Amendment to Rules of Procedure, Rule 13.4 - Filing Deadlines; emergency items
Metro Council, March 3, 2026
133 bills and resolutions and 33 appointments. Meeting page · Agenda (PDF) · Minutes (PDF)
- 29 passed
- 60 moving forward
- 6 put off
- 32 withdrawn
- 4 replaced
- 2 on the agenda, no action recorded
Passed 29
Final votes: these are now law or adopted.
Elects the people on the attached list as notaries public for Davidson County.
Approves an application to Bloomberg Philanthropies for a $50,000 Youth Climate Action Fund grant, with no cash match required. The money would create a Neighborhood Youth Climate Captains program with the Cumberland River Compact, and lets the Office of the Mayor submit the application.
Accepts a grant of up to $188,500 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for litter pickup and litter prevention education in Davidson County. No cash match is required, and the money goes to the Sheriff's Office.
States Metro's intent to issue revenue bonds, notes or other obligations of up to $140 million, as the Electric Power Board requested, to pay for repairs to the electric system after the January 25, 2026 ice storm. It also lets the Electric Power Board be repaid from the proceeds for repair costs it paid beforehand.
Approves a change to a grant agreement with the National League of Cities for the Southern Cities Economic Initiative, run by the Metropolitan Finance Department. The change extends the grant period to June 30, 2026 and updates the Planning Phase Budget.
Lets the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency make a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for Madison Station, an apartment project of about 211 units at 721 Madison Square for households earning 60% or less of the Area Median Income. The text puts the difference from regular property taxes in the first tax year after completion at $527,457.
Accepts a grant of up to $539,700 from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Board of Health, with no cash match required. The money helps uninsured and under insured people get healthcare through navigation, enrollment help, and connection to programs like Presumptive Eligibility, Family Planning, and the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program.
Accepts a CDC grant of up to $843,396 for the Metropolitan Board of Health to create a workforce development action plan covering eight priority strategies, with internal and external partners. No cash match is required, and the money is restricted until the Board of Health updates the CDC on why the extra funds are needed.
Approves three amendments to the Healthy Start grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that raise it from $497,200 to $1,100,000 for services to reduce infant mortality for pregnant and parenting women. It also moves $67,311 from personnel and fringe benefits and $16,000 from doula services to other budget uses.
Accepts a grant of up to $10,000 from the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging for the Nashville Public Library to buy and install a powered, adult-sized changing table in the single occupancy restroom of the Green Hills Branch Library. No cash match is required.
Accepts an in-kind grant, valued at about $1,500, from the Friends of Two Rivers Mansion of a Summit Commercial Ice Maker for Stone Hall at Two Rivers Mansion. No cash match is required.
Accepts a grant of up to $5,500 from the Hillsboro-West End Neighborhood Association to pay for yearly maintenance and repair of the mosaic Sea Serpent sculpture, "the dragon," at Fannie Mae Dees Park. No cash match is required.
Approves the fourth amendment to a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for the Opry Mills Greenway Connector, a multi-modal path and elevated boardwalk from the Cumberland River Pedestrian Bridge to the Opry Mills Complex. It raises the grant from $1 million to $11,332,929 and the required cash match from $250,000 to $6,983,382.
Accepts a grant of up to $107,000 from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance to the Metro Police Department to pay an outside laboratory or laboratories to test sexual assault kits. No cash match is required.
Approves an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the Connect Downtown Adaptive Signal System, which updates downtown traffic signals with software that adjusts red, yellow and green timing automatically to traffic patterns. It is paid for by a $3,512,179 Carbon Reduction Program grant with no cash match required.
Approves a change to the sole source contract with Transportation Control Systems, Inc. for McCain traffic and pedestrian hardware, raising its value by $6 million from $2.5 million to $8.5 million. It also removes the requirement to list the project name, RFQ or contract number on the proof of insurance document.
