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An ordinance amending certain sections and subsections of Chapter 2.62, Chapter 12.56, and Title 13 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to modify fees charged by the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure ("NDOT") and make various other changes.
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WHEREAS, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure ("NDOT") provides many valuable services to the public; and
WHEREAS, according to a recent comprehensive study, the costs incurred by NDOT for providing certain services-by-request exceed the fees charged by NDOT to deliver those services; and
WHEREAS, it will best serve the Metropolitan Government and other stakeholders to gradually work toward equilibrium rather than attempting to do so all at once; and
WHEREAS, it will best serve the Metropolitan Government and other stakeholders to delay the effective date of these fee changes to create a three-month lead time from filing to implementation of the initial modifications; and
WHEREAS, these fee changes will create substantial opportunities to enhance the services that NDOT provides; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent to, through this ordinance, also remove antiquated references to the former public works department within the Metropolitan Code of Laws to instead reference NDOT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 2.62.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended, for the purposes of referencing fee amounts and practices in Section 4 of this ordinance and allowing payment types besides check and money order, by deleting subsection F in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
F. Payment of Fees. The permit application must be accompanied by payment of both a permit fee and the applicable administrative fee for the cost of processing the application. All fees shall be submitted to the mayor's office of film and special events. Such fees shall conf...
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