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“...we have to be our sign note has to be where we're treating every sign the same. Now the terms are stated. But we can't we can regulate time, place, and manner. We can't regulate content, verbiage, colors, those type of things,” Sean (city staff) said, summarizing legal constraints on sign regulation. Staff has drafted revisions and received public comment and suggested a work session with the city council to align the Planning Commission and council before formal hearings.

Commissioners discussed specific issues in the draft, including electronic signs, message rotation and whether different zone districts should have different time limits. Sean said the courts have found municipalities in violation when they regulated content differently—for example, treating a realtor yard sign differently than a personal-yard sign—and that the draft seeks to make time/place/manner rules uniform so the city does not regulate content.

Staff proposed starting with a narrow draft and using a workshop to “hash it out” before forwarding a unified proposal to the city council. No vote was taken; staff will schedule a workshop and continue public outreach on the sign-code revisions.

The commission also received public comment during the code process and staff said they will bring draft language back to the commission after the workshop.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff presented draft sign-code updates and recommended a joint work session with the city council to address limits imposed by federal court cases that require content-neutral sign regulations. The commission discussed electronic signs, duration rules and uniform treatment of yard signs.","taxTitle","McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee","taxId",71165,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6645631,"State laws will require McMinnville to allow family childcare homes and manufactured homes in residential zones, planning staff say",182,1147000,1329000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639443-826b01387228cf058809c469e34ff931&start=1147&end=1329","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639443-826b01387228cf058809c469e34ff931/thumbnail_1147000.jpg","/articles/6645631/McMinnville/Warren-County/Tennessee/State-laws-will-require-McMinnville-to-allow-family-childcare-homes-and-manufactured-homes-in-residential-zones-planning-staff-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645631-31612f7d9dabacbcdbf4a403c99e6e13/orig.mp4?Expires=1771051666&Signature=NQHQ9N0nU9XOaloU-uRZABf6PGxJttrLlG8mJWgWB4zbEY27V1tVIJN7hM6Wr7d~EflGXHdJdZFXFjNclmXaZpSmO2OaP3W~9P~zrAhYfLHbQlSp~QNbVsqqxfRWpCChkc7pcmRFxzfsz-Be7jWwblZP33SY~dQBiwckbpabXEnb3dFpoj6YrldMhoFdn~vAHFcvbyhTGu7ZvwTRsTdAeCRWSS8yLzMhT0cMjNRd0nKCey4cKdWcAhJlpmdHqcH9A2PiKNJOf8tfp3P9xADTayGI3EbAym7sc7-mug5aDGkjl0vcxhhs~i37HQZ1wk4VCodtmpTzYx-ouDhnwIBPMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the McMinnville Planning Commission that a recently passed state bill will require cities to allow family childcare homes as a residential use, permitting up to seven children and adding the use to residential zone districts beginning July 1.

“Yep. So this just passes to take effect July 1. This is in the bill 13 79,” Sean (city staff) said, describing the statute and the changes staff will need to make to the zoning code to classify family childcare homes as a residential use. He said the change means the city must allow up to seven children at those residences and cannot treat the use differently from other residential uses; staff noted the change will extend into certain residential districts that previously did not permit the use, including R-11.

Commission members asked how the change interacts with homeowner associations and deed restrictions. Sean said the city cannot enforce private deed restrictions: “If somebody came and presented a request, although they were regulations against it, we would still…be forced to approve it. This is we have to allow this a permitted use. So there's no request. There's no special exception.” He added that building-code and fire-safety requirements administered by the state (building codes and the state fire marshal) still apply, and some state rules address playgrounds, parking, fencing and ventilation.

Commissioners also reviewed state law history on similar preemptions. Sean said group-home preemptions were enacted in 1978 and that a manufactured-home preemption took effect in 1980; he said the 1980 law requires a manufactured (double-wide) home to be allowed anywhere residential uses are permitted and that pre-1976 mobile homes can still be limited to specific districts.

No code amendments were adopted at the meeting. Staff said they will propose the text amendments needed to align the city’s zoning code with the state statute and will bring the proposed code language back to the commission for review.

Commission members asked staff to provide updated code language and said they will monitor how the state rules and building-code enforcement will interact with local subdivision and HOA restrictions.","City planning staff told the McMinnville Planning Commission that a state bill taking effect July 1 will classify family childcare homes as residences and require cities to treat them as permitted uses for up to seven children; the commission also discussed the older state law requiring manufactured homes be allowed in residential districts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6645636,"McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals adopts resolution to give applicants written notice of right to appeal",226,627000,853000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639443-826b01387228cf058809c469e34ff931&start=627&end=853","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639443-826b01387228cf058809c469e34ff931/thumbnail_627000.jpg","/articles/6645636/McMinnville/Warren-County/Tennessee/McMinnville-Board-of-Zoning-Appeals-adopts-resolution-to-give-applicants-written-notice-of-right-to-appeal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645636-a7af2cda79477a56c7ff40c833accb2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771051667&Signature=cg~QC9ie3mwkioxhckVS28ct3xub09BS3N9b3EJ3ftDYlTlubU4zmXM3wmtGxlUGhQ~vVFEmcCozLKz1vXnuFxytki2WtyD1y4tM9tXLrIHRVyNkXkRx~wDy~87IvDroAOsbqwn4CgsziGelNWfLJcPaobMXiGJrIQsfr1yTBdm2eQd9o-Ho9flfuobcGYlidZ3g~DzymZuMQInIHYq-8f5lNbRl1Q4DMm3JSt~zYuRMzl5~vqoavGFxJLjV1RaVJt0~nNCvt5dU3s6mU9ASvmyPjB24gGpxY3s1kCzM8KDzfT3J8n1N5f1S1nPHwOADk8joVWVFQXZm8D0YSSGI0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a resolution formalizing how it will give applicants written notice of their right to seek judicial review under a new state law that takes effect July 1.

The resolution places a short statement on the board’s adopted approval or denial resolution that informs the applicant they may appeal the board’s decision to the courts. “This new law will take effect in July 1,” said Sean (city staff), who presented draft resolution templates for approvals and denials and recommended using the resolution form so applicants receive the notice immediately after a vote.

City staff explained the practical benefits: the resolution can be signed at the meeting and provided to the applicant so they have written proof of the outcome without requiring an additional letter. Jerry (staff member) was identified as the person who would sign the resolution following the board vote.

Board members voted to adopt the approach. A motion to approve the resolution was made, seconded and—after the board’s voice vote of “aye”—the chair said, “Motion carries.” The board also discussed related changes to member training: staff noted an annual four-hour training requirement that must include property-rights content.

No changes to substantive zoning standards were adopted; the resolution documents the procedural notice required by the state law. Staff said further code edits will be processed to implement the statutory requirement in the city’s record-keeping and permitting workflow.

The board briefly discussed calendar logistics for July meetings and adjourned. The resolution provides the immediate written notice the new statute requires and is intended to streamline record-keeping for approvals and denials.

The board approved the resolution during the meeting and will provide the signed document to applicants at the time of action.","The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a resolution formalizing a written notice to applicants that they may seek judicial review of the board’s decisions, to comply with a new state law taking effect July 1. The board also noted an annual four-hour training requirement for members.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning Commission to seek workshop on sign-code revisions after federal court rulings

State laws will require McMinnville to allow family childcare homes and manufactured homes in residential zones, planning staff say

McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals adopts resolution to give applicants written notice of right to appeal