Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 17.36.270 Purpose and intent.
17.36.270 - Purpose and intent.
The purpose of the urban design overlay district is to allow for the application and implementation of special design standards with the intent of achieving a sense of place by fostering a scale and form of development that emphasizes sensitivity to the pedestrian environment, minimizes intrusion of the automobile into the urban setting, and provides for the sensitive placement of open spaces in relationship to building masses, street furniture and landscaping features in a manner otherwise not insured by the application of the conventional bulk, landscaping and parking standards of this title. Application of this special overlay district shall be limited to areas requiring specialized design standards either to maintain and reinforce an established form or character of development, or to achieve a specific design objective for new development. Any application for an urban design overlay district shall include design goals and objectives that embody this purpose and intent.
(Ord. 2001-856 § 1 (part), 2001; Ord. 96-555 § 9.8(A), 1997)