Legislative Accomplishments

2008

Summer - Williamson
Fought city sign ordinance (ongoing)

Summer - Sumner
Lobbied against cost increase on residential and commercial permits (ongoing)

Spring - Williamson
Fought city road impact fee

Spring - Wilson
Defeated residential fire sprinkler ordinance

Spring - Dickson
Fought Adequate Facilities Tax (ongoing)

Sumner
Lobbied against county road impact fee (ongoing)

Davidson
Fought Metro water tap fee (ongoing)

Williamson
Fought privilege tax square foot re-assessment (currently exploring appeals process)

Davidson
Worked to help pass statewide copper and metal theft legislation

Williamson
Worked on rezoning ordinance

Sumner
Stopped a 100 percent increase in permit fees

2007

Winter - Cheatham
Fought Changes in Subdivision Regs

Winter - Williamson
Fought Adequate Schools Facilities Tax

Winter - Maury
Lobbied against fire sprinkler ordinance

Winter - Wilson
Worked on new subdivision regs

2006

Winter - Dickson
Blocked expansive frontage requirements for driveway cuts

Spring - Williamson
Lobbied against fire sprinkler ordinance

Spring - Maury
Challenged legality of impact fee doubling

Spring - Davidson
Fought water/sewer access fees - lowered to $500 then amended to include sunset and cost study due January 31, 2007

2005

Fall - Nashville/Davidson
Lobbied to defer duplex bill

Spring - Franklin/Williamson
Lobbied to grandfather existing developments exempt from privilege tax increase

Winter - Brentwood/Williamson
Spoke against permit fee increases and urged for a
streamlining of the permit process

Winter - Williamson
Lobbied against text change on dormant privilege tax

Winter - Nashville/Davidson
Continued fight against sign ordinance

Winter - White House/Robertson
Through Mike Arnold, reduced the road impact fee 1/3 on commercial and $0 on residential

Winter - Franklin/Williamson
Cut the proposed road impact fee increase in half

Winter - Franklin/Williamson
Lobbied against city wide moratorium

2004-2005

Winter - Williamson
Sued and lobbied against privilege tax square foot
re-assessment of over $1.3 million to industry

Fall - Nashville/Davidson
Fought stricter Apprentice plumber licensing law

2004

Fall - Dickson
Convinced county officials to allow for common/shared driveways in lieu of a county road being put in

Winter - Nashville/Davidson
Fought a mandatory buried utilities ordinance

Fall - Mid-TN
Supported successful candidates in this year's
elections including Debra Maggart for State Senate, Scott Foster Hendersonville Mayor, and Mike Arnold in for White House Alderman

Dickson/Dickson
Successfully changed side yard requirements in the city's Subdivision Regs

Nashville/Davidson
Stopped an amendment which would have taken
away the lot yield parity in projects with floodplains

Nashville/Davidson
Worked on and continuing to work with a re-write of Nashville's storm water ordinance

Williamson
Updated our Williamson County Growth Study showing 72% increase in pop vs. 374% increase in Revenues

Williamson
Protected builders from an unfair audit of privilege tax collections

Nolensville/Williamson
Lobbied city to follow the national fire code in lieu of a sprinkler ordinance

Nashville/Davidson
Pushed Metro to allow permitted signs on private
property

2003

Hendersonville/Sumner
Stopped $250,000 bond to home buyer ordinance

Dickson
Helped re-write Dickson Zoning ordinance

Summer - Spring Hill/Williamson
Filed suit against Spring Hill for vesting infraction.
Spring Hill backed down from new requirements

2002

Spring - Franklin/Williamson
Substantially completed raw land study for affordable housing

Winter - Nolensville/Williamson
Deferred a privilege tax ordinance

Summer - Nolensville/Williamson
Stopped residential sprinkler ordinance

Winter - Williamson
Stopped $7,500 impact tax

Summer - Sumner
Completed Growth and Revenue Study for county

Spring - Hendersonville/Sumner
Stopped new curb & gutter regs.

Summer - Hendersonville/Sumner
Stopped 60/40 Impervious Surface Ratios

Fall - Maury
Completed Growth and Revenue Study for county

Summer - Franklin/Williamson
Stopped ordinance demanding developers donate lots for affordable housing

Nashville/Davidson
Working to simplify Metro's Sidewalk inspection

Fall - Cheatham
Completed Growth and Revenue Study for county

2001

Franklin/Williamson
Lowered proposed SD Fee for water and sewer and
demanded proper accounting for fees

Summer - Hendersonville/Sumner
Reduced Proposed Sidewalk Requirements

Spring - Hendersonville/Sumner
Stopped Open Burning Ban

Fall - Dickson
Completed Growth and Revenue Study for county

2000

Franklin/Williamson
Lowered Road Impact Fee

Summer - Nashville/Davidson
Developed Affordable Showcase which demonstrated the value of higher densities and flexible subdivision regulations

1999-2000

Dickson
Stopped Privilege taxes on three different occasions

1998-1999

Sumner
Stopped Privilege taxes on three different occasions

1998

Nashville/Davidson
Had residential construction written out of Waste
disposal restrictions

Nashville/Davidson
Stopped on impact fee for storm water

Nashville/Davidson Revised zoning ordinance
allowing more flexibility

1997

Williamson
Supported Permit fee increase which allowed for
additional codes staff

1995

Brentwood/Williamson
Stopped codes department from jumping between
SBC and CABO on a house

Maury
Challenged constitutionality of privilege tax in court

Nashville/Davidson
Stopped gravel backfill requirements

1994

Nashville/Davidson
Instrumental in the passage of Remodelors
Licensing Bill

Spring - Nashville/Davidson
Had residential construction written out of Tree Ordinance

1993

Columbia/Maury
Won a settlement over sewer tap fees