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ORDINANCE NO. 1136 
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE, PROVIDING 
THAT THE ATHENS MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 14, CHAPTER 2 OF 
THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BE  AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 
3.04.14 SO AS TO ADD SUBSECTION "G" THAT ESTABLISHES THE H-
2 HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT LIMITS AS BOUNDED BY 
COLLEGE STREET, GREEN STREET, PARK STREET AND HILL 
STREET; AND PROVIDING THAT THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP IS 
AMENDED SO AS TO ATTACH THE H -1 HISTORIC OVERLAY 
DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ON THE ATTACHED MAP;  
AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN 
EFFECTIVE DATE. 
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Athens, Tennessee created the Athens 
Historic Preservation Commission, hereinafter "AHPC", by Ordinance 973, and charged 
the AHPC with the duty of studying boundaries for an historic overlay district and other 
duties including the determination of appropriateness of proposed construction and 
demolition within the historic overlay district and; 
WHEREAS, the AHPC has considered potential historic overlay district 
boundaries and conducted a public workshop at their December 5, 2024 regular meeting 
on the proposed boundary prior to making a recommendation to the Athens Municipal 
Regional Planning Commission, hereinafter "AMRPC” on the proposed boundaries, and; 
WHEREAS, the AMRPC met in an open public meeting on January 6, 2024 and 
recommended the AHPC Historic Overlay District boundary as described herein. 
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 
THE CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE: 
SECTION 1. The Athens Municipal Code Title 14, Chapter 2, be amended by 
revising Section 3.04.14 by adding subsection "G" as follows: 
G. H-2 HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
The established district is bound by College Steet, Green Street, park Street and
Hill Street.
The H-2 District is an overlay zone that is to be attached to the official zoning
map in following the process for a zoning map amendment. The H-2 District is
an overlay district, meaning that the underlying zoning designation of the
property prior to the attachment of the overlay zone is unchanged by the
attachment of the zoning overlay district. Permitted uses, conditional uses,
setbacks, and other property development rights and requirements affected by
zoning are not affected by the H-2 District except as provided within the
authority of the Athens Historic Preservation Commission established by
Section 3.04.14.
SECTION 2. The official zoning map of the City of Athens, Tennessee, is hereby 
amended to attach the H -2 Overlay District to the properties identified inside the outline 
boundary on the attached illustration and incorporated herein. 
SECTION 3. That all Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this 
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to implement this ordinance. 
SECTION 4: In the event that any part of this ordinance is invalidated by a court 
of competent jurisdiction, all other parts, shall remain in full force and effect unless 
otherwise lawfully repealed or amended. 
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage on 
second reading, the public necessity requiring it. 
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