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Zoning Bulletin June 25, 2017 I Volume 11 I Issue 12 (Emphasis added). Regardless of whether any particular group that rented from the Homeowners met the definition of a "family," the court concluded that "the transient nature of the rentals resulted in the houses being `occupied by . . . more than one family,' " which was a non - permitted use under the applicable zoning regulations. Accordingly, the court concluded that the Homeowners' rental of their houses for occupancies by a succession of short-term, transient renters was inconsistent with the permitted use of a "single family dwelling." Applicability of Zoning Regulations Billboard company seeks changes to billboards it claims qualify as a legal nonconforming use protected by a grandfathering statute Government contends applicable billboard regulations are safety regulations and not zoning regulations and are therefore not subject to grandfathering Citation: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Nashville and Davidson County, 2017 WL 1655597 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017) TENNESEE (05/02/17)—This case addressed the issue of whether an ordinance governing static display billboards and digital display billboards was a zoning ordinance to which a state statutory grandfather clause may apply, or a safety ordinance to which the grandfather clause would not come into play. The Background/Facts: CBS Outdoor, Inc. ("CBS") owned bill- boards in the City of Nashville (the "City"). CBS sought to replace two existing static display billboards with two digital display billboards. In furtherance of that goal, CBS applied to the Department of Codes and Building Safety (the "Department") of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County ("Metro"). The Department denied the © 2017 Thomson Reuters 9