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An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to update the land use table pertaining to Commercial Amusement (outside) uses within the Downtown Code
(Proposal No. 2022Z-006TX-001).
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WHEREAS, NashvilleNext was adopted in 2017 and acknowledges that while the Downtown Core is primarily the commercial center of Downtown the surrounding neighborhoods are intended to be more diverse and mixed use; and
WHEREAS, land uses which may produce significant sensory and auditory impacts within mixed-use neighborhoods require careful consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning appeals is empowered to consider the compatibility of certain land uses when they are permitted by special exception;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.08.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by changing Commercial Amusement (outside) from P to SE for the North, South and West Use Areas of the DTC zoning district
Section 2. That Chapter 17.37 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by changing Commercial Amusement (outside) from P to SE for the North, South and West Use Areas on page 58 of the Downtown Code.
Section 3. That Section 17.16.220 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsection C and replacing as follows:
C. Commercial Amusement (outside).
1. Applicable to all zoning districts where Commercial Amusement (outside) is a SE use:
a. Lighting. All light and glare shall be directed on-site to ensure surrounding properties are not adversely impacted by increases in direct or indirect ambient lighting levels.
b. The board of zoning appeals may stipulate, based on the zoning pattern and nature of the land uses in the immediate area, whether a maximum of sixty or seventy decibels noise level on the A-weighted scale shall be permitted to occur at the site boundary.
2. Applicable only to IWD and IR zoning dist...
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