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An ordinance to amending Chapters 17.04 and 17.12 of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code to provide housekeeping amendments related toward Conservation Development (Proposal No. 2024Z-020TX-001)
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENEACTED BY COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVISON COUNTY.
Section 1. That Section 17.04.060 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is amended by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order.
"Tree" means a woody, perennial plant with a single or multiple trunks capable of growing to a height of 8 ft or more and includes the anatomical and structural components necessary to sustain the health of the tree, including but not limited to the bole or root flare, trunk, leader, crown, canopy, and structural roots.
Section 2. That section 17.12.090.B.2 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby deleted in its entirely and replaced with the following
B. Applicability. Subdivisions proposed in the R/R-A and RS/RS-A zoning districts that meet both of the following standards shall utilize the provisions of this section.
1. Minimum Site Area. The minimum site area of no less than ten times the minimum lot area for the base zoning district as established by Table 17.12.020A. For example, in the R10 district the minimum area for the subdivision would be one hundred thousand square feet. (Ten thousand square feet minimum lot size times ten).
2. Minimum Natural Area. A minimum of ten percent of the site contains any, or a combination of, the following:
a. Areas shown on FEMA maps as part of the 100-year floodplain or identified in local studies as confirmed by Metro Stormwater;
b. All perennial and intermittent streams, floodways, and associated buffers, as determined by Metro Stormwater or the State;
c. Areas of natural slopes of twenty percent or greater of at least ten thousand square foot contiguous area;
d. Areas containing problem soils as established by Section 17.28.050; wetlands, as determined by metro stormwater;
e. Habitat for federally or state listed or proposed rare, threatened, or endangered species;
f. Areas containing a Cedar Glade environment as established by Section 17.28.060;
g. Archaeological or historic sites, cemeteries, and burial grounds;
h. Protected, heritage. and historic and specimen trees, as defined by Section 17.28.065 of the Metro Zoning Code; or
i. For this section, the area calculated for Protected, heritage, and historic and specimen trees, shall utilize the size of the tree protection zone, as defined within 17.28.065.
Section 3. The Metropolitan Clerk is directed to publish a notice announcing such change in a newspaper of general circulation within five days following final passage.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication of above said notice announcing such change in a newspaper of general circulation, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.