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Changes an existing SP zoning plan for about 2.78 acres west of McFerrin Avenue and north of West Eastland Avenue, in the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District, to also allow 12 detached accessory dwelling units. The site is limited to 15 residential units, 4 live/work units, 12 of these accessory units and 3,250 square feet of non-residential uses, and short-term rentals are banned.
Zoning terms
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
October 6, 2026 · Passed first reading; two more votes to go · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Rezones 0.8 acres at 709 and 713 Hart Lane, about 100 feet east of Hutson Avenue, from RS15 to CS.
Zoning terms
- RS15
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 15,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- CS
- Commercial Service is intended for retail, consumer service, financial, restaurant, office, self-service storage, light manufacturing, and small warehouse uses.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
October 6, 2026 · Passed first reading; two more votes to go · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Rezones 0.16 acres at 105 North 9th Street, about 106 feet north of Ramsey Street, from RM20 to RN2.
Zoning terms
- RM20
- Multi-Family Residential is intended for single-family, duplex, and multi-family dwellings at a density of 20 dwelling units per acre.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
October 6, 2026 · Passed first reading; two more votes to go · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Rezones 100 Meridian Street (4.16 acres), at the southwest corner of Meridian Street and Lischey Place, from RM20 to SP for a mixed use development. It allows 300 multi-family homes, a day care center, and up to 2,000 square feet of retail or restaurant space, and prohibits short-term rentals.
Zoning terms
- RM20
- Multi-Family Residential is intended for single-family, duplex, and multi-family dwellings at a density of 20 dwelling units per acre.
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
September 15, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Requires building facades at 100 Meridian Street, at the southwest corner of Meridian Street and Lischey Place (4.16 acres), to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the building plans.
September 15, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Approves Metro accepting a donated greenway conservation easement of about 0.38 acres at 329 Ben Allen Road from Ben Allen Land Partners, LLC, at no cost to Metro.
September 15, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Kyonzte Toombs, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall and 5 more
District 5 Official record
Lets 730 Main Street Investments LLC build and maintain an aboveground and underground building footer that reaches into the public right-of-way at 730 Main Street. The company must pay all costs and carry liability insurance naming Metro as an insured party.
September 15, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Clay Capp, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Lets the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency make a deal to accept payments in place of property taxes for Trinity Community Housing at 204 E Trinity Lane, a planned project of about 22 units for people earning 60% or less of the area median income. The owner would pay $8,503 in the first year after completion, rising 3% each year over 10 years.
September 1, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Jason Spain, Rollin Horton, Burkley Allen
District 5 Official record
Amends a Specific Plan and rezones 19.09 acres west of Gallatin Avenue, east of Emmett Avenue, south of McClurkan Avenue and north of Douglas Avenue from RS5, CS and OR20 to SP for a mixed-use development. It allows up to 950 multi-family homes, 350,000 square feet of non-residential uses and a 99-key hotel, bans short-term rentals, and sets conditions such as a plan to relocate the Renraw House.
Zoning terms
- RS5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 5,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- CS
- Commercial Service is intended for retail, consumer service, financial, restaurant, office, self-service storage, light manufacturing, and small warehouse uses.
- OR20
- Office/Residential is intended for office and/or multi-family residential units at up to 20 dwelling units per acre.
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
August 18, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading, as amended · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Requires that building facades in the proposed 19.09-acre Specific Plan district (BL2026-1403), west of Gallatin Avenue, east of Emmet Avenue, south of McClurkan Avenue, and north of Douglas Avenue, be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, and glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed building elevations with the preliminary SP.
Zoning terms
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
August 18, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Lets Metro accept one sanitary sewer manhole at 607 W Due West Avenue, also known as the Hub @ 607. It also lets the Directors of Water and Sewerage Services and Public Property Administration sign the needed documents.
August 18, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Allows Metro to get permanent and temporary easements, by negotiation, condemnation and acceptance, on two properties at 101 Eastmoreland Street and 1315 Dickerson Pike for the 101 Eastmoreland Street Stormwater Improvement Project.
August 4, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall, Sandy Ewing
District 5 Official record
Amends a Specific Plan and rezones from RS5 to SP about 2.38 acres at 905 and 907 West Eastland Avenue, 930 and 930 C McFerrin Avenue, and 609 through 645 Richmond Bend, to allow 19 residential units and up to 3,250 square feet of non-residential uses. Short term rentals are prohibited, and the commercial uses are limited to one labeled building.
Zoning terms
- RS5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 5,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
July 21, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Requires building facades in the BL2026-1396 Specific Plan area to be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding and glass, or similar materials, unless detailed elevations with the preliminary SP say otherwise. The site is near West Eastland Avenue, McFerrin Avenue and Richmond Bend.
Zoning terms
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
July 21, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Rezones 0.84 acres at 705 A Skyline Ridge Drive, about 44 feet north of Channing Drive, from RM9 to RM15-A-NS.
Zoning terms
- RM9
- Multi-Family Residential is intended for single-family, duplex, and multi-family dwellings at a density of nine dwelling units per acre.
