Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: BL2022-14

• File #: BL2022-14
• Type: Bill (Ordinance)
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/30/2022
• In control: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• On agenda: 11/15/2022
• Final action: 11/15/2022
• Title: An ordinance to amend Section 17.12.070, 17.20.030, 17.20.040, 17.36.440, and 17.37 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws relative to parking minimums (Proposal No. 2022Z-013TX-001).
• Sponsors: Colby Sledge, Freddie OConnell, Brett Withers, Ginny Welsch, Angie Henderson, Tonya Hancock, Emily Benedict, Zach Young, Sandra Sepulveda, Burkley Allen, Sean Parker

Date	Action By	Action
12/2/2022	Metropolitan Council	effective
11/22/2022	Mayor	approved
11/15/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on third reading
11/15/2022	Metropolitan Council	substituted
11/15/2022	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	approved with a substitute
11/14/2022	Planning and Zoning Committee	approved with a substitute
11/1/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on second reading
11/1/2022	Metropolitan Council	substituted
11/1/2022	Metropolitan Council	public hearing
10/27/2022	Planning Commission	approved with a substitute
10/7/2022	Metropolitan Council	advertised
9/6/2022	Metropolitan Council	passed on first reading
8/30/2022	Metropolitan Council	filed

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An ordinance to amend Section 17.12.070, 17.20.030, 17.20.040, 17.36.440, and 17.37 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws relative to parking minimums (Proposal No. 2022Z-013TX-001).

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.12.070 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by deleting Subsection D in its entirety and substituting the following:
D. Parking Exemptions. In all districts the floor area used for the provision of off-street parking spaces or loading berths (and the driveways and maneuvering aisles for those spaces and berths) shall not be counted as floor area for the purpose of calculating floor area ratio when such spaces or berths are used to satisfy the parking demands for the principal use(s) on the parcel. When no parking is required, provision of off-street parking spaces shall not be counted as floor area for the purpose of calculating floor area ratio when such spaces or berths do not exceed the parking maximum set by the UZO District standard in Table 17.20.030.
Section 2. That the Parking Requirements Table in Section 17.20.030 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A.
Exhibit A:
TABLE 17.20.030: PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Land Use
Minimum Parking Spaces Outside the UZO
UZO District: Maximum Parking Spaces See 17.20.040.G (exemptions are optional for calculating maximums. If not utilizing the exemptions, the standards are applied to the entire square footage of the use)

Single-Family
2 spaces (no maximum limit in UZO)

Two-Family
2 spaces per unit (no maximum limit in UZO)

Section 3. That Section 17.20.040 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting Subsection G in its entirety and substituting the following:
G. Within the Urban Zoning Overlay, no parking shall be required. UZO parking standards and requirements in this Section shall be construed as parking maximum requirements within the UZO and parking minimum requ...