Applicability of floodplain regulations.
Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.64.160
in effect15.64.160 - Applicability of floodplain regulations.
Uses permitted within the floodplain shall be in accordance with Article V of Chapter 17.36 of this code. The regulations and controls set forth in this chapter shall be applied within the areas designated on the zoning map or on special overlays thereto which are made a part of this chapter, and may be viewed upon request at the office of the metropolitan clerk. However, nothing contained herein shall prohibit the application of the regulations in Article V of Chapter 17.36 to lands which can be demonstrated by competent engineering survey, using the adopted profiles from which the flood protection elevation is derived, to lie within any floodplain, and conversely, any lands which can be demonstrated by competent engineering to lie beyond the floodplain shall not be subject to the regulations in Article V of Chapter 17.36. Any lands within the areas designated as floodplains on the zoning map or special overlays thereto shall be subject to the regulations and controls pertaining to floodplains as set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. BL2016-513 §§ 20, 21, 2017; Subst. Ord. BL2010-794 § 2, 2010; prior code § 40-1-231(a))
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_TIT15WASEOTPUSE_DIVIGERE_CH15.64STMA_15.64.160APFLREFetched: 10/28/2026