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An ordinance to designate a certain portion of 2nd Avenue North as a Tourism Improvement Zone and to grant the businesses that front thereon certain privileges.
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WHEREAS, on December 25, 2020, the historic 2nd Avenue properties and the Nashville community experienced the tragedy of a bombing that will forever scar the hearts of Nashville; and,
WHEREAS, businesses along 2nd Avenue North have been significantly impacted during the period of construction, restoration, and rebuilding following that bombing ("the Project"); and,
WHEREAS, during the Project, the roadway will remain closed to vehicle traffic and create accessibility challenges for pedestrians and other users for at least a 22-month period; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that it is necessary to establish a tourism improvement zone for the area impacted by the bombing that will allow for a safe increase of pedestrian traffic, and therefore, the possibility of increased business for those impacted; and,
WHEREAS, to this end, it is necessary to establish temporary regulations and exceptions to Metro Code provisions for the period of time, and within the specified boundaries, designated in this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby established a "Tourism Improvement Zone" within the area described as follows:
The Tourism Improvement Zone shall run along 2nd Avenue North, and out to the edges of the boundaries of its right-of-way, from the southernmost boundary of the intersection of Union Street and 2nd Avenue North to the northernmost intersection of Broadway and 2nd Avenue North, and along Commerce Street, and out to the edges of the boundaries of its right-of-way, from the westernmost intersection of Commerce Street and 2nd Avenue North, running approximately 150 feet from that easternmost boundary of the right-of-way of 2nd Avenue North. An illustration of this area is attached h...
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