File #: BL2024-180    Name:
Type: Bill (Ordinance) Status: Passed
File created: 1/30/2024 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 3/7/2024 Final action: 3/7/2024
Title: An ordinance amending Section 9.30.010 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding outdoor construction hours.
Sponsors: Jacob Kupin, Quin Evans-Segall, Jordan Huffman, Olivia Hill, Rollin Horton, Jason Spain, Brenda Gadd
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An ordinance amending Section 9.30.010 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding outdoor construction hours.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 9.30.010 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
9.30.010 - Outdoor construction hours.
A. Except as provided in Subsection B, it is unlawful for any person to engage in the outdoor construction, repair or demolition of buildings, structures, land, driveways, or appurtenances thereto, on any parcel, excluding parcels zoned IWD, IR, and IG, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except that during the months of June, July, and August, the foregoing restriction shall be between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
B. In the Gulch South, Gulch North, and Hope Gardens DTC subdistricts, as defined by the Downtown Code, it is unlawful for any person to engage in the outdoor construction, repair or demolition of buildings, structures, land, driveways, or appurtenances thereto on any parcel during the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. year-round. In the James Robertson, Sulphur Dell, Core, Core Historic, Upper Broadway, 2nd and Broadway, River, SoBro, Lafayette, Rutledge Hill, Rolling Mill Hill, Rutledge River DTC subdistricts and any subdistricts not mentioned here, as defined by the Downtown Code, this section shall not apply.
C. For the purposes of this section, "outdoor construction" means any construction activities occurring outside of an enclosed building. As used in Subsection A, "outdoor construction" does not mean activities necessary to mitigate safety or significant traffic concerns during the stated restriction hours such as concrete activities, utility and road work, hauling and hoisting of large loads, and similar activities as determined by the Director of Codes Administration. As used in Subsection B, "outdoor construction...

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