Accepts the terms of a purchasing agreement between Sourcewell, a Minnesota government agency, and Toter, LLC, so Metro can buy waste and recycling collection products such as trash and recycling carts for the Department of Waste Services. The anticipated project value is $6 million, and Metro's participation cannot last more than sixty months.
Approves an agreement with Chilton Homes, LLC, which will build about 298 feet of six-inch water main and one fire hydrant for residents on Chilton Street. Metro will pay up to $55,011 (50% of shared costs) plus up to $193,589 to reimburse extra work, for a total of $248,600, and will then operate and maintain the line.
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.
Lets the Department of Law settle David Gonzales's property damage claim for $36,612, paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund. A water main broke on July 2, 2025 in the yard at 3721B Estes Road, and water damaged the foundation and crawlspace of his home at 3719 Estes Road.
Urges the Tennessee General Assembly to support House Bill 1893/Senate Bill 1702, which would let metropolitan governments tax food at a lower rate than the city rate or exempt it from the city tax entirely.
Asks the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation to review its permits for how well the public can access parks and send the review to the Council by August 3, 2026. It also asks that future permits keep park use open and regular for the public.
Changes Metro Code Section 6.08.080 so the Nashville Public Library permanently takes over running the Nashville Education, Community, and Arts Television Corporation's public and educational access channels. The chief librarian would set channel rules, and government access television would stay with the Department of Information Technology Services.
Lets licensed landscape architects, along with land surveyors and professional engineers, prepare and stamp plans for Tier I and Tier II residential infill development. Tier III plans must still be stamped by a professional engineer.
Approves a second change to Metro's contract with Hydromax USA, LLC for valve exercising and hydrant maintenance. It adds six months, for a total of 66 months, changes the proof of insurance wording, and adds required language about the boycott of Israel.
Lets Metro accept about 1,529 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe, seven manholes and easements for two properties on West Division Street (unnumbered) in Mt. Juliet, known as Canebrake Subdivision - Phase 2B. It has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro accept new sewer pipes (about 1,478 feet of eight-inch, 687 feet of two-inch and 100 feet of one and a half-inch), eight manholes and easements for 9913 and 9917 Maupin Road, known as WMN Regency Hills. It has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro give up old sewer pipes, six manholes and easements and accept new water and sewer lines, two fire hydrant assemblies, 18 manholes and easements for nine properties at Dickerson Pike, Gatewood Avenue and Marie Street, known as The Pike Phase 1. It has no cost to Metro.
Moving forward 60
Bills pass three readings; these cleared one or two tonight.
Applies a Commercial Compatibility Overlay District to various properties on Buchanan Street between 21st Ave N and Interstate 65 (15.58 acres).
Applies a Commercial Compatibility Overlay District to various properties on Buchanan Street between 24th Ave N and 21st Ave North (4.17 acres).
Lets the water and sewerage director give a one-time bill credit after the January 2026 winter storm: $25.51 for residential and $23.37 for commercial customers who pay water and sewer, and $10.07 residential or $7.93 commercial for water-only customers. Also lets the director pause shut-offs for non-payment and late charges, and approve payment plans of up to six months.
Rewrites Metro's sign rules in the zoning code, replacing the portable and temporary on-premise sign definitions with one "temporary sign" definition and limiting temporary signs to no more than 120 days a year. Sets window sign limits of 25% coverage and 5% illuminated area, updates election sign rules, and measures sign lighting in lumens instead of watts.
Rezones 1905 and 1907 Ashton Avenue, about 337 feet south of John Mallette Drive (0.48 acres), from RS10 to R10.
Zoning terms
- RS10
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- R10
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 4.03 acres at 513 and 525 Merritt Avenue, 1300 and 1312 Martin Street, and 548 Hamilton Avenue from IWD and RM20-A-NS to SP to allow a mixed use development. It caps the site at 150 hotel rooms, 7,500 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and 175 apartments, limits the hotel building to 75 feet tall, and bans short term rentals.
