Nashville City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
12 - DISTRICT BULK REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Purpose and general provisions.
- 17.12.020 - District Bulk Tables.
- 17.12.030 - Street setbacks.
- 17.12.035 - Street setbacks within the urban zoning overlay district.
- 17.12.040 - Other setbacks.
- 17.12.050 - Accessory building floor area controls.
- 17.12.060 - Building height controls.
- 17.12.070 - Special floor area ratio (FAR) provisions.
- 17.12.080 - Compact development.
- 17.12.090 - Conservation development.
- 17.12.100 - Single-family cottage developments.
- 17.12.110 - Alternative minimum lot size and setbacks for attached housing.
- 17.12.120 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
16 - LAND USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Article I. - General Provisions
- Article II. - Uses Permitted With Conditions (PC)
- 17.16.020 - Applicability.
- 17.16.030 - Residential uses.
- 17.16.035 - Institutional uses.
- 17.16.040 - Educational uses.
- 17.16.050 - Office uses.
- 17.16.060 - Medical uses.
- 17.16.070 - Commercial uses.
- 17.16.080 - Communication uses.
- 17.16.090 - Industrial uses.
- 17.16.100 - Utility uses.
- 17.16.105 - Transportation uses.
- 17.16.110 - Waste management uses.
- 17.16.120 - Recreation and entertainment uses.
- 17.16.130 - Other uses.
- Article III. - Uses Permitted by Special Exception (SE)
- 17.16.140 - Applicability.
- 17.16.150 - General provisions.
- 17.16.160 - Residential special exceptions.
- 17.16.170 - Institutional special exceptions.
- 17.16.175 - Commercial special exceptions.
- 17.16.180 - Communication special exceptions.
- 17.16.185 - Industrial special exceptions.
- 17.16.190 - Transportation special exceptions.
- 17.16.200 - Utility special exceptions.
- 17.16.210 - Waste management special exceptions.
- 17.16.220 - Recreation and entertainment special exceptions.
- 17.16.230 - Other special exception uses.
- Article IV. - Uses Permitted as Accessory (A)
- 17.16.240 - Applicability.
- 17.16.250 - Residential accessory uses.
- 17.16.260 - Institutional accessory uses.
- 17.16.270 - Office accessory uses.
- 17.16.275 - Medical accessory uses.
- 17.16.280 - Commercial accessory uses.
- 17.16.290 - Communication accessory uses.
- 17.16.300 - Industrial accessory uses.
- 17.16.310 - Waste management accessory uses.
- 17.16.320 - Recreation and entertainment accessory uses.
- 17.16.330 - Other accessory uses.
CHAPTER 17
20 - PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS
Sections
- Article I. - General Provisions
- Article II. - Parking and Loading Requirements
- 17.20.030 - Parking requirements established.
- 17.20.040 - Adjustments to required parking.
- 17.20.050 - Handicapped parking.
- 17.20.060 - Parking area design standards.
- 17.20.070 - Queuing requirements for drive-through facilities.
- 17.20.080 - Off-site parking.
- 17.20.090 - Deferred parking.
- 17.20.100 - Shared parking.
- 17.20.110 - Parking reduction for preservation of protected and heritage trees.
- 17.20.120 - Provision of sidewalks.
- 17.20.125 - Right to appeal and seek variances.
- 17.20.130 - Loading space requirements.
- 17.20.135 - Bicycle parking.
- Article III. - Access Management
CHAPTER 17
24 - LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING AND TREE REQUIREMENTS4
Sections
- Article I. - General Provisions
- 17.24.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.24.020 - Landscape plan required.
- 17.24.030 - Plant standards.
- 17.24.040 - Spacing standards.
- 17.24.050 - Exceptions.
- 17.24.060 - Special screening requirements.
- 17.24.070 - Scenic landscape easements.
- 17.24.075 - Plans for street trees and streetscape.
- 17.24.080 - Maintenance of required landscape materials.
- Article II. - Parking Area Screening and Landscaping[5]
- Article III. - Landscape Buffer Yard Requirements
- 17.24.180 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.24.190 - Exemptions.
- 17.24.200 - Determination of landscape buffer yard requirements.
- 17.24.210 - Landscape buffer yard design and materials.
- 17.24.220 - Other uses within landscape buffer yards.
- 17.24.230 - Table of landscape buffer yard requirements.
- 17.24.240 - Landscape buffer yard standards.
CHAPTER 17
28 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- Article I. - Environmental Performance Standards
- Article II. - Operational Performance Standards
CHAPTER 17
32 - SIGN REGULATIONS6
Sections
- 17.32.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.32.020 - General provisions.
