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 January, March, May, July, September, and November at 6:00 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, June 5, 2012, at 6:30 pm in the Metropolitan Courthouse.
BILL NO. BL2012-143 Changing from the R6 to OL district for properties at 200, 202, 204 and 206 Oceola Avenue, at the northeast corner of Oceola Avenue and Burgess Avenue (0.91 acres).
BILL NO. BL2012-151 Changing from RS40 to SP zoning for property at 5570 Granny White Pike, approximately 300 feet north of Oman Drive (61.23 acres), to permit up to 57 residential units.
BILL NO. BL2012-152 Changing from R10 to CN zoning for property at 1119 Morrow Avenue, approximately 50 feet east of Granny White Pike (0.17 acres), and within the Lipscomb University Institutional Overlay District.
BILL NO. BL2012-153 Amending Section 17.04.060 in its definition of “Two-family” units.