Zoning terms
- IWD
- Industrial Warehousing/Distribution is intended for a wide range of warehousing, wholesaling, and bulk distribution uses.
- 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.
- 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.
Requires buildings in the Merritt Avenue, Martin Street and Hamilton Avenue development (BL2026-1248) to have facades of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding and glass, or very similar materials, unless detailed building elevations in the preliminary plan approve something else.
Rezones 408 Donelson Pike, about 140 feet south of Lakeland Drive (0.67 acres), from OL to MUL-A-NS.
Zoning terms
- OL
- Office Limited is intended for moderate intensity office uses.
- MUL-A-NS
- Mixed Use Limited is intended for a moderate intensity mixture of residential, retail, restaurant, 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.
Rezones various properties along Rolland Road, east of Wilson Boulevard and west of Carden Avenue (2.4 acres), from R8 to RS10.
Zoning terms
- R8
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
- RS10
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 1704 River Drive, about 280 feet west of River Court (0.98 acres), from RS10 to R10.
Zoning terms
- RS10
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- R10
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 228 and 230 Elberta Street, at the corner of Burbank Avenue (0.56 acres), from RS5 to SP to allow four new multi-family units plus one existing duplex unit. Short-term rentals are banned, and the plan sets design, landscaping and parking conditions.
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.
Requires building facades at 228 and 230 Elberta Street, at the corner of Burbank Avenue and Elberta Street (0.56 acres), to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed building elevations with the preliminary plan.
Rezones 1004 and 1104 Cass Street, at the northwest corner of Cass Street and Owen Street (0.38 acres), from R6 to SP zoning to allow up to eight multi-family homes. Short-term rentals are banned, and the ordinance lists conditions the plans must meet.
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.
- 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.
Requires building facades at 1004 and 1104 Cass Street, at the northwest corner of Cass Street and Owen Street (0.38 acres), to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed building elevations with the preliminary plan.
Rezones 4046 and 4060 Murfreesboro Pike, about 399 feet southwest of Maxwell Road (10.12 acres), from AR2a to RM15-A-NS zoning. The land is within the Murfreesboro Pike Urban Design Overlay District.
Zoning terms
- AR2a
- Agricultural/Residential requires a minimum lot size of two acres and is intended for uses that generally occur in rural areas, including single-family, two-family, and mobile homes at a density of one dwelling unit per two acres.
- 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.
Rezones 307 Joyner Avenue, about 164 feet west of Burbank Avenue (0.17 acres), from RS5 to R6-A zoning.
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.
Rezones 3, 3B, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13A, 13B, 13C and 13D Fern Avenue and 101, 103, 105 and 107 Elmhurst Avenue (0.61 acres) from RM20-A to SP zoning. It allows all RM20-A uses plus short-term rentals where the owner does not live, and lists conditions the plans must meet.
Zoning terms
- RM20-A
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Rezones 505 Patterson Street, about 125 feet west of Meade Avenue (0.34 acres), from RS7.5 to R8-A.
Zoning terms
- RS7.5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 7,500 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- R8-A
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 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.
Rezones 50 Vantage Way, at the corner of French Landing Drive and Vantage Way (3.43 acres), from IWD to MUG-NS.
Zoning terms
- IWD
- Industrial Warehousing/Distribution is intended for a wide range of warehousing, wholesaling, and bulk distribution uses.
- MUG-NS
- Mixed Use General intended for a moderately high intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses. 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.
Rezones 1103 West Grove Avenue, about 79 feet west of 11th Avenue South (0.17 acres), from R8 to R6-A.
Zoning terms
- R8
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
- 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.
Rezones 524 High Street, about 42 feet northeast of Mays Street (0.16 acres), from RS7.5 to R6-A.
Zoning terms
- RS7.5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 7,500 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.
Rezones 12.91 acres on West Campbell Road (unnumbered), about 364 feet north of Cunniff Parkway, from RS20 to a Specific Plan (SP) district allowing 17 single-family lots and 19 multi-family residential units. Short term rentals are prohibited, and the SP sets conditions such as a 20-foot landscape buffer along West Campbell Road.
