Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: BL2023-1858

• File #: BL2023-1858
• Type: Bill (Ordinance)
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/20/2023
• In control: Government Operations and Regulations Committee
• On agenda: 8/15/2023
• Final action: 8/15/2023
• Title: An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws by deleting sections 17.32.020(B)(3) and 17.40.510(C) and adding new language in those sections clarifying that signs regulated by the Metropolitan Department of Codes are to be maintained so that all sign panels remain complete and intact (Proposal No. 2023Z-005TX-001).
• Sponsors: Brett Withers

Date	Action By	Action
9/1/2023	Metropolitan Council	effective
8/28/2023	Mayor	approved
8/15/2023	Metropolitan Council	passed on third reading
8/15/2023	Government Operations and Regulations Committee	approved
8/14/2023	Planning and Zoning Committee	approved
8/1/2023	Metropolitan Council	public hearing
8/1/2023	Metropolitan Council	passed on second reading
7/27/2023	Planning Commission	approved
7/7/2023	Metropolitan Council	advertised
5/16/2023	Metropolitan Council	deferred
5/16/2023	Metropolitan Council	passed on first reading
5/16/2023	Metropolitan Council	substituted
5/2/2023	Metropolitan Council	deferred
4/25/2023	Metropolitan Council	filed

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An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws by deleting sections 17.32.020(B)(3) and 17.40.510(C) and adding new language in those sections clarifying that signs regulated by the Metropolitan Department of Codes are to be maintained so that all sign panels remain complete and intact (Proposal No. 2023Z-005TX-001).
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County ("Metro"), through the Department of Codes Administration, regulates signs within the Metro area in order to ensure that they convey necessary information and meet standards regarding public health, safety, and welfare, as well as certain legal and aesthetic standards;
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has an interest in having signage maintained in good working order, with all panels intact and conveying to the public all necessary and intended information;
WHEREAS, the public benefits when signs are functional, intact, and contain all necessary panels, and when signs do not appear to be dilapidated, in disrepair, and derelict;
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County wishes to clarify its existing sign ordinances in order to establish that missing or partially missing sign panels violate the Metropolitan Code of Laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be amended by deleting section 17.32.020(B)(3) and substituting the following language:
Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in good surface and structural condition, with all panels in place, complete, and intact, and in compliance with all building and electrical codes.
Section 2. That the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be amended by deleting section 17.40.510(C) and substituting the following language:
Dilapidated Signs. All signs regulated by this title, including the panels constituting the signs, to...