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An Ordinance amending Section 17.16.060 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to delete the limitations on veterinarian facility size and the number of veterinarian establishments per lot in zoning districts where the veterinarian use is permitted conditionally (Proposal No. 2022Z-010TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.08.030 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, is hereby amended by modifying subsection D as follows:
Section 12. That Section 17.16.060 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations, is hereby amended by deleting subsection B in its entirety and substituting with the following new subsection B:
B. Veterinarian. The building footprint of veterinary offices and facilities shall be limited to four thousand square feet. The following shall apply:
1. Animal boarding shall occur within completely enclosed structures.
2. Landscape Buffer Yard. Outdoor exercise yards shall be completely fenced and used only between seven a.m. and seven p.m. Where such outdoor activities abut a residential zone district or district permitting residential use, landscape buffer yard Standard B shall apply along common property lines. A six-foot opaque vertical fence may substitute for landscaping; however the buffer yard width of landscape buffer yard Standard B shall still apply along common property lines.
3. Boarding Kennel. Kennels for the boarding of companion animals not undergoing medical treatment are permitted as an ancillary use subject to the following conditions.
a. No more than thirty percent of the gross floor area of the veterinary clinic may be used as a boarding kennel.
b. No outdoor kennels or runs are permitted.
c. No part of any building or structure in which animals are housed shall be closer than fifty feet from any existing residence located on an adjacent parcel.
d. Cages. For a kennel, each animal shall have sufficient space to stand up, lie down a...
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