of error or omission in the zoning map, any property in the City of Lakesite, Tennessee, is not shown as being in a zoning district, the classification of such property shall be R-1 zone, unless changed by amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

105.1 The Board of Commissioners of the City of Lakesite, Tennessee may, from time to time, amend, supplement, or change the regulations and zones herein or subsequently established; but no amendment shall become effective unless it be first submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission, or if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board of Commissioners.

105.2 Method of Procedure

A proposed change or amendment may originate with the City Commission, with the Planning Commission, or on petition. The proposed change or amendment must first be referred to the Planning Commission for a recommendation. The City Commission shall give at least fifteen (15) days prior notice of time and place for a public hearing, which shall be held in regard to the proposed changes or amendments. This notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.

105.3 Public Hearing

That a petition to rezone, referred to the City Commission by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, shall not be heard unless said petition is set for public hearing before the City Commission within three (3) months of the date when the Planning Commission referred said petition to the City Commission, and such petition shall not be advertised for a public hearing unless the petitioner pays the costs of advertisement.

105.4 Scrivener Error Corrections

For purposes of the Regulations, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency is authorized to correct scrivener errors as they are discovered and modify numbering in order to follow the basic format of the Regulations.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

The Building Official is hereby designated and authorized to enforce this Ordinance. For purposes of enforcement the Building Official has the discretion to interpret the intent of any zoning condition imposed by the governing body of the City.

Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement for any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

Should any section, sub-section, phrase, clause or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)

This Ordinance shall take effect two (2) weeks from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED on second and final reading (On roll Call Vote).

(as added by Ord. #306Ord. #306, Feb. 2024)