Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: BL2022-1213

• File #: BL2022-1213
• Type: Bill (Ordinance)
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/12/2022
• In control: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• On agenda: 5/17/2022
• Final action: 5/17/2022
• Title: An ordinance amending Chapter 6.81 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding Booting Services.
• Sponsors: Zach Young, Joy Styles

Date	Action By	Action
5/18/2022	Mayor	approved
5/17/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on third reading
5/5/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on second reading as amended
5/5/2022	Metropolitan Council	amended
5/5/2022	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	approved with amendments
5/2/2022	Budget and Finance Committee	approved with amendments
4/19/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on first reading
4/12/2022	Metropolitan Council	filed

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An ordinance amending Chapter 6.81 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding Booting Services.

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WHEREAS, the public safety is entrusted to booting services; and
WHEREAS, sections of Chapter 6.81 need to be amended to provide further clarity to the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County subject to booting and the licensees and employees engaged in the act of booting; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the people of Nashville and Davidson County that the amendments be made.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 6.81.005 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be amended by deleting the definitions of "attended commercial parking lot", "business parking lot", and "unattended commercial parking lot".
Section 2. That Section 6.81.015 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
6.81.015 License required to provide booting service.
No person shall engage in the business of providing booting services within the area of the metropolitan government without first obtaining and keeping in force a license from the commission to operate a booting service pursuant to Section 6.81.005. The license granted by the commission allows booting services to operate on private property only. It shall be unlawful for a booting service to boot any vehicle located on any portion of a public street within the area of the metropolitan government.
Section 3. That Section 6.81.060(A) of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A. A license issued by the commission to any person permitting such person to operate a booting service shall be issued for a period of one year at a fee of five hundred dollars. The commission shall have the authority to adopt future increases in this fee.
Section 4. That Section 6.81.080(B) o...