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An Ordinance amending Section 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to establish a minimum depth for residential garages (Proposal No. 2022Z-008TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by creating a new subsection I as follows:
I. Residential Garages. For single-family and two-family residential uses, all garages shall have an interior clear floor area with a minimum depth of 23 feet as measured from the vehicular entry of the garage to the opposite parallel wall. Side-by-side two car garages shall have an interior clear floor area with a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum depth of 23 feet.
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 require all residential garages to have an interior clear floor area with a minimum depth of 23 feet and all side-by-side two-car garages to also have a minimum width of 20 feet. Currently there is no standard garage size; however, Subsection 17.20.060.D of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations requires all required parking spaces for single-family and two-family uses to be a minimum of eight feet wide and twenty feet deep. The proposed text amendment standardizes residential garage size by providing a minimum depth for all garages and a minimum width for two-car garages to ensure that the minimum required residential parking dimensions can be met within.
There is a proposed substitute that would relocate the proposed garage requir...
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