SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE NO. BL2004-223

An Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, zoning regulations, by amending Section 17.32.130 by expanding the area and permitted height of on-premises signs permitted in the commercial attraction district and by amending Section 17.32.050 to exempt signs within the commercial attraction district from the motionless graphic provision, all of which is more particularly described herein (Proposal No. 2004Z-010T).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the codification of Title 17 of the Code of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Zoning Regulations, be and the same is hereby amended as follows:

A. By amending Section 17.32.130 by amending Table 17.32.130D by amending Note 3 to said table by adding the following provisions:

“In the commercial attraction district, the maximum area of any one sign shall be 900 square feet, the maximum total area of all signs shall be 2,000 square feet, and the maximum height of a highway oriented sign shall be eighty feet as measured from the average grade of the sign foundation, or sixty feet above the finished elevation of the nearest travel lane of the highway, whichever is greater.”

B. By amending Section 17.32.130, subsection G., by adding after the phrase “two seconds or more” the phrase “, provided that this provision shall not be applicable to any sign located within the CA district”.

Section 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days from and after its passage and such change be published in a newspaper of general circulation, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: J. B. Loring

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: April 6, 2004
Substitute Introduced: April 6, 2004 
Passed First Reading: April 6, 2004
Referred to: Planning Commission
Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading: May 4, 2004
Passed Third Reading: May 18, 2004
Approved: May 19, 2004
By:
Effective: May 21, 2004