An Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, by amending Section 17.40.740 by abolishing application fees for certain zoning applications, all of which is more specifically described herein, and amending Ordinance No. BL2004-262, as amended by Ordinance No. BL2004-300, to modify the fee schedule for processing and review of zoning applications (Proposal No. 2005Z-046T).

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:

1. By deleting the provisions of Section 17.40.740 and substituting in lieu thereof the following new provisions:

"Standardized fee schedules may be established to partially defray the processing and administration costs associated with each type of application associated with this title other than zone change requests and applications for planned unit development or overlay districts. A fee schedule established by this article shall be authorized by passage of a resolution by the council. All application fees shall be paid to the metropolitan government by the applicant at the time of filing. A fee structure established under authority of the preceding code and in effect upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall remain in effect until superseded by a fee structure established under authority of this title. Fees shall be waived for applications initiated by any federal or state agency, any department of the metropolitan government, or the metropolitan development and housing agency."

2. By amending Section 17.40.760 by deleting subsections A. B. and C. in their entirety and relettering subsections E. and F. accordingly.

Section 2. That Ordinance No. BL2004-262, as amended by Ordinance No. BL2004-300, be and the same is hereby amended by amending the attachment incorporated into Section 6 by deleting the fee for a Zone Change Request, Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD), Urban Design Overlay, and Zoning Regulation Text Amendment included in the "Metropolitan Government Fee Schedule for Zoning-related Applications".

Section 3. 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: Ludye Wallace