Amendment to Rules of Procedure, Rule 50 - Election to boards and commissions
Metro Council, April 7, 2026
105 bills and resolutions and 28 appointments. Meeting page · Agenda (PDF) · Minutes (PDF)
- 46 passed
- 50 moving forward
- 1 failed
- 5 put off
- 1 withdrawn
- 1 replaced
- 1 on the agenda, no action recorded
Passed 46
Final votes: these are now law or adopted.
Urges the Tennessee General Assembly to support House Bill 1289/Senate Bill 1247, as amended, the Alyssa Lotkis Safety Act. The bills would have state departments work with local governments on a uniform safety plan for parks.
Asks Metro, through the Department of Finance, to study tax rates and services in the Urban Services District and General Services District, including merging the districts and special funds for street lighting, trash and fire services. Asks for a report to the Budget and Finance Committee by January 4, 2027.
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.
Accepts a Tennessee Department of Human Services grant of up to $1,170,526 for the Davidson County Juvenile Court to set up and enforce child support program guidelines for children born out of wedlock. The grant requires a cash match of $602,998, and the Mayor is authorized to sign it.
Accepts the terms of a purchasing agreement between Region 4 Education Service Center and Kofile Technologies, Inc. for digital solutions and records management, requested by the Circuit Court Clerk. The anticipated project value is $1 million, with estimated savings of $90,071, and the agreement would expire on June 30, 2027.
Approves an application by the Metropolitan Action Commission for a $400,000 Advancing Workforce Mobility Grant from Walmart, Inc., with no cash match required. If awarded, it would expand the MAC4Jobs program to help workers from low-income households in Nashville get high-demand tech jobs.
Approves a first amendment to the affordable housing construction grant contract with Urban Housing Solutions, which received $1,312,500. It changes the payment schedule so money is drawn when the first 55, 110 and 165 units are finished, and after final Metro Code inspections.
Approves a first amendment to the affordable housing grant contract with The William Franklin Buchanan Community Development Corporation, which got $7 million for 60 units of affordable cooperative housing in Goodlettsville. It extends the deadline to create the limited equity cooperative and the contract term from December 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
Approves a contract between Metro and Botero and Finley Investments for golf cart and utility cart rental services, with an estimated value of $750,000 over 60 months. The carts are supplied as needed at the Nashville Fairgrounds and across Metro, and the contractor will also maintain Metro's utility carts as needed.
Approves a 60-month contract with Grand Central Party Rental, Inc. dba Grand Tent Event to rent tents to Metro, including delivery, set-up, tear-down and site clean-up. The estimated value is $500,000.
Accepts the terms of an agreement between Region 4 Education Service Center in Texas and ADP, Inc. so Metro can buy human capital management systems and managed business solutions for the Finance Department. The project is valued at $660,000, with estimated savings of $64,571, and the agreement runs through December 31, 2028.
A resolution approving an application for a Historic Preservation Fund Grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Historical Commission, to fund support for a survey of three community subareas of Davidson County - North, South, and Southeast Nashville - which comprise a wide mix of racial and socio- economic communities and histories.
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Gives $80,000 from the Community Safety Fund to Friends of Mill Ridge Park to improve community safety by increasing access to greenspace and outdoor services. The group would work with partners to hold 100 free recreation and conservation activities for people living and working in South Nashville.
Accepts a grant of up to $1,311,652 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with no cash match, for the Metropolitan Board of Health. The money is for HIV/AIDS prevention, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment, and a Minority AIDS Initiative program, and the grant period is March 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027.
Accepts the terms of a purchasing agreement with CORT Business Services Corporation, set up through Sourcewell, for home and office furniture rental for the Office of Homeless Services. The expected value is $200,000, with an estimated savings of $55,071, and the agreement runs to December 4, 2027.
Accepts the terms of a purchasing agreement with Buckeye International, Inc., set up through Choice Partners, for custodial supplies for the Nashville Public Library. The expected value is $75,000, with an estimated savings of $8,011, and the agreement expires September 20, 2026.
