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An ordinance amending Chapters 16.04 and 16.24 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to require a fence permit for permanent fences to be constructed within Nashville and Davidson County.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 16.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting Subsection A and adding a new Subsection A as follows:
A. The director of codes administration shall issue or cause to be issued, all permits and notices required by Chapters 16.04, 16.24 and 16.28 through 16.56 and shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all such permits and notices and all other business transactions of the department of codes administration. Such records of the department shall be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the department.
Section 2. That Section 16.24.330 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting existing Subsections T.5, T.6, and T.7 and adding new Subsections T.5, T.6, T.7 and T.8 as follows:
5. Fences shall be constructed in such a manner so that all fence cross beams and cross bracing shall face the interior of the property, and shall not be oriented toward the street or an adjacent property.
6. All fences shall require a permit to be issued by the department of codes administration prior to construction. All associated fees required for a fence permit shall be determined by the department of codes administration.
7. Fences shall be constructed according to the visibility requirements in Section 17.20.180 of the metropolitan zoning code.
8. The provisions of subsections T.3, T.4., and T.6 of this section shall not apply to temporary construction fencing, temporary tree protection fencing, temporary festival fencing, fencing around a place of incarceration, or to any fence located on property in the AR, AG, R80 or RS80 zoning districts as designated on the official zoning map of the metropolitan ...
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