- RM15-A-NS
- Multi-Family Residential medium-high density residential, intended for multi-family dwellings at 15 units per acre. Alternative is designed to create walkable neighborhoods through the use of appropriate building placement and bulk standards. No Short-Term Rental The -NS designation prohibits Short-Term Rental Property – Owner Occupied and Short-Term Rental Property – Not Owner Occupied uses from the district.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
July 21, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Approves a second amendment to a grant contract with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville for building affordable housing, extending the contract by twelve months. The original contract provided $4 million for 148 Barnes Fund homes at 3539 Dickerson Pike, and the term goes from 24 months to 36 months.
July 21, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Kyonzte Toombs, Rollin Horton, Burkley Allen, Brenda Gadd and 1 more
District 5 Official record
Approves a third change to the grant contract with Urban League of Middle Tennessee, which received $2 million for affordable housing at 590 Joseph Avenue, extending the contract by 12 months to 48 months after it was first signed.
June 16, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Kyonzte Toombs, Rollin Horton, Ginny Welsch, Burkley Allen and 3 more
District 5 Official record
Amends a Specific Plan on 21.95 acres at 915 and 927 Skyline Ridge Drive, about 911 feet west of Skyline Memorial Court, to allow 280 multi-family homes. It bans short-term rentals, keeps 8.9 acres in the north as undisturbed open space, and sets other conditions.
May 19, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Requires building fronts for the 280-unit development at 915 and 927 Skyline Ridge Drive (BL2026-1339) to be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless the preliminary SP's detailed building elevations approve something else.
Zoning terms
- SP
- Specific Plan is a zoning district category that provides for additional flexibility of design, including the relationship of streets to buildings, to provide the ability to implement the specific details of the General Plan.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
May 19, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Rezones 0.21 acres at 1304 and 1306 Jones Avenue, about 191 feet north of Douglas Avenue, from RS5 to MUN-A-NS.
Zoning terms
- RS5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 5,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- MUN-A-NS
- Mixed Use Neighborhood-Alternative is intended for a low intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses and is designed to create walkable neighborhoods through the use of appropriate building placement and bulk standards. No Short-Term Rental The -NS designation prohibits Short-Term Rental Property – Owner Occupied and Short-Term Rental Property – Not Owner Occupied uses from the district.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
May 19, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Lets Metro abandon about 300 feet of 10-inch sewer main and one manhole, and accept new water and sewer mains, eight fire hydrant assemblies and 26 manholes at 329 Ben Allen Road (Osage Arbor at Broadmoor).
May 19, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Rezones 3311, 3313, 3315A, 3317 and 3319 Walton Lane, about 34 feet west of Arrowhead Drive (4.13 acres), from RS10 to RM20-A-NS.
Zoning terms
- RS10
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- RM20-A-NS
- Multi-Family Residential is intended for single-family, duplex, and multifamily dwellings at a density of 20 dwelling units per acre and is designed to create walkable neighborhoods through the use of appropriate building placement and bulk standards. No Short-Term Rental The -NS designation prohibits Short-Term Rental Property – Owner Occupied and Short-Term Rental Property – Not Owner Occupied uses from the district.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
April 21, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Lets Metro negotiate for, condemn and accept permanent and temporary easements at 1013 Maynor Avenue for the Maynor Avenue Stormwater Improvement Project.
April 21, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Lets Metro accept about 90 feet of new eight-inch sewer main, about 33 feet of another eight-inch sewer main, three sewer manholes and easements at 516 Meridian Street. It has no cost to Metro.
April 7, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Changes the Neighborhood Landmark Overlay District at 1085 Zophi Street (0.21 acres, about 215 feet west of Gallatin Pike) to add personal care services as an allowed use. Allowed uses there become R6 uses, religious institution, multi-media production, and personal care services, with limits such as no vehicle access from Zophi Street and signs totaling no more than 30 square feet.
Zoning terms
- R6
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 6,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
March 17, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record
Lets Metro abandon old water and sewer mains, a fire hydrant and two manholes, and accept new water and sewer mains, a fire hydrant and five manholes, at 110 Berry Street. The new lines include about 57 feet of eight-inch and 365 feet of 12-inch water main, and sewer mains of 63, 260 and 167 feet.
March 3, 2026 · Adopted · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
District 5 Official record
Accepts a donated greenway conservation easement of 3.095 acres from Main Street Land Trust at 0 Bethwood Drive, 2539 Allenwood Drive and 2543 Allenwood Drive. There is no cost to Metro.
February 17, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker, Kyonzte Toombs, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall and 4 more
District 5 Official record
Rezones 1435 Meridian Street, at the corner of Meridian Street and Gatewood Ave (0.18 acres), from RS5 to R6-A. The property is in a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay District.
Zoning terms
- RS5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 5,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- R6-A
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 6,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes. Alternative is designed to create walkable neighborhoods through the use of appropriate building placement and bulk standards.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
February 3, 2026 · Passed on third (final) reading · Sponsors: Sean Parker
District 5 Official record