Increases two Nashville After Zone Alliance grant contracts for out-of-school programs to add summer slots. Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee gets $25,600 more and Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. gets $28,000 more.
Approves the Nashville Public Library applying for a $179,841.25 National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, with no cash match required. If awarded, it would help teach youth and adults Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy skills.
Increases the Centennial Park Conservancy's grant to Metro Parks by $698,972, from $5,285,000 to $5,983,972, with no cash match. The money covers general construction expenses and pathways for the improvement project on Centennial Park's North Side.
Raises the value of an in-kind grant from the Cumberland River Compact from $8,000 to $22,000 for improvements to the restroom in the Quonset Hut in Shelby Park. No cash match is required, and the Compact is responsible for repairs, winterization and general maintenance of the bathroom.
Approves a change to the Nashville Parks Foundation's in-kind grant for the second phase of the Watkins Park Pump Track, raising its estimated maximum value from $200,000 to $600,000. The Foundation pays for the project directly, so no money goes to Metro.
Lets the Department of Law settle the injury claims of Kierra Sims and her minor child, Jazele Sampson, for $40,000, paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund. The claims come from a February 13, 2024 accident involving a Metro Parks vehicle near 1403 Turner Street, Old Hickory.
Approves an agreement for the Metro Police Department to use Middle Tennessee State University's Tennessee Miller Coliseum for mounted patrol training from October 4, 2026, to October 8, 2026. Metro pays $18 per day for stalls, $30 per day for RV hookups, and the current rate for bagged shavings.
Accepts the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement between N Ear Inc. and the United States General Services Administration so Metro can buy radio earpieces for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The anticipated project value is $200,000, and the agreement would expire on March 5, 2030.
Accepts a purchasing agreement between Sourcewell and Populus Technologies, Inc. so the Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure can buy curb and mobility management systems. The expected value is $200,000, with estimated savings of $80,071, and the agreement ends January 15, 2028.
Approves an application for a license agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to put a permanent art installation on state property at the north point of Clarksville Highway and Rosa L. Parks Blvd. The art would replace the existing "Welcome to Bordeaux" sign, and the project budget rose from $185,000 to $300,000.
Approves an agreement with Swami - Shreeji Hermitage, LLC, which will build about 592 feet of 12-inch and 1,871 feet of 15-inch sewer main for the Avid Hotel development and improve about 991 more feet of public sewer main. Metro will pay up to $549,842.39 (50% of shared costs) plus up to $450,157.61 to reimburse the extra work, for $1 million total.
Accepts the terms of a purchasing agreement with Hydromax USA, LLC for valve exercising, hydrant maintenance and related services for Water and Sewerage Services, which other Metro departments can also use. Metro's participation can last no more than sixty months.
Lets Metro accept about 1,662 feet of new 15-inch, 514 feet of 16-inch and 199 feet of 18-inch sewer main, plus fourteen sewer manholes, for property at 117B Straton Lane, also known as Broadmoor Offsite Sewer.
Lets Metro give up about 625 feet of existing sewer main and accept about 637 feet of new 10-inch sewer main and four manholes at 492 Craighead Street, also known as Vintage Fair Park.
Lets Metro give up about 102 feet of existing eight-inch water main and accept about 102 feet of new eight-inch water main, relocate one fire hydrant assembly, and vertically relocate one sewer manhole at 2244 Hobson Pike, also known as Resurrected Life Chapel.
Affirms the creation of an Emergency Preparedness Working Group to develop a guidebook that helps Council Members assist residents in weather and non-weather emergencies. Asks that the group's outcomes be presented to the Council by August 17, 2027.
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.
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.
Honors the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., who died March 5, 2026. Recognizes his commitment to nonviolent resistance and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, including the Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides.
Recognizes April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Nashville and Davidson County and encourages residents to support families and protect children from abuse and neglect. It also thanks the professionals and volunteers who work to prevent child abuse and help children and families.
