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An ordinance amending certain sections and subsections of Chapters 2.104, 6.26, 13.32, 17.20, 17.24, 17.28, and 17.36 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to correct typographical errors, incorrect references, redundancies, and other minor errors. (Proposal No. 2026Z-008TX-001).
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WHEREAS, certain provisions within the Metropolitan Code of Laws include minor typographical errors, outdated or incorrect references to other sections of the Metro Code, redundant provisions, or other minor errors warranting correction; and
WHEREAS, the minor corrective amendments herein do not alter the substantive meaning or effect of the existing Code provisions but merely update the text for accuracy and consistency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. Subsection 2.104.030(A) of the Metropolitan Code shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
A. The urban forester shall have general oversight over all tree planting undertaken by the metropolitan government but shall have no direct supervisory power over metropolitan government employees engaged in tree planting. He or she shall ensure that planting of public trees progresses in a systematic manner to assure diversity of age, classes and species. He or she shall further provide information to all Metro agencies as to appropriate tree size, density and planting techniques.
Section 2. Section 13.32.210 of the Metropolitan Code shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
No person shall willfully break, pull down, hurt or destroy any tree which is now or may hereafter be planted within the urban services district; provided, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent the metropolitan government from removing any tree which it may deem so situated as to obstruct any street or sidewalk, or to prevent any proprietor of a lot from cutting down any tree on or in front of his or her lo...
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