ORDINANCE NO. BL2016-455

An ordinance extending the boundaries of the Urban Services District within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to include certain properties located in Council Districts 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 31, as more particularly described herein (Proposal No. 2016USD-001-001).

WHEREAS, Section 1.04 of the Charter of the Metropolitan Government provides that: The area of the urban services district may be expanded and its territorial limits extended by annexation whenever particular areas of the general services district come to need urban services, and the metropolitan government becomes able to provide such service within a reasonable period, which shall not be greater than one (1) year after ad valorem taxes in the annexed area become due; and,

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-51-123, provides that expansion of the Urban Services District may be accomplished using the method applicable at the time the Metro Charter was adopted; and,

WHEREAS, the Public Acts of 1955, Chapter 113 (the “1955 Act) and the Public Acts of 1961, Chapter 320 (the “1961 Act”) provide for the methodology to expand the Urban Services District, including the requirement that a Plan of Services be adopted prior to the annexation of any territory; and,

WHEREAS, the 1955 Act provides that when it appears that the prosperity of a municipality and territory will be materially impeded and the safety and welfare of the inhabitants and property endangered, after notice and public hearing, by ordinance, such municipality may extend its corporate limits by annexation of such territory adjoining its existing boundaries as may be deemed necessary for the welfare of the residents and property owners of the affected territory as well as the municipality as a whole…; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to requirements of the 1961 Act, the Metropolitan Planning Commission has an item on its October 13 agenda to approve a Plan of Services for that portion of Davidson County which is outside the existing Urban Services District Boundary and which is hereinafter described; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the residents and property owners of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to include the areas described below within the Urban Services District at this time.

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

Section 1. That the present boundaries of the Urban Services District shall be extended so as to embrace and include the hereinafter described property:

the lots and lands located in Council Districts 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 31 described and depicted on the maps in Collective Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. All parcel and map numbers used in this description refer to parcels as shown the Official Property Identification Maps of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

Section 2. That the Plan of Services recommended by the Planning Commission is hereby approved.

Section 3. That notice of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Nashville and Davidson County at least fifteen (15) days prior to a public hearing upon the same. Such notice shall include the locations of a minimum of three (3) copies of the plan of services and a link to the website location for the map depicted in Collective Exhibit A.

Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Burkley Allen, Anthony Davis, Nancy VanReece, Bill Pridemore, Holly Huezo, Jeff Syracuse, Fabian Bedne

View Exhibit

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
ORDINANCE NO. BL2016-455

Mr. President –

I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2016-455 as follows:

I. By deleting Section 1 in its entirety and replacing with the following Section 1:

Section 1. That the present boundaries of the Urban Services District shall be extended so as to embrace and include the hereinafter described property:

the lots and lands located in Council Districts 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 31 described and depicted on the maps in Exhibits A, B and C attached hereto and incorporated herein. All parcel and map numbers used in this description refer to parcels as shown the Official Property Identification Maps of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

II. By deleting Section 3 in its entirety and replacing with the following Section 3:
Section 3. That notice of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Nashville and Davidson County at least fifteen (15) days prior to a public hearing upon the same. Such notice shall include the locations of a minimum of three (3) copies of the plan of services and a link to the website location for the map depicted in Exhibits A, B and C.

III. By amending the Plan of Services and substituting in lieu thereof the attached Plan of Services.

IV. By deleting Exhibit A in its entirety and replacing with the attached Exhibit A.

Sponsored by: Bill Pridemore

View Exhibit

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	October 18, 2016
Passed First Reading:	October 18, 2016
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Planning Commission - Approved Planning, Zoning, & Historical Committee
Public Hearing Scheduled For:	November 1, 2016
Amended:	November 1, 2016
Passed Second Reading:	November 1, 2016
Passed Third Reading:	November 15, 2016
Approved:	November 16, 2016
By: