Board of Zoning Appeals, October 15, 2026
Approves Parking special exception at 120 West Due West Avenue, 4-1
What happened
The Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved, 4-1, a special exception from parking requirements for Case 2026-160 at 120 West Due West Avenue in Madison, allowing about 0.5 spaces per unit for a roughly 159-160 unit affordable multifamily adaptive residential development by Ho…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Parking special exception at 120 West Due West Avenue
Special exception from parking requirements in the CS district under the adaptive residential provisions, allowing 0.5 spaces per unit. The project is a new 4/5-story affordable multifamily building of about 159-160 units with roughly 75-80 parking spaces, by Holiday Ventures. The appellant is Ron Taylor; the owner is 1130 Gallatin Pike, LLC; the applicant was represented by David Kleinfelter of Reno and Kavanaugh. The case was pulled from consent because of opposition from neighbor Tyler Coon, who raised traffic safety concerns. Council Member Emily Benedict supported the request. Approved 4-1.
- NDOT concurrence
- approved MMTA (multimodal transportation analysis)
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved, 4-1, a special exception from parking requirements for Case 2026-160 at 120 West Due West Avenue in Madison, allowing about 0.5 spaces per unit for a roughly 159-160 unit affordable multifamily adaptive residential development by Ho…
Key Decisions (9)
Parking special exception at 120 West Due West Avenue
Driveway width and landscape buffer variance at 1012 B&C Old Hickory Boulevard East
Street setback variance at 4037 Albert Drive
Side setback variance at 616 Garfield
Consent agenda: cases 151, 152, 155, 156, 161
Height special exception at 3819 West End Avenue withdrawn
Special exception at 1625 Meridian Street deferred
Tennis club special exception at 1317 Hildreth Drive deferred
Variances at 2616 Tiffany Drive withdrawn
Development Activity (4)
Holiday Ventures affordable multifamily at Due West Avenue
Residential
Metro police department building and parking garages
Other
DY Construction single-family homes at 612-616 Garfield
Residential
Duplex at 1012 Old Hickory Boulevard East
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
Projects in Madison just outside the UZO still face code…
Housing Demand
The BZA is receptive to sizable parking reductions for affordable…
Sentiment
The Board consistently denies variances without a demonstrated lot-specific hardship,…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: the chair, a councilmember, 3 board members, a staff member, 4 applicants, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.
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