Collierville, TN Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Where it sits
- Collierville Code § 151.154(B)(13), planned development general review criteria
- Named example
- LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council
- Who decides
- Board of Mayor and Aldermen, after Planning Commission findings
- Applies to
- Planned development districts and Outline Plans
- Overlay expiry
- Three years after the resolution if no Development Agreement and no construction
- Penalty
- Fine up to the legal maximum; each day is a separate offense (§ 151.998(B))
Summary
The Town of Collierville, Tennessee has no standalone green building code in the sections read. Green building shows up as a planned development review criterion: § 151.154(B)(13) says planned development districts shall provide environmental enhancements, such as LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen applies it when it evaluates a planned development Outline Plan.
(B) General review criteria for planned developments. The following general review criteria shall be utilized in evaluating requests and establishing conditions for a planned development: ... (13) Environmental Conservation. Planned development districts shall provide environmental enhancements, such as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council to promote sustainable building design and construction including but not limited to, sustainable neighborhood development, sustainable site development, green roofs, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
Full Breakdown
Collierville handles green building through its planned development (PD) rules in the zoning chapter. A PD is an overlay created by Resolution of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (§ 151.155). The Board approves it initially by approving an Outline Plan, on written findings and recommendations from the Planning Commission (§ 151.154(A)). Division (B) of § 151.154 then lists the general review criteria used to evaluate the request and to set conditions.
Criterion (13), Environmental Conservation, is the green building provision. It says planned development districts shall provide environmental enhancements, and it names Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council as the example. The stated aims are sustainable building design and construction, and the text lists sustainable neighborhood development, sustainable site development, green roofs, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Because LEED is introduced with the words "such as," it is a named example of an enhancement, not the only route.
Other criteria in the same list pull in the same direction. Planned development districts shall be designed to preserve natural features and historic resources such as existing trees, natural topography, and archaeological and historic sites, as much as possible (§ 151.154(B)(9)). Height is set after review of surrounding land uses (§ 151.154(B)(11)), and peripheral fences or vegetative screening protect occupants from undesirable views, lighting, noise or other off-site influence (§ 151.154(B)(12)).
Process rules in § 151.155 shape how an applicant answers criterion (13). The Outline Plan must certify that a licensed civil engineer and at least one of an urban planner, a Tennessee-licensed landscape architect or a Tennessee-licensed architect worked on it. No action of the Board of Zoning Appeals is required to approve a PD. A PD overlay expires three years after the effective date of the resolution if the applicant has not obtained approval of a Development Agreement and commenced construction.
This is a rezoning-stage standard. The sections read here do not print a LEED score, a point threshold, or a separate permit for green building.
Violations & Fines
Section 151.998(B) makes it unlawful to erect, construct, alter, maintain or use any building or structure or any land in violation of the zoning chapter. A violator is subject, on conviction, to a fine plus costs up to the maximum limits established by law, and every day of violation is a separate offense. The owner, tenant, architect, engineer, contractor or agent can each be found guilty separately, and the Town can also seek an injunction. Any person can file a written complaint with the Building Official under § 151.998(A).
Frequently Asked Questions
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