ORDINANCE NO. BL2010-725

An Ordinance amending Section 17.40.740 of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, to provide a waiver of the zoning application fee for Members of Council requesting the rezoning of ten or more parcels from a specific plan district to another base zoning district, all of which is more specifically described herein (Proposal No. 2010Z-011TX-001).

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, is hereby amended by amending Section 17.40.740 by deleting subsection C. in its entirety and substituting with the following new subsection C.:

C. Any rezoning request initiated by a member or members of council for the purpose of:
1. Rezoning the property from a greater intensity residential use to a lesser intensity residential use (i.e., an "R" district to an "RS" district);
2. Rezoning the property from an office, commercial, or industrial district to a residential or residential single-family district;
3. Rezoning ten or more parcels from a specific plan (SP) district to another base zoning district; or
4. Applying the urban design overlay district, historic preservation district, neighborhood conservation district, or urban zoning overlay district, as provided in Chapter 17.36.

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: Jamie Hollin

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: July 6, 2010
Passed First Reading: July 6, 2010
Referred to: Planning Commission
Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading: September 7, 2010
Passed Third Reading: September 21, 2010
Approved: September 27, 2010
By:
Effective: October 4, 2010