ORDINANCE NO. BL2016-491

An ordinance amending Section 17.12.020 of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, pertaining to minimum glazing requirements in certain single and two-family residential zoning districts (Proposal No. 2016Z-025TX-001).

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

Section 1. That Chapter 17.12, "District Bulk Regulations", of the Code of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is amended by adding Note 6 to Table 17.12.020A as follows:

Note 6: In the RS3.75-A, RS3.75, RS5-A, RS5, RS7.5-A, RS7.5 R6-A, R6, R8-A, R8, R10, RS10, R15 and RS15 districts, the following standards shall apply:
a. Minimum Glazing.
1. Building façades fronting a street shall provide a minimum of one principal entrance (doorway) and a minimum of 25% glazing.

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: Jacobia Dowell, Sam Coleman

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: November 15, 2016
Passed First Reading: November 15, 2016
Referred to: Planning Commission
Planning, Zoning, & Historical Committee
Deferred to February 7, 2017: January 3, 2017
Deferred Indefinitely: February 7, 2017
Withdrawn: August 20, 2019

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