LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Planning & Zoning Committee
ENACTED 05/18/1999
ORDINANCE NO. O99-1617
An ordinance to amend Chapter 17.12 (District Bulk Standards) of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Code of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, (99Z-008T) all of which is more particularly described herein.
WHEREAS, Substitute Ordinance SO96-555 enacted a new comprehensive zoning code (Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance O98-1321 and O98-1323 recently amended the zoning code (Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws); and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has monitored the effectiveness of that new code to implement the general plan and protect the health, safety and general welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, it is now in the best interest of the citizens of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County to amend selected provisions of that new zoning code so as to better implement the general plan and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
SECTION 1. That Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, be and is hereby amended as specifically described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect five days from and after its passage upon publication of the caption and a summary of the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored By: Roy Dale & Stewart Clifton
Exhibit A
Chapter 17.12 (District Bulk Standards)
…amend Table 17.12.020B (District Bulk Standards: Multi-Family, Mobile Homes, and Non-Residential Uses) to delete the existing maximum FAR for the RM15 and RM60 district and to insert the FAR shown in italics below for each district:
| Zoning District | Max. FAR |
| RM15 | |
| RM60 |
…amend Table 17.12.020B (District Bulk Standards: Multi-Family, Mobile Homes, and Non-Residential Uses) to delete the existing entry listing of RM20 with the OR20 district and RM40 with the OR40 district and to insert a new, separate entry listing for the RM20 and RM40 districts in the table, modifying the maximum FAR as shown below:
|
Zoning District |
Min. Lot Area (sq ft) |
Max. Density (units per acre) |
Max. FAR |
Max. ISR |
Min. Rear Setback (in ft) | Min. Side Setback (in ft) | Max. Height at Setback Line (in ft) |
Slope of Height Control Plan (V to H) |
| RM20 | 7,500 | 20 | (1.0) |
.70 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 2 to 1 |
| RM40 | 6,000 | 40 | (1.4) |
.75 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 2 to 1 |
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ORDINANCE NO. O99-1617
Mr. President:
I move to amend Ordinance No. O99-1617 as follows:
By deleting the phrase "(99Z-008T)" in the bill’s caption and substituting in lieu thereof "(99Z-009T)".
By deleting Exhibit A and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
Amend Table 17.12.020B to modify the information contained in the column entitled "Max. FAR" for the RM15, RM20/OR20, RM40/OR40, and RM60 zoning districts as follows:
Zoning District |
Max. FAR |
| RM15 | .75 see note 2 |
| RM20, OR20 |
.80 see note 2 |
| RM40, OR40 |
1.0 see note 2 |
| RM60 | 1.25 see note 2 |
Amend Table 17.12.020B by numbering the existing Note at the bottom of the table as "Note 1" and inserting a new note as "Note 2" as follows:
Note 2: No maximum FAR applies to multi-family developments
in the RM15, RM20, RM40 or RM60 districts.
Sponsored By: Roy Dale
Amendment Adopted: May 4, 1999
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY |
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|---|---|
| Introduced: | April 6, 1999 |
| Passed First Reading: | April 6, 1999 |
| Referred to: | Planning
Commission - Approved 8-0 (4/29/99) Planning & Zoning Committee |
| Amended: | May 4, 1999 |
| Passed Second Reading: | May 4, 1999 |
| Passed Third Reading: | May 18, 1999 |
| Approved: | May 24, 1999 |
| By: | |
| Effective Date: | May 26, 1999 |