- 17.32.030 - Rationale, definition, system for regulation and overall use.
- 17.32.040 - Exempt signs.
- 17.32.050 - Prohibited signs.
- 17.32.060 - Permitted on-premises temporary signs.
- 17.32.070 - Permanent on-premises signs.
- 17.32.080 - On-premises signs in residential districts.
- 17.32.090 - Community facility on-premises signs.
- 17.32.100 - Informational signs for large sites.
- 17.32.110 - On-premises signs—MUN, MUN-NS, MUN-A, MUN-A-NS, MUL, MUL-NS, MUL-A, MUL-A-NS, ON, OL, OG, OG-NS, OR20, OR20-NS, OR20-A, OR20-A-NS, OR40, OR40-NS, OR40-A, OR40-A-NS, CN, CN-NS, CN-A, CN-A-NS, CL-A, CL-A-NS, CS-A, CS-A-NS, SCN, SCN-NS districts.
- 17.32.120 - On-premises signs—ORI, ORI-NS, ORI-A, ORI-A-NS, MUG, MUG-NS, MUG-A, MUG-A-NS, MUI, MUI-NS, MUI-A, and MUI-A-NS districts.
- 17.32.130 - On-premises signs—CL, CL-NS, CS, CS-NS, CA, CA-NS, CF, CF-NS, SCC, SCC-NS, SCR, SCR-NS, IWD, IR and IG districts.
- 17.32.140 - On-premises signs—DTC district.
- 17.32.145 - Landmark signs.
- 17.32.150 - Billboards.
- 17.32.160 - Computations.
CHAPTER 17
36 - OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections
- Article I. - Overlay Districts Established
- Article II. - Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
- Article III. - Historic Overlay Districts
- Article IV. - Greenway Overlay District
- Article V. - Floodplain Overlay District
- Article VI. - Airport Overlay District
- Article VII. - Adult Entertainment Overlay District
- Article VIII. - Urban Design Overlay District
- Article IX. - Institutional Overlay District
- Article X. - Impact Overlay District
- Article XI. - Neighborhood Landmark District
- Article XII. - Urban Zoning Overlay District
- [Article XIII. - Contextual Overlay District]
- [Article XIV. - Corridor Design Overlay District]
- Article XV. - Residential Accessory Structure Overlay
- Article XVI. - Two-Story Residential Overlay
- Article XVII. - Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) Overlay District
CHAPTER 17
40 - ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
Sections
- Article I. - Zoning Administrator
- Article II.- Official Zoning Map
- Article III.- Amendments to Zoning Code or Official Zoning Map
- 17.40.050 - Authority.
- 17.40.055 - Inclusionary housing incentive.
- 17.40.060 - Applications.
- 17.40.070 - Planning commission recommendation.
- 17.40.075 - Submission of amendatory ordinances to the department of law.
- 17.40.080 - Enactment.
- 17.40.090 - Mapping of amendment.
- 17.40.100 - Reapplications.
- 17.40.105 - Specific plan—Purpose and intent.
- 17.40.106 - Development plan.
- Article IV.- Overlay District Procedures
- Article V. - Site Plan Review and Approval
- Article VI.- Board of Zoning Appeals
- 17.40.180 - Powers.
- 17.40.190 - Membership.
- 17.40.200 - Terms of office.
- 17.40.210 - Hearing required.
- 17.40.220 - Assistance.
- 17.40.230 - Conflict of interest.
- 17.40.240 - Action by the board.
- 17.40.250 - Time limits for permits.
- 17.40.260 - Appeal of final site plan action.
- 17.40.270 - Conditions.
- 17.40.275 - Applicant.
- Article VII.- Special Exception Uses
- Article VIII.- Variances
- Article IX.- Historic Zoning Commission
- Article X. - Tree Protection and Replacement Procedures
- Article XI.- Sign Procedures
- Article XII.- Permits and Certificates of Compliance
- 17.40.520 - Applicability.
- 17.40.530 - Zoning permit application.
- 17.40.540 - Final site plan authority.
- 17.40.550 - Permits within an historic overlay district.
- 17.40.560 - Permits within the floodplain overlay district.
- 17.40.570 - Permits within the airport overlay district.
- 17.40.580 - Certificate of compliance.
- Article XIII.- Enforcement
- Article XIV.- Nonconforming Uses, Structures, Lots and Signs
- Article XV.- Public Notification
- Article XVI.- Application Fees
- Article XVII.- Inclusionary Housing