McMinnville Regional Planning Commission

Since 1947, the McMinnville Planning Commission has been established and evolved from the original five member commission to a Municipal Regional Planning Commission consisting of seven members. In addition to developing long-range plans, zoning, subdivision and floodplain regulations, the Planning Commission makes recommendations about land use issues to the Mayor and Board of Alderman. The mission of the Planning Commission is a pro-active approach to Planning that implements smart growth and new urbanism practices to rural small town needs and situations. The following is just a minute glimpse of the activities preformed by the McMinnville Regional Planning Commission.

Duties and Powers:

• Promote Cooperation & Coordination - promote cooperation among city governments and county officials; provide coordination and consistency between municipal and county plans.

• Prepare & Adopt A General Plan - the general plan may cover any service which the municipality might provide, as well as guidance for many private activities.

• Make Advisory Reports & Recommendations - the commission may advise any body, public or private, whether a project or activity is in agreement with the general plan; may also request and obtain information from various public agencies; powers are advisory only.

• Review Public Improvements - Section 13-3-403, Tennessee Code, Mandatory Referral the power to review and comment on public projects prior to construction; the law provides that all state, county, and local agencies and officials having jurisdiction over public projects (including private utilities) must comply with the referral requirement.

• Review of Subdivision Regulations - “Subdivision” means the division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction or any division of less than five (5) acres 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 resubdividing or to the land or area subdivided.