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Everyone should stay clear of all transmission wires. rights must be reviewed by the Review times vary depending on the nature of the project. 4 0 obj Examples of permissible uses include pasture, lawns, crops, and gardens. maintenance and storm response. reliability of TVA transmission lines and is subject to various types of vegetation maintenance and line maintenance. voltage distribution lines that moves the power from the substations to the individual homes, businesses and industry in your area. TVA leases or easements for public recreation purposes will contain restrictions against residential use, cabins or other overnight accommodations (other than campgrounds) except if a recreation area is owned by a state or state agency and operated as a component of a state park system, in which case cabins and other overnight accommodations will be permitted. TVA’s regulations require that a new property owner notify TVA within 60 days of acquiring the property. TVA Tract No. Regular power lines can have minimal issues, but high tension lines are a whole different ball of wax. An Ownership and Lien search that is current within 30 days from a third-party title company. Have issues or suggestions for the website? line, they are generally permitted if the plans are reviewed by TVA. Someone can have easement rights upon someone else’s land even where there has never been any written grant of easement rights to that person or to any person in that person’s chain of title. TVA’s transmission system moves power from the generating plants to your local power company. provided in this paragraph, and subject always to TVA’s advance approval and the applicable terms, conditions, covenants, reservations, restrictions, exceptions, and/or limitations of this easement grant. The wire zone is a critical area to the safety and ֓/�<9� ��00[F����*+Q a*���,V�z�#��m���i���,�IP���pDT�Z�H�����5Pc����\P)4�"����ayNԪȖ��D#�+l��UD��H� � �`I��)�t" If you have any questions, get in touch with your Please have your attachment(s) ready to submit before completing the application. One attachment may be added during the application process; it must be in .PDF, .CSV, or .TXT format. If such activities do not unreasonably interfere with the safe operation and maintenance of the line and do not restrict reasonable access to the To send additional attachments, including AutoCAD files, please send an email to If you are requesting a foreign line crossing and do not have engineered drawings, please fill out If you are requesting to attach to and jointly use TVA structure(s) or remove attachments and do not have engineered drawings, please fill out TVA charges an application fee for certain right of way use requests. Landowners may use the right of way for any purpose that is not expressly prohibited by the easement document or does not unreasonably interfere with TVA’s easement rights. Such restrictions or grants of easement may be released in writing only by the public body or utility having the right of enforcement. To send additional attachments, including .DXF files, please send an email to rightofway@tva.gov after you have successfully submitted your application. TVA Tract No. being on the right of way. Some reviews may take 30 days or longer for review. endobj Only under Start by reading this list of guidelines and restrictions, then follow the link to our online Application for Use of TVA Easements. 488 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<09629CBB2045AC43ACDB00E397E706AF><7CC9E0A85C832E4EB8B4129FCAA0EFFB>]/Index[474 24]/Info 473 0 R/Length 76/Prev 175139/Root 475 0 R/Size 498/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream the electrical safety clearance distance to the line or impedes accessibility to the line for maintenance.
Before performing grade-changing activities, contact the If the type and location of the fence do not unreasonably interfere with TVA’s easement rights, they may be allowed. keep them clear of trees, brush, buildings, structures and fire hazards. %PDF-1.4 This list does not include all restrictions or situations. If you have a question about a proposed use of a right of way, please contact the TVA and its contractors are responsible only for repairing or paying for the repair of physical damage to land caused by TVA’s exercise of its easement rights. _____RE, the abutting shoreline area, and the adjacent waters are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “easement area.” 2.