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An ordinance amending Section 17.40.720 of the Metropolitan Code to require mailed notice to all affected property owners of R, R-A, RS, and RS-A parcels when a change to the Zoning Code results in an increase or decrease in the number of allowed dwelling units on the affected parcels (Proposal No. 2024Z-009TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.40.720 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is amended by adding the following as a new Subsection F:
F. Amendments to this title that result in an increase or decrease in the number of permissible dwelling units on a parcel zoned R, R-A, RS, or RS-A shall require mailed notice of the public hearing that meets the requirements of subsections A and D of this section. The planning department shall have the responsibility for the preparation and mailing of these written notices.
Section 2. 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 3. 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.
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This ordinance amends Section 17.40.720 of the Metropolitan Code to require mailed notice of the public hearing for amendments to Title 17, the Zoning Code, that would result in a change in the number of permitted dwelling units on parcels zoned R, R-A, RS, and/or RS-A. Such notice would be required to conform to the same standards as the mailed notice currently required for amendments to the official zoning map and be sent to all affected parcel owners, all surrounding parcel owners within 1,000 feet of an affected parcel, and to the address(es) of the affected parcels should the owner's address differ. Additionally, the ordinance requires th...
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