Recognizes the Tennessee State University men's basketball team for winning the 2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on March 7, 2026, and earning a spot in the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Honors Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore for 40 years in business and recognizes April 7, 2026, as National Black Bookstore Day in Nashville and Davidson County.
Recognizes April 19 to April 25, 2026, as National Library Week and April 19, 2026, as National Library Workers Day in Nashville and Davidson County, and thanks Nashville Public Library staff and volunteers.
Recognizes Wednesday, April 22, 2026, as Earth Day in Nashville and Davidson County.
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.
Moving forward 50
Bills pass three readings; these cleared one or two tonight.
An ordinance amending Chapters 17.16 and 17.40 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, to permit detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) on legally created residential lots with non-conforming lot area (Proposal No. 2026Z-005TX-001).
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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.
Changes the rules for the Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission. One mayor-appointed seat goes to a nonprofit that runs an animal care facility, such as one offering medical care, advocacy or food for animals. The commission's powers are rewritten, including an annual report due to the mayor and Council by August 1.
Updates the Fire Marshal's Office fee schedule in Metro Code 10.64.018. It sets permit fees, such as $151 for many permit types and $88 for a Knox Box, a $65 re-inspection fee, and formulas for plan review and inspection fees on building projects.
Approves an agreement with Nashville Leased Housing Associates III to build pedestrian signals and crossings at Whites Creek Pike and Dickerson Pike, serving its development at 900 Dickerson Pike. Metro will pay up to $763,334 on a reimbursement basis, and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure will operate and maintain the signals once accepted.
Lets Riverwalk Nashville Homeowners Association remove old light posts and install five pole lights on 25-foot poles in the public right-of-way at 6161 Rivervalley Drive. The association pays all costs, must protect Metro from claims, and must carry at least $4 million in liability insurance.
Abandons about 0.22 miles of old Newsom Station Road right-of-way between Newsom Station Road and Interstate I-40, as requested by Branstetter Legacy Partners LLC. Metro keeps its utility easements, and the applicant has committed to keep a permanent access easement to the existing cemetery.
Allows Metro to negotiate for, condemn and accept permanent and temporary easements on two properties, 178 and 182 Townes Drive, for the Townes Drive Stormwater Improvement Project.
Allows Metro to negotiate for, condemn and accept permanent and temporary easements on six properties on Kenwood Drive, Winding Way and Eastdale Avenue for the Kenwood Drive Stormwater Improvement Project.
Lets Metro abandon about 61 feet of old 10-inch reservoir drain line and accept about 381 feet of new eight-inch sanitary sewer main, three manholes and easements at 1431 Vultee Boulevard, also known as Jetway Logistics. The text says it has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro accept about 1,671 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe (PVC), about 2,282 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe (DIP), 29 sewer manholes and easements for six properties on Nolensville Road and Williams Road in Williamson County, known as Darsey. The text says it costs Metro nothing.
Lets Metro accept the vertical relocation of about 20 feet of existing eight-inch water main, about 803 feet of new eight-inch sewer main, five new sewer manholes and easements for 3332 Murfreesboro Pike and Mt. View Road (unnumbered), known as Mt. View Wawa. The text says it costs Metro nothing.
Amends part of a Planned Unit Development overlay on 11.23 acres at Old Lebanon Dirt Road (unnumbered) and 1704 Robards Way, at the end of Dutchfalls Cove, zoned RM9, to allow up to 77 multi-family homes. It also sets conditions, including working with a neighboring owner to improve an access easement.
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.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building fronts for the 77-unit development at Old Lebanon Dirt Road (unnumbered) and 1704 Robards Way (BL2026-1337) to be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless detailed building elevations approve something else.
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.
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.