Zoning terms
- RS20
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 20,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings only.
- 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.
Sets building material rules for the West Campbell Road Specific Plan (BL2026-1275): building facades must be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless detailed building elevations in the preliminary SP show otherwise.
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.
Rezones 0.73 acres at 4206 Hermitage Road, about 455 feet north of Lebanon Pike, from R10 to CS.
Zoning terms
- R10
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
- 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.
Applies a Historic Landmark Overlay District to 0.74 acres at 253 Leon Loop, about 113 feet south of Humphreys Street, which is zoned 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.
Authorizes building material restrictions and requirements for the Historic Landmark Overlay District at 253 Leon Loop (BL2026-1278), as described in Exhibit A. Requests for a waiver go to the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission when applying for a historic preservation permit.
Rezones 0.17 acres at 109 Elberta Street, about 245 feet east of Foster Avenue, from RS5 to R6-A.
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.
Rezones 2003 Straightway Avenue, about 190 feet east of Scott Avenue (1.83 acres), from R6 to SP to allow up to 36 multi-family homes, 20 already there and 16 new. Short-term rentals are banned in the development.
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.
- 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.
Requires buildings at the 2003 Straightway Avenue development (BL2026-1281) to have facades that are at least 50% brick. The rest can be brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials.
Rezones part of 1900 Acklen Avenue, about 265 feet east of 20th Avenue South (0.14 acres), from OR20 to MUL. The land is partly in the Hillsboro Village Urban Design Overlay.
Zoning terms
- OR20
- Office/Residential is intended for office and/or multi-family residential units at up to 20 dwelling units per acre.
- MUL
- Mixed Use Limited is intended for a moderate intensity mixture of residential, retail, restaurant, and office uses.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 40.96 acres of various properties east of Korean Veterans Boulevard and south of Sylvan Street from IG to DTC.
Zoning terms
- IG
- Industrial General is intended for a wide range of intensive manufacturing uses.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 5.94 acres on Hobson Pike, about 460 feet northeast of Hamilton Church Road, from RS10 to SP for a mixed-use development. It allows 52 multi-family units plus CN uses, but bars beer and cigarette markets, bars and nightclubs, and short-term rentals.
Zoning terms
- RS10
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum of 10,000 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.
Requires buildings at the Hobson Pike mixed-use development (BL2026-1285) to have facades of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials.
Changes the community meeting rules for leasing metropolitan government-owned property to a private entity for more than five years. It raises the land value that triggers a meeting from $1 million to $5 million, requires notice by mail or email at least 14 days ahead and signs on the property, and has the district council member schedule the meeting within 45 days of the lessee's written request, or the lessee schedules it.
Requires the Planning Department to email the district council member within two business days when Planning or the Department of Law decides a condition or feature of an approved specific plan (SP) zoning district is unenforceable.
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.
Approves a change to Metro's contract with iTEDIUM, Inc. for COBRA benefits administration and billing. It extends the contract through February 22, 2027, past the 60-month limit, and adds $20,000 for a new total of $220,000.
Approves a second change to Metro's contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the 800Mhz public safety radio system upgrade and maintenance. It extends the contract to July 1, 2026 (63 months) and adds $795,735, for a new total of $33,735,921.
Approves an agreement in which Vanderbilt University pays the Metro Nashville Police Department back for protective services at events or operations in MNPD's jurisdiction, including overtime. The agreement lasts sixty months and either side can end it with 30 days' written notice.
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.
Lets Metro accept about 4,015 feet of new eight-inch water main, about 4,156 feet of new eight-inch sewer main, eight fire hydrant assemblies, 36 sewer manholes and easements at 6103 Mt. View Road. It has no cost to Metro.
Rezones 0.32 acres at 800 Gwynn Drive, at the southeast corner of Patapsco Street and Gwynn Drive, from RS7.5 to R8-A.
