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BZA says zoning administrator erred in interpretation of 1960 7 Hills Club special exception
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 that the zoning administrator erred in his interpretation of a 1960 special-exception order covering 7 Hills Club, a dispute that centered on whether that order included a 500-family membership cap and a prohibition on on-site alcohol. The board left remedies and enforcement steps for later action.
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 on Feb. 5 that the zoning administrator erred in his interpretation of a 1960 special-exception order for the 7 Hills Club, reversing the narrower enforcement position taken by the codes office.
Joey Hargis, Metro zoning administrator, opened the appeal and read his written determination that, while most of the 1960 conditions remain enforceable, condition number 6 — a prohibition on the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages — is not a land-use regulation he can enforce and falls under the beer board and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Appellant counsel Jason Holloman and supporting witnesses disputed that interpretation, arguing the 1960 order and associated site plan carried an operative limit of 500 member families…
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