There are beautiful historic homes here that deserve to be preserved, not destroyed!!
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Glenna King
9 years ago
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Sylvan Park homeowner for 30 years. Please enforce building codes and protect the footprint (and sky-print) of our neighborhood!
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Enforce codes please!!!
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Victoria Webb
9 years ago
I live in this neighborhood and have since 1990. Most of us neighbors are sick of the destruction of older houses and the over-building on small lots
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Heather Truckey
9 years ago
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I bought my little house in 2000. I know that if I sold my house now, they would probably knock it down.
Walking around the neighborhood has become depressing. The lack of yards/ grass/ trees/ flowers.... Builders are covering every inch of property.... please help us save what's left of our neighborhood.
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Sherry Hames
9 years ago
Metro Codes allows anything and everything, from two 2,500-square-foot homes built back to back on one .2 acre lot, to FOUR two-story, $381000, 3-bed, 2.5-bath, 1776-sq-ft homes -- with two back decks -- on the lots next to me that previously had ONE house on it! And these houses are built in weeks and not constructed well. I know -- I've watched them PAINTING after dark! And installing windows with a floodlight! The houses do not fit in the neighborhoods or bear any resemblance to the present houses. Cookie-cutter house with NO character.
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Charlene Carter
9 years ago
Also cars should not be allowed to park on the street. Nebraska is a busy street. Walkers are in danger. Cannot see around parked cars.
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Cynthia Newlon
9 years ago
Please enforce codes.
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Allison Kerr
9 years ago
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The contractors need to realize that there is enough room to build legally!
Save the beauty that Slyvan Park neighbors love - the lovely trees that give character & value to each lot.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
I have a new construction on my street that is totally maxing out the lot. What can we neighbors do?
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martha sheehan
9 years ago
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dont think asking forgiveness after the fact and having to pay a small fine should be the accepted business practice any longer here. The fines are a drop in the bucket compared to the profits from sales of a larger building. Codes should be enforced to the letter period or there should be a license suspension for repeat offenders.
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Madeline Walls
9 years ago
It seems we have several builders who are using the premise of "beg forgiveness later", assuming they can get away with blatant disregard for Metro Codes, and for what was approved.
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Arlene Wilson
9 years ago
The worst part is they leave no room for trees and take down all trees to build. Their heat & air bills will be bad news just when we need to conserve energy. Not smart!!
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Grace Renshaw
9 years ago
Regulations are utterly worthless if they aren't enforced. Please ensure that the Codes department is staffed well enough and managed competently enough to protect neighbors from developers who don't observe regulations.
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Alan Dooley
9 years ago
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As an architect who plays by the rules, it angers me to see those who ignore them with no consequences.
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John Summers
9 years ago
Unfortunately, it's up to neighbors to see that Codes requirements are enforced.
John Summers
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Becky Smith
9 years ago
Regulations must be enforced! The growth rate in Nashville is phenomenal, making it imperative .
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Bill Holland
9 years ago
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Enforce the codes! If the plans are approved that violate codes, that is not right. If something is built that is not approved, they should have to tear it down. Paying a fine does nothing.
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Bill Lashlee
9 years ago
A little too late, but anything is better than nothing at this point.
There are beautiful historic homes here that deserve to be preserved, not destroyed!!
Sylvan Park homeowner for 30 years. Please enforce building codes and protect the footprint (and sky-print) of our neighborhood!
Enforce codes please!!!
I live in this neighborhood and have since 1990. Most of us neighbors are sick of the destruction of older houses and the over-building on small lots
I bought my little house in 2000. I know that if I sold my house now, they would probably knock it down. Walking around the neighborhood has become depressing. The lack of yards/ grass/ trees/ flowers.... Builders are covering every inch of property.... please help us save what's left of our neighborhood.
Metro Codes allows anything and everything, from two 2,500-square-foot homes built back to back on one .2 acre lot, to FOUR two-story, $381000, 3-bed, 2.5-bath, 1776-sq-ft homes -- with two back decks -- on the lots next to me that previously had ONE house on it! And these houses are built in weeks and not constructed well. I know -- I've watched them PAINTING after dark! And installing windows with a floodlight! The houses do not fit in the neighborhoods or bear any resemblance to the present houses. Cookie-cutter house with NO character.
Also cars should not be allowed to park on the street. Nebraska is a busy street. Walkers are in danger. Cannot see around parked cars.
Please enforce codes.
The contractors need to realize that there is enough room to build legally! Save the beauty that Slyvan Park neighbors love - the lovely trees that give character & value to each lot.
I have a new construction on my street that is totally maxing out the lot. What can we neighbors do?
dont think asking forgiveness after the fact and having to pay a small fine should be the accepted business practice any longer here. The fines are a drop in the bucket compared to the profits from sales of a larger building. Codes should be enforced to the letter period or there should be a license suspension for repeat offenders.
It seems we have several builders who are using the premise of "beg forgiveness later", assuming they can get away with blatant disregard for Metro Codes, and for what was approved.
The worst part is they leave no room for trees and take down all trees to build. Their heat & air bills will be bad news just when we need to conserve energy. Not smart!!
Regulations are utterly worthless if they aren't enforced. Please ensure that the Codes department is staffed well enough and managed competently enough to protect neighbors from developers who don't observe regulations.
As an architect who plays by the rules, it angers me to see those who ignore them with no consequences.
Unfortunately, it's up to neighbors to see that Codes requirements are enforced. John Summers
Regulations must be enforced! The growth rate in Nashville is phenomenal, making it imperative .
Enforce the codes! If the plans are approved that violate codes, that is not right. If something is built that is not approved, they should have to tear it down. Paying a fine does nothing.
A little too late, but anything is better than nothing at this point.
I support this petition!