William H. Thompson, Jr. v. Department of Codes Administration, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

OPINION

CAIN, Judge.

This case involves the refusal of the Metropolitan Department of Codes Administration (“the Department”) to issue building permits to the petitioner/appellant landowner. Planning to divide and sell his land, the petitioner made preparations to subdivide this land pursuant to the Department’s advice on how to avoid regulation by the Metropolitan Planning Commission (“MPC”). However, due to a new interpretation of existing statutory law, the petitioner’s preparations, once completed, were no longer adequate and the Department deemed that the land must undergo review before…