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Nashville council delays action on amendment to allow shipping containers as permanent accessory structures
Summary
After a public hearing, the Town Council voted to take no action on a proposed zoning text amendment that would classify shipping containers as permanent accessory structures, directing staff to revisit standards with planning professionals.
The Town of Nashville held a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to its land-use code that would treat shipping containers as permanent accessory structures and allow them in additional zoning districts. The council voted to take no action and asked staff to work further with planning professionals on conditional standards.
The proposal came from Christopher Sandy, owner of Bill Wright Supply, who said he sought to clarify a current ordinance he described as “a knee‑jerk reaction” and to allow shipping containers to be treated as a building material and taxable accessory structure. “By putting it in that category we already got setbacks and codes and everything to regulate these things,” Sandy told the council.
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