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An ordinance amending Section 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to eliminate the minimum parking requirement for the “Bar or nightclub” use (Proposal No. 2025Z-004TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Table 17.20.030, Parking Requirements, in Section 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A.
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 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code to eliminate the minimum parking requirements for the “bar or nightclub” land use. Currently, one parking space for every 75 square feet of floor area is required for the “bar and nightclub” use outside of the Urban Zoning Overlay District (UZO). There is not a minimum parking requirement inside of the UZO, but rather a maximum parking allowance for the “bar or nightclub” use of one parking space for every 75 square feet of floor area.
The ordinance proposes to remove the minimum parking requirements for the “bar or nightclub” use for properties outside of the UZO. The maximum parking allowance for the “bar or nightclub” use within the UZO would be maintained and unchanged. There would be no maximum parking allowance for the “bar or nightclub” use outside of the UZO.
This item was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission (7-0) at their July 24, 2025, meeting.