Zoning terms
- RS7.5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 7,500 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- R8-A
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 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.
Amends a Specific Plan for 12.15 acres at 2304 Hobson Pike to allow a day care center for up to 75 inside the existing religious institution building. The plan still allows up to 59 detached multi-family units and a religious institution, and bans short term rentals.
Rezones 0.14 acres at 1027 Wade Avenue, at the southeast corner of Wade Avenue and 11th Avenue South, from R8 to a Specific Plan allowing four multi-family residential units. Short term rentals are banned.
Zoning terms
- R8
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades at 1027 Wade Avenue to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding and glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the building elevations. This goes with the four-unit Specific Plan in BL2026-1305.
Rezones 0.34 acres at 100 Kenner Avenue, in the Harding/White Bridge Urban Design Overlay, from OR20 to a Specific Plan for a mixed use development. It allows up to 2,000 square feet of restaurant and take-out and up to 2,500 square feet of commissary kitchen, and bans short term rentals.
Zoning terms
- OR20
- Office/Residential is intended for office and/or multi-family residential units at up to 20 dwelling units per acre.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 14.07 acres at 911, 920 and 921 Perimeter Court, about 285 feet southeast of Perimeter Place Drive, from IWD, ORI and SP to MUL-NS.
Zoning terms
- IWD
- Industrial Warehousing/Distribution is intended for a wide range of warehousing, wholesaling, and bulk distribution uses.
- ORI
- Office/Residential Intensive is intended for high intensity office and/or multi-family uses with limited retail opportunities.
- 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.
- MUL-NS
- Mixed Use Limited is intended for a moderate intensity mixture of residential, retail, restaurant, and office uses. 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.
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.
Rezones 2507 Meharry Boulevard, about 166 feet west of 25th Avenue North (0.17 acres), from RS5 to R6-A. The property is within 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.
Amends part of a Planned Unit Development at 201 Gifford Place, at the corner of Gifford Place and Whites Creek Pike (3.11 acres), to allow 120 multi-family residential units within the existing building. Short-term rentals are banned across the whole development.
Amends the River North Urban Design Overlay for properties on Cowan Street, Cowan Court and Waterside Drive (165.21 acres) to create a new Subdistrict 3 and update the general standards on future streets and open space. It also sets conditions, including coordinating on the street network and consulting Metro Parks and Greenways on the Riverfront Greenway.
Sets building material rules for the River North Urban Design Overlay on Cowan Street, Cowan Court and Waterside Drive (165.21 acres). Building faces visible from a public street, open space or interstate must use materials such as masonry, textured metal, metal paneling or precast concrete, with spandrel glass allowed on upper stories only.
Removes the sunset date from Chapter 5.11 of the Metro Code, so the tree canopy funding program no longer has to be extended again. As amended, it also allows money from the general fund or by transfer to be used for planting, replacing, watering and caring for trees.
Lets the Assessor of Property lower Tax Year 2026 property assessments for properties destroyed or badly damaged by Winter Storm Fern, based on the actual time they were destroyed or damaged. Owners must apply before September 1, and the proration applies when the time exceeds thirty days.
Gives the Electric Power Board an overhead and pole placement easement on property the Metropolitan Government owns at 2907 Booker Street, for supplying electricity. It lets the Director of Public Property Administration grant the easement and sign the papers.
Approves a second change to Metro's contract with InspectionReportsOnline.net Inc. for fire protection system inspection reports, extending it to July 31, 2026 and adding required language about the boycott of Israel. The contract costs Metro nothing, and the Fire Department still receives $10 per report.
Approves an agreement with KIPP Nashville that lets Metro do shoring and related work on KIPP's property at 917 Bell Road so the Global Mall demolition can be finished. Metro would hire the contractor and pay the costs, with work starting no earlier than May 22, 2026 and finishing by July 31, 2026.
