ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-896

An ordinance to amend Sections 17.37 (Downtown Code) of the Metropolitan Zoning Code by revising the Signage Compliance deadline (Proposal No. 2011Z-002TX-001).

WHEREAS the Metropolitan Planning Commission has recently hired a consulting group to conduct a study of the existing signage and signage regulations in Downtown Nashville; and

WHEREAS the consultants have been hired to produce a comprehensive sign code for implementation in the Downtown Code (DTC) district; and

WHEREAS the current Signage Compliance standards of the Downtown Code (DTC) will take affect before the consultant has completed the study;

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

Section 1. Section 17.37. (Downtown Code) is hereby amended by deleting on page 15 under the heading Signage Compliance the phrase “June 30, 2011. On July 1, 2011” and replacing it with the following new phrase:

“December 31, 2011. On January 1, 2012”

Section 2. Be it further enacted, that this ordinance take effect immediately 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: Mike Jameson, Erica Gilmore

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-896

Madam President:

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2011-896 by modifying it as follows:

By deleting Section 3 in its entirety and replacing it with the following new Section 3:

“Section 1. Section 17.37. (Downtown Code) is hereby amended by deleting on page 15 under the heading Signage Compliance the phrase “June 30, 2011. On July 1, 2011” and replacing it with the following new phrase:

“June 30, 2012. On July 1, 2012”

Sponsored by: Mike Jameson

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: April 5, 2011
Passed First Reading: April 5, 2011
Referred to: Planning Commission - Approved 9-0
(March 24, 2011)
Planning & Zoning Committee
Passed Second Reading: May 3, 2011
Amended: May 17, 2011
Passed Third Reading: May 17, 2011
Approved: May 20, 2011
By: karl dean
Effective: May 26, 2011