Variance & Appeal Information
PLEASE NOTE: The Metropolitan Nashville - Davidson County Stormwater Management Committee (SWMC) has adopted a NEW monthly meeting schedule. The Committee shall meet on the first Thursday of each month beginning October 2008. Please view the revised meeting schedule on the 2008 Meeting Schedule & Submittal Deadlines page.
Whenever a grading plan is rejected or refused by MWS engineering staff for noncompliance within the Stormwater Management Manual, the owner or his authorized agent may appeal from the decision to the Stormwater Management Committee.
Every decision of the committee shall be final and valid for 1 year from the date of the decision.
| Time: | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon |
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| Location: | Metro Water Services – Administration Building Second Floor Conference Room 1600 Second Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37208 |
| Contact: | Stormwater Management Committee Coordinator |
***NOTE – There is now an additional requirement on the Stormwater Management Committee Variance Checklist for variance requests for Minimum First Floor Elevation (MFFE). The Applicant shall evaluate the need for any uncompensated fill in the floodplain. Please review the information on the Latest Public Notices page.
***NOTE - The Stormwater Management Committee has adopted a new agenda case limit policy and a new inclement weather policy. Please review the information on the Latest Public Notices page.
MEETING PROTOCOL PROCEDURES
(September 19, 2005)
- Committee members shall have a silent, individual review of the application prior to introduction of each case.
- Following the introduction of the case, the applicant is allowed two minutes to present their case to the Committee.
- Metro Water Services – NPDES Staff shall be given two minutes for questions and comments.
- A Council person who wishes to comment may be given two minutes to speak.
- A public representative, for or against the requested variance, may have two minutes to comment, with a maximum of three persons representing each side.
- The applicant, NPDES staff, or others present will then respond to questions from the Committee.
- Once a motion and a second to the motion are made, further discussion is limited to members of the Committee unless they have additional questions for the applicant or others.