Readopts the Metro Code, including supplemental and replacement pages (Supp. No. 52) covering general and permanent ordinances enacted on or before August 20, 2025. Where no specific penalty is given, violations carry a penalty of up to $50.
Lets Metro accept about 1,607 linear feet of new eight-inch sewer main, 10 sewer manholes and easements for two properties at West Division Street (unnumbered) and Lawler Lane (unnumbered) in Mt. Juliet, Wilson County, known as Canebrake Phase 3A Revision 01.
Gives 3rd Avenue South between Broadway and Symphony Place the honorary name "Johnny Cash Way" and directs the transportation department to put up signs. No resident or business has to change its address.
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Deferred to a later meeting or sent to committee.
Amendment to Rules of Procedure, Rule 50 - Election to boards and commissions
Requires the transportation department (NDOT) to study how new developments affect roads and other transportation within a two-mile radius when a site plan or rezoning is on a road or intersection rated 'D', 'E', or 'F' and would add 5 percent or more daily trips, or when three or more nearby site plans were approved in the past five years. The study is shared with the Planning Commission and the district council member, and its recommended fixes go into later capital budgets.
Asks the Electric Power Board to fire Teresa Broyles-Aplin, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nashville Electric Service, over problems with leadership, preparation, risk management and public communication during the outages after Winter Storm Fern. It also urges the Board to run an open leadership transition and send it a copy of the resolution.
Requires businesses in Nashville and Davidson County that advertise prices set by an algorithm using a person's own data to show the notice "THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA." The Department of Codes Administration would enforce it.
Rezones properties on Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive, at the southwest corner of Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive (5.29 acres), from R8 to SP zoning for a mixed-use development. It allows up to 225 residential units in all districts and up to 12,100 square feet of nonresidential uses in District 1, and bans short-term rentals in Districts 2 and 3.
Zoning terms
- R8
- One and Two-Family Residential requires a minimum 8,000 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings and duplexes.
- 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.
Requires building fronts at the Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive development (BL2025-1163) to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, and glass, or substantially similar materials, unless other materials are approved on detailed building drawings.
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Creates a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Exclusion Overlay district that bans detached accessory dwelling units in the area it covers. It can only apply to connected lots in zoning districts that allow them, and not to specific plan (SP) districts.
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.
Requires the Department of Human Resources to give anonymous annual surveys to employees of Metro departments, boards and commissions about leadership and management, workplace culture, professional growth and contributing to goals. Results go to the mayor, the department director, and the board or commission, and to the Council on request.
Approves a contract with Fairpointe Planning, LLC for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, and program management, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Gresham Smith for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, traffic signals, and construction inspection, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with GRW Engineers, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, and traffic signals, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and construction inspection, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Lose & Associates, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and surveying, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Orchards, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM Advisors) for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and surveying, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Borra, Himakara Gupta dba Borra Consulting for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers traffic signals, communications and public relations, development services and survey/CAD work.
Approves a contract with CDM Smith Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Collier Engineering Co., Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Consor North America Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, communications and public relations, development services, and grant/loan/research/policy coordination.
Approves a contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, inspection and survey work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Alfred Benesch & Company for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, public relations and CAD work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, public relations, survey and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Arcadis US Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, development services and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Barge Design Solutions, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection and survey work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with KCI Technologies, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Lamar Dunn & Associates, Inc. dba LDA Engineering for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Ragan-Smith Associates, LLC for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
Approves a contract with Volkert Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as design, construction inspection and surveying, that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
Approves a contract with WSP USA Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
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A substitute version took this one's place.
Replaces the Downtown Code with a new version that adds an East Bend Subdistrict on the East Bank, bounded by I-24 on the south and east, Korean Veterans Blvd on the north, and the Cumberland River on the west. It also tells planning staff to work with other Metro groups on a street grid plan and to send the East Bend Public Realm Design Framework to the Downtown Code Design Review Committee.
