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Mayor O'Connell says historic zoning move will be managed by Metro Planning, cites state preemption risks
Summary
At the Metropolitan Historical Commission awards ceremony, Mayor O'Connell defended the Metro Council decision to move historic zoning to the planning department, said Metro Planning will update the city—s preservation plan and pledged to protect local regulatory authority and related jobs.
Mayor O'Connell said Metro Council voted in March to move historic zoning into the planning department and that Metro Planning will update the city—s functional preservation plan and integrate it with Nashville Next.
The move, O'Connell said at the Metropolitan Historical Commission—s annual preservation awards, was partly a response to what he called "aggressively preemptive state legislation" and an effort to "preserve local regulatory authority." He said the city—s first priority was to preserve jobs tied to historic…
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