ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-903

An ordinance amending Chapter 15.64 of the Metropolitan Code to require written notification to property owners when their property is included in a floodway or floodplain for the first time.

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

Section 1. Chapter 15.64 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 15.64.230:

15.64.230 Notification to property owners upon amendments to flood maps.

Within thirty days (30) after the publication of new flood maps for Davidson County by the federal government, the metropolitan planning department shall provide written notice to every property owner whose property is included within the 100-year floodplain or floodway for the first time.

Section 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Sam Coleman, Duane Dominy, Vivian Wilhoite

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-903

Madam President:

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2011-903 by modifying it as follows:

By deleting Section 1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following new Section 1:

“Within thirty days (30) after the publication of new flood maps for Davidson County prepared by the federal government are received by metro, the metropolitan planning department will attempt to provide written notice to every property owner, to the address on record at the Property Assessor's Office at the time of the mailing, whose property is included within the 100-year floodplain or floodway for the first time. These mailings are intended to be informational only, sent for the convenience of the owners, and the metropolitan government will not be liable for failing to notify a property owner or if the information in the notice is incorrect or incomplete.”

Sponsored by: Sam Coleman, Duane Dominy

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	April 19, 2011
Passed First Reading:	April 19, 2011
Referred to:	Public Works Committee
Passed Second Reading:	May 17, 2011
Deferred:	June 7, 2011
Amended:	June 21, 2011
Passed Third Reading:	June 21, 2011
Approved:	June 22, 2011
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