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An ordinance amending Section 17.40.060 of Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, to allow district members of the Metropolitan Council to initiate applications to amend the official zoning map of property owned by the Metropolitan Government, and amending Section 2.24.190 of the Metropolitan Code to require the Director of Public Property Administration to provide an annual property inventory report to the Metropolitan Council (Proposal No. 2021Z-005TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.40.060 of the Code of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Zoning Regulations, is hereby amended by deleting subsection B. in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
B. An application to amend the official zoning map of property owned by the metropolitan government may be initiated only by the mayor, the head of the department or agency to which the property is assigned, the director of public property administration, or the district member(s) of the metropolitan council representing the council district(s) where the property is located. If the application is initiated by the district council member, it must be accompanied by a preliminary report from the department or agency to which the property is assigned; and if such application is made on behalf of any board or commission, the application must first be authorized by a resolution of the board or commission.
Section 2. That Section 2.24.190 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by designating the existing provisions as subsection A. and by adding the following new subsection B.:
B. The director of public property administration shall provide each district councilmember with an annual inventory of real property owned by the metropolitan government located within their district.
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days from and after its passage and such change be published in a newspaper of general circulation, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This ordinance, as substituted, amends the Metro Code of Laws to allow property owned by Metro to be rezoned upon an application of the district council member representing the council district where the property is located. Under the current Metro Code provision, an application may be initiated only by the mayor, the head of the department or agency to which the property is assigned, or by the director of public property administration. This ordinance would add district councilmembers to this list. If the application is initiated by the district councilmember, a preliminary report from the department or agency to which the property is assigned would be required; and if the application is made on behalf of a board or commission, the application must first be authorized by a resolution of the board or commission.
The ordinance would also require the director of public property administration to provide each district councilmember with an annual inventory of real property owned by Metro located within their district. Currently, there is no such requirement. The director of public property administration maintains an inventory of public property and equipment that is adjusted as additional properties are acquired or disposed of by Metro. A copy of this inventory is filed with the director of finance, the metropolitan clerk, the mayor, the planning commission, and additional public officials as designated by the mayor. This process will remain and be unaffected by the ordinance.
The ordinance was disapproved by the planning commission as drafted; however, if amended to add district councilmembers to the already existing list of entities that can initiate rezonings of Metro owned property, then the planning commission has no recommendation. The ordinance as substituted meets this condition, and therefore the ordinance has no recommendation.