Zoning and Land Use  -  Sonny West   core

  Whether you are buying an existing lot, planning to change or add on to an existing structure or purchasing an existing structure, the zoning regulations limit the use of the property in some way. This course will review zoning districts from AR2a through RM60 including mobile home parks and all overlay districts. It will cover regulation size and placement of structures, land use restrictions, vehicular parking, sidewalks, landscaping, and environmental standards. The procedure for rezoning an existing property and sign regulations will also be discussed.

 Lon F. West received his undergraduate and law degrees from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, with primary emphasis on business, economics, local government law, and taxation. He has been with the government for over 40 years, starting with the finance department, moving to the department of law for 20+ years representing the building and zoning codes department, the planning commission, the historical commission and storm water management commission, both as counselor and litigator. Since 1985, he has been the Metropolitan Zoning Administrator for Nashville, administering a comprehensive zoning ordinance for an area of 533 square miles. He has lectured and conducted seminars for the Tennessee Municipal League, the Tennessee County Services Association, the Middle Tennessee Code Officials Association, the National Business Institute (including co-authoring a publication “Land Use Law in Tennessee”), and a drafter of a new comprehensive zoning ordinance for Nashville