ORDINANCE NO. BL2010-648

An Ordinance amending Section 17.32.040 of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, to allow inflatable advertising figures in commercial districts (Proposal No. 2010-008TX-001).

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

Section 1. That Title 17 of the Code of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Zoning Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section 17.32.040, Exempt Signs, by adding the following new subsection BB.:

“BB. In commercial districts, inflatable moving advertising figures made to resemble the human form used to draw attention to an event or business, provided such inflatable advertising figures are attached to a fixed base, do not exceed twenty feet in height from the ground, are not located within 1,000 feet of a residential structure, are only used/displayed during daylight hours, and are kept in a good state of repair with a properly-functioning blower motor and material that is not worn or tattered.”

Section 2. 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: Darren Jernigan

Amendment No. 1
To
Ordinance No. BL2010-648

Madam President:

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2010-648 by adding to the end of the last sentence within Section 1 the following: “In addition, a maximum of one inflatable advertising figure shall be allowed on any parcel regardless of its size or the number of businesses located or operating on that same parcel.”

Sponsored by: Darren Jernigan

Amendment No. 2
To
Ordinance No. BL2010-648

Madam President:

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2010-648 by amending Section 1 by adding the following provision at the end of the newly-created subsection BB.:

“The foregoing exemption for inflatable moving advertising figures shall not apply for commercial properties with frontage along Lebanon Road, McGavock Pike, Elm Hill Pike, or Donelson Pike.”

Sponsored by: Phil Claiborne

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: March 16, 2010
Passed First Reading: March 16, 2010
Referred to: Planning Commission - Approved 9-0
(April 22, 2010)
Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading: June 8, 2010
Amendment No. 1: June 15, 2010
Amendment No. 2: June 15, 2010
Passed Third Reading: June 15, 2010
Approved: June 18, 2010
By:
Effective: June 28, 2010