Rezones 0.6 acres at 1703 River Drive, about 275 feet east of Hydes Ferry Road, 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 about 50 acres at 3033, 3221 and 3255 Melvin Road and 6227, 6237 and 6317 North New Hope Road, plus two unnumbered parcels, from RS80 and RS15 to a specific plan (SP) allowing up to 164 single-family lots. Short-term rentals are banned, and maximum height is set at 3 stories in 35 feet.
Zoning terms
- RS80
- Single-Family Residential low density residential, requiring a minimum 80,000 square foot lot and intended for single-family dwellings.
- RS15
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 15,000 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 in the Melvin Road and North New Hope Road specific plan (BL2026-1342) to be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless detailed elevations approved with the plan show otherwise.
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.
Rezones 8.48 acres at 3854 Abernathy Road, about 549 feet west of Clarksville Pike, from RS15 to a specific plan (SP) allowing 63 detached multi-family units with 9 accessory apartments. Short-term rentals are banned and individual platted lots are not allowed.
Zoning terms
- RS15
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 15,000 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 in the 3854 Abernathy Road specific plan (BL2026-1345) to be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, and glass, or similar materials, unless detailed elevations approved with the plan show otherwise.
Amends a Specific Plan for 900, 904, 910, 912, 914 and 916 8th Avenue South and 901 through 925 Bass Street (3.05 acres) to permit 365 multi-family residential units, with a 75-foot maximum height and no short-term rentals.
Requires building facades in the 8th Avenue South and Bass Street development to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed elevations.
Cancels part of a Planned Unit Development Overlay District at 5309 Weber Road, about 85 feet west of Andrew Jackson Parkway (2.02 acres, zoned R10).
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.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 5309 Weber Road (2.02 acres) from R10 to SP to permit up to 18 multi-family residential units, and bans short-term rentals.
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.
- 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 the 5309 Weber Road development to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed elevations.
Rezones 2400, 2402 and 2404 Brick Church Pike (0.95 acres) from CL and RS7.5 to MUL-A-NS.
Zoning terms
- CL
- Commercial Limited is intended for retail, consumer service, financial, restaurant, and office uses.
- RS7.5
- Single-Family Residential requires a minimum 7,500 square foot lot and is intended for single-family dwellings.
- 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 2318 Foster Avenue, about 134 feet north of Peachtree Street (0.17 acres), 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 100 Taylor Street, about 194 feet east of 2nd Avenue North (1.32 acres), from IG to SP to permit a mixed-use development. Uses are limited to general office, artisan manufacturing, multi-media production, restaurants, personal care services, retail and up to 2,000 square feet of indoor commercial amusement, and short-term rentals are prohibited.
Zoning terms
- IG
- Industrial General is intended for a wide range of intensive manufacturing uses.
- 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 a two-year permit from the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) before anyone puts a sandwich board sign on a public sidewalk or street. Applicants must show liability insurance, and the signs have limits on size, height, location and overnight display.
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 operator of each shopping center to provide one rubbish and garbage container for every three tenant bays. The containers must be visible and reachable by the public and kept clean and sanitary.
Lets Metro keep using a purchasing agreement between the Wilson County Board of Education and Dell Marketing, L.P. to buy computer hardware and software. The agreement is expected to be worth $75 million, to save Metro $4,515,071, and to expire on March 27, 2029.
Approves a donated greenway conservation easement of about 3.14 acres at 552 Misty Creek Court from Domain Timberlake Multistate 2, LLC. It costs Metro nothing to acquire.
Approves a donated greenway conservation easement of about 0.612 acres at 2518 W Heiman Street from 2500 W Heiman, LP. It costs Metro nothing to acquire.
Allows 603 Southgate LLC to build and maintain an underground encroachment, an irrigation system in the grass strip, in the public right-of-way at 603 Southgate Avenue. The company must pay all costs and carry at least $4 million in liability insurance naming Metro as an insured party.
Lets Metro negotiate for, condemn and accept permanent and temporary easements at 1013 Maynor Avenue for the Maynor Avenue Stormwater Improvement Project.
