ORDINANCE NO. BL2013-577

An Ordinance amending Section 2.24.240 of the Metropolitan Code to require a certified appraisal for the acquisition of certain property to be maintained as open space or used for recreational purposes.

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

Section 1. That Section 2.24.240 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection J.:

“J. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, no land to be maintained as open space or to be used for recreational purposes having a purchase price in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be acquired unless and until the director of public property administration has obtained an appraisal from a ‘state certified real estate appraiser’, as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-39-102 or as the same may be hereafter amended.”

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

Sponsored by: Darren Jernigan, Jason Holleman

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	November 5, 2013
Passed First Reading:	November 5, 2013
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Parks Committee
Passed Second Reading:	November 19, 2013
Passed Third Reading:	December 3, 2013
Approved:	December 5, 2013
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