Notice of Public Hearings
Speaking at a Public Hearing
Members of the public may address the entire Council body only at a scheduled public hearing. Public Hearings on zoning matters are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Other public hearings for non-zoning matters may be held as part of regular Council meetings throughout the year.
Public Hearing Procedure
The Vice Mayor will open the public hearing for a particular legislative item and ask for a show of hands of those in favor and those opposed to the legislation. Citizens will have 3 minutes to speak, and must identify themselves by name and home address before addressing the Council. An individual may address the Council only once for each particular piece of legislation. Individuals are encouraged not to repeat what has been said by previous speakers.
Distribution of Written Material to the Council
If a member of the public would like to provide the Metropolitan Council members with written material regarding an issue, he/she must provide forty-one copies of the document to the Metropolitan Council Office not later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the Council Meeting. The Council Office is located in Suite 204 on the second floor of the Historic Metropolitan Courthouse at the opposite end of the Council Chamber. The written material must be signed by the individual requesting distribution and have the name and address of the individual providing the material.
NOTICE OF ZONING AMENDMENT PROPOSALS
Notice is hereby given that public hearings on the following proposed amendments to the Zoning Code or Official Zoning Map of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 6:30 pm in the Metropolitan Courthouse.
BILL NO. BL2012-263 Applying Historic Landmark Overlay to properties at 1622 Fifth Avenue North and 1612 Fourth Avenue North.
BILL NO. BL2012-264 Amending Section 17.40.120 pertaining to the legislative alteration of the Zoning Code standards when amending a planned unit development (PUD) approved under the authority of a previous zoning code.
BILL NO. BL2012-273 Changing from RM20 to ON zoning for property at 1208 Hawkins Street, approximately 210 feet west of 12th Avenue South (0.25 acres).
BILL NO. BL2012-274 Changing from R10 to RS10 zoning for various properties along Lafayette Court, Lasalle Court and Lincoln Court, south of Leake Avenue (14.51 acres).
BILL NO. BL2012-275 Changing from MUG to SP zoning for property at the northeast corner of 16th Avenue North and Clinton Street (2.2 acres), to permit building contractor supply, light manufacturing, warehousing and storage, artisan distillery, micro-brewery uses and all uses permitted by the MUG-A district.
BILL NO. BL2012-276 Amending the Metro Center Auto Facility Specific Plan District for properties at 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925 and 1927 5th Avenue North, 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1924 6th Avenue North, 410 Clay Street, and 501 Dominican Drive, at the southeast corner of Dominican Drive and Rosa L. Parks Boulevard (7.58 acres), to allow for CS signage standards for all signage within the Specific Plan.
BILL NO. BL2012-277 Changing from R15 to SP zoning for property at 1813 Golf Club Road, at the northeast corner of Golf Club Road and Old Hickory Boulevard (0.64 acres), to permit a building contractor supply use (greenhouses) and an office use.
BILL NO. BL2012-278 Changing from R6 to CL zoning for a portion of property at 412 Brewer Drive, approximately 225 feet west of Nolensville Pike (1.1 acres).
BILL NO. BL2012-279 Changing from SP to RM20-A zoning for property at 24 Lincoln Street, at the northwest corner of Lincoln Street and Perkins Street (0.26 acres).
BILL NO. BL2012-280 Amending Section 17.40.400 pertaining to the membership of the Historic Zoning Commission.