SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE NO. BL2010-637

WHEREAS, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Davidson County residents and the environment, recycling facilities are a major component of creating a sustainable community;

WHEREAS, the Zoning Code currently requires a recycling facility to separate, process, modify, convert, treat or otherwise prepare non-putrescible waste, including construction and demolition materials, in a completely enclosed building having at least four walls and where doors are closed and where the floors are concrete or of otherwise hard material to permit easy cleaning;

WHEREAS, it is impractical for a recycling facility to operate entirely within a completely enclosed building as set forth in the Zoning Code;

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to modify the Zoning Code standards for a recycling facility to encourage and facilitate voluntary salvage and recycling efforts within Davidson County.

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

Section 1: Modify Section 17.16.110.C.5 (Uses Permitted with Conditions – Waste Management Uses: Recycling Center) by inserting at the end of the first sentence the phrase “, except as provided in subsection c below.”

Section 2: Modify Section 17.16.110.C.5 (Uses Permitted with Conditions – Waste Management Uses: Recycling Center) by inserting as “c” the following: “Where a recycling facility site is located more than 1,000 feet away from any property zoned AG, AR2a, RS, R, RM, MU, or OR district, a completely enclosed building shall not be required for compacting, sorting, processing or storage.”

Sponsored by: Walter Hunt, Parker Toler