File #: BL2023-2053   
Type: Bill (Ordinance) Status: Passed
File created: 6/22/2023 In control: Planning and Zoning Committee
On agenda: 8/15/2023 Final action: 8/15/2023
Title: An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by applying a Historic Preservation Overlay District to various properties located along 3rd and 4th Avenue North, southwest of Deaderick Street, zoned DTC (4.18 acres), all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2023HP-001-001).
Sponsors: Freddie OConnell, Colby Sledge
Attachments: 1. 2023HP-001-001_sketch_dt, 2. 2023HP-001-001_OwnerList, 3. Substitute BL2023-2053, 4. Substitute BL2023-2053 - sketch, 5. Substitute BL2023-2053 - owners list
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An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by applying a Historic Preservation Overlay District to various properties located along 3rd and 4th Avenue North, southwest of Deaderick Street, zoned DTC (4.18 acres), all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2023HP-001-001).

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WHEREAS, the preservation and re-use of Downtown's historic buildings is critical to maintaining the character and identity of Nashville, and the continued preservation of these structures for future generations is a priority for the people of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Department has begun the process of reviewing the height modification and bonus height programs that allow additional building height Downtown in exchange for a contribution to specified programs that provide benefits to the public; and

WHEREAS, increasing the square footage of transferrable development rights would provide a financial incentive for property owners to preserve historic properties that otherwise would fall into disrepair.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Title 17 of the Code of Laws of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, is hereby amended by changing the Official Zoning Map for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, which is made a part of Title 17 by reference, as follows:

By appllying a Historic Preservation Overlay District to various properties located along 3rd and 4th Avenue North, southwest of Deaderick Street, zoned DTC (4.49 4.18 acres), being various Property Parcels Nos.as designated on various Maps of the Official Property Identification Maps of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, all of which is described by lines, words and figures on the plan that was ...

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