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An ordinance to amend Chapter 17.37 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to establish an East Bank Design Review Committee within the Downtown Code ("DTC"), all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2026Z-011TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Modifications subsection of the Application of the DTC section of Section I of the Downtown Code is amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Modifications to the Standards
Based on site-specific issues, an applicant may seek modifications to the standards of this document.
Any standard within the DTC may be modified, insofar as the intent of the standard is being met, the modification results in better urban design for the neighborhood as a whole, and the modification does not impede or burden existing or future development of adjacent properties.
The DTC, the Downtown Plan and any other policies and regulations from governing agencies shall be consulted when considering modifications. Any standards that shall not be modified are explicitly noted in this document.
Modifications may be approved by Planning staff, the Downtown Code Design Review Committee (DTC DRC) or the Planning Commission.
* Minor modifications - deviations of 20 percent or less - or modifications explicitly noted herein as minor may be approved by Planning Staff.
* Any determination made by the Planning Staff may be appealed to the DTC DRC.
* Major modifications - deviations of more than 20 percent - and modifications of standards without numbers may be approved by the DTC DRC. Within the East Bank and East Bend subdistricts, the East Bank Design Review Committee ("EB DRC") shall act as the DTC DRC. Within MDHA redevelopment districts, the MDHA DRC shall act as the DTC DRC.
* Any determination made by the DTC DRC, the EB DRC, or the MDHA DRC regarding standards of the DTC may be appealed to the Planning Commission b...
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