Lets Metro accept new eight-inch water and sewer pipes, three fire hydrant assemblies, 19 sewer manholes and easements at Lucile Street (unnumbered), also known as City Vista II. The water main is about 1,139 feet long and the sewer mains are about 1,555 feet and 607 feet long, at no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro give up older water and sewer lines, 11 fire hydrant assemblies, 22 manholes and easements, and accept new water and sewer lines, four fire hydrant assemblies, nine manholes and easements. This covers 17 properties at Cowan Street, Waterside Drive, River North Boulevard and North 9th Street, known as River North Early Works, at no cost to Metro.
Failed 1
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.
Put off 5
Deferred to a later meeting or sent to committee.
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.
Applies a Historic Landmark Overlay District to 4301 Harding Pike, 296 feet southwest of Woodlawn Drive, a 3.99-acre property zoned CS in the Harding/White Bridge Urban Design Overlay.
Zoning terms
- 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.
Authorizes building material restrictions and requirements for the proposed Historic Landmark Overlay District at 4301 Harding Pike. Requests to waive any of them go to the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission when applying for a historic preservation permit.
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.
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.
Withdrawn 1
Removes "bar or night club" as an allowed use in the SCN, SCC and SCR shopping center zoning districts. Bars already legally operating there could continue, but would lose that status if inactive for thirty continuous months.
Replaced 1
A substitute version took this one's place.
Creates a program in Metro law that puts permit applications and department reviews for affordable housing projects and day care centers ahead of other applications, with affordable housing going first. The reviews themselves are not sped up, and the ordinance repeals the earlier Ordinance No. BL2019-1491, which set up a similar program without putting it in the code.
On the agenda, no action recorded 1
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Board and commission appointments (28)
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Reappointment of Katherine McDonell for a term expiring March 7, 2030. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Whitney Ellis as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Christopher Grimes as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · Withdrawn
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Michele Trueba as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Board of Equalization Appointment of Scott Tyrone as an Alternate for a term expiring April 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Fair Commissioners Board Appointment of Brittany Tabor for a term expiring April 6, 2031. · No action recorded
- Farmers Market Board Reappointment of Scott Moskovitz for a term expiring May 5, 2031. · No action recorded
- Housing Trust Fund Commission Appointment of Lizzie Goddard for a term expiring September 17, 2026. · No action recorded
- Property Standards and Appeals Board Reappointment of Mirza Esteban for a term expiring April 7, 2030. · Deferred to a later meeting
- Sports Authority Reappointment of Daniel (Russ) Pulley for a term expiring February 19, 2032. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Jeffrey Ezell Ace for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Linda Breggin for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Cesar Castro for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · Deferred to a later meeting
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Caroline Everett for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · Deferred to a later meeting
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of CM Sandy Ewing for a term expiring April 15, 2028. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Matthew K. Taylor for a term expiring April 15, 2028. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Jennifer Wang for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Erica Weeks for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · No action recorded
- Traffic and Parking Commission Appointment of Lauren Gaines for a term expiring April 3, 2028. · No action recorded
- Zoning Appeals Board Appointment of Michael Garrigan for a term expiring February 26, 2031. · No action recorded
- Zoning Appeals Board Appointment of Anna Yoder for a term expiring February 26, 2027. · No action recorded
- Arts Commission Reappointment of Evan R. Brown for a term expiring April 26, 2030. · Approved
- Planning Commission Reappointment of Jessica Farr for a term expiring March 31, 2030. · Approved
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of CM Burkley Allen for a term expiring April 15, 2028. · Approved
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Jason Carney for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · Approved
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Michelle Hamman for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · Approved
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Stephanie Teatro for a term expiring March 14, 2028. · Approved
- Health and Educational Facilities Board Consideration of nominees to fill one vacancy on the Board with a term expiring September 30, 2028, with an election to be conducted at the May 7, 2026 Council meeting. · Nick Cavin nominated by CM Capp · Nominated; the council votes on confirmation later