Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: BL2022-1269

• File #: BL2022-1269
• Type: Bill (Ordinance)
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2022
• In control: Government Operations and Regulations Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2022
• Final action: 7/19/2022
• Title: An ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code, pertaining to the Board of Fire and Building Code Appeals.
• Sponsors: Tonya Hancock

Date	Action By	Action
7/22/2022	Metropolitan Council	effective
7/20/2022	Mayor	approved
7/19/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on third reading
7/5/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on second reading as amended
7/5/2022	Metropolitan Council	amended
7/5/2022	Government Operations and Regulations Committee	approved with an amendment
6/21/2022	Metropolitan Council	deferred
6/7/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on first reading
5/31/2022	Metropolitan Council	filed

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An ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code, pertaining to the Board of Fire and Building Code Appeals.

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WHEREAS, the Board of Fire and Building Code Appeals Board hears appeals from the metropolitan building code and the metropolitan fire code; and

WHEREAS, the composition of the Board of Fire and Building Code Appeals is governed by Metro Code of Laws section 2.80.020, and the membership credentials included therein have not been updated in over thirty years; and

WHEREAS, substantively implementing these codes does not require the stratified board composition that the Metro Code currently requires, but instead requires a general knowledge of these codes; and

WHEREAS, filling vacancies on this board has become increasingly difficult given the stratified composition that the Metro Code currently requires;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Section 2.80.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsections B. and C. in their entirety and replacing them with the following:

B. The members of the board of fire and building codes appeals shall be qualified in one of the following fields: building and development, architecture, contracting, engineering, or fire prevention.

C. Of the seven members appointed after the effective date of this ordinance, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, and two shall be appointed for a term of four years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall serve until a successor is appointed. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms.

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

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