Opposes The Boring Company's proposed Music City Loop tunnel, citing concerns about safety, labor practices, transparency, environmental and geological risk, and lack of engagement with residents and the Council. Asks the company to hold public briefings, release its studies, show it follows fair labor standards, communicate with all Council Members, and give plans for delay or abandonment.
Asks the Planning Department Housing Division to keep studying and carrying out new housing solutions, and asks MDHA to research and use such solutions on surplus Metro or MDHA land suited for homes. Also asks that the work be funded in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget at an amount recommended by the Planning Director and the MDHA President & CEO.
Replaces Metro's driveway rules with the NDOT Access Management Manual, which sets how driveways and other access from private property to public streets must be built for new development. It also lets owners ask NDOT for waivers, with appeals to the Traffic and Parking Commission, and adds setback rules for off-street loading docks.
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Gives $1.5 million in leftover American Rescue Plan Act money to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and amends its grant contract, raising the most Metro can owe to $3,969,671. The money pays for interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road.
Board and commission appointments (33)
- Greenways and Open Space Commission Election to fill one vacancy on the Commission with a term expiring on August 31, 2027. With this vacancy, the Council is responsible for electing persons from its own membership to serve on the Commission. · CM Parker nominated by CM Toombs · CM Hancock nominated by CM Vo · Elected
- Transportation Licensing Commission Consideration of nominees to fill one vacancy on the Commission with a term expiring on January 31, 2028, with an election to be conducted at the March 3, 2026 Council meeting. · Manaen Hall nominated by CM Parker · Elected
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Appointment of Daniel Capparella for a term expiring March 7, 2028. · No action recorded
- Civil Service Commission Reappointment of Alysia Jones for a term expiring March 31, 2031. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Lori Caste as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Reappointment of Alexa J. Coulton for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Reappointment of Deb Dawson for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Truitt Ellis as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Roger Farmer as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · Withdrawn
- Board of Equalization Appointment of John Green for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Reappointment of Melba Jackson for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Michael Milliner as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Israel D. Nellis as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Mia Parker as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Carnell Scruggs for a term expiring April 15, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Derrick Starks as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Planning Commission Reappointment of Greg Adkins for a term expiring March 31, 2030. · No action recorded
- Planning Commission Reappointment of Aria M. Dang for a term expiring March 31, 2030. · No action recorded
- Planning Commission Reappointment of Jessica Farr for a term expiring March 31, 2030. · Deferred to a later meeting
- Public Library Board Reappointment of Charvis Rand for a term expiring April 6, 2033. · No action recorded
- Traffic and Parking Commission Reappointment of Brandon Mason for a term expiring April 3, 2031. · No action recorded
- Action Commission Reappointment of Shilan Haji for a term expiring February 2, 2029. · Approved
- Employee Benefits Study and Formulating Committee Appointment of Margaret Darby for a term expiring March 3, 2031. · Approved
- Employee Benefits Study and Formulating Committee Appointment of Lesley Farmer for a term expiring March 3, 2031. · Approved
- Employee Benefits Study and Formulating Committee Appointment of Glenn Farner for a term expiring March 3, 2031. · Approved
- Employee Benefits Study and Formulating Committee Appointment of Gary Moore for a term expiring March 3, 2031. · Approved
- Employee Benefits Study and Formulating Committee Appointment of John Tishler for a term expiring March 3, 2031. · Approved
- Fire and Building Code Appeals Board Reappointment of Anthony Locke for a term expiring March 1, 2030. · Approved
- Sports Authority Appointment of Jon Glassmeyer for a term expiring February 17, 2030. · Approved
- Sports Authority Reappointment of Anna Page for a term expiring February 19, 2032. · Approved
- Sports Authority Appointment of Kendell Poole for a term expiring February 19, 2032. · Approved
- Sports Authority Appointment of Adam Sansiveri for a term expiring February 19, 2032. · Approved
- Sports Authority Appointment of Victor Wynn for a term expiring February 17, 2030. · Approved