Planning Commission, November 12, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning at 2119 24th Avenue North (Metro-owned housing), unanimous
What happened
On November 12, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Rezoning at 2119 24th Avenue North (Metro-owned housing) (unanimous).
The Nashville Metro Planning Commission recommended approval of case 2026Z016TX001, the Downtown Code text amendment creating the Midtown East Subdistrict (20-story maximum heights on West End Avenue in sub areas 1 and 2, FAR limits removed, new voluntary attainable housing incen…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- November 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (8)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsThird Avenue North
RecommendedSidco Drive
Recommended3370 Ezell Road
Recommended3010 Ambrose Avenue
RecommendedBell Road
Recommended4043 Nolensville Pike
Recommended2119 24th Avenue
Recommended34 Tusculum Road
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 10
Downtown Code text amendment creating Midtown East Subdistrict
Recommended approval of a substitute ordinance amending Title 17 to add the Midtown East Subdistrict to the Downtown Code. The subdistrict has three sub areas. Sub areas 1 and 2 allow a 20-story maximum on West End Avenue. Elsewhere, sub area 1 allows 15 stories and sub area 2 allows 7 stories. Sub area 3, around Elliston Place, allows 3 stories. Maximum FAR is removed. A new VAHI attainable housing bonus height maximum is created. Auto-oriented commercial and self-storage uses are prohibited. The item goes to Metro Council for second reading on Dec 1 and third reading on Dec 15.
- includes changes in staff memo (20-story West End heights, removal of FAR maximums)
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Key Decisions (10)
Downtown Code text amendment creating Midtown East Subdistrict
Items deferred to December 10
Consent agenda land-use items
Rezoning at 34 Tusculum Road
Rezoning at 3370 Ezell Road
Rezoning at 4043 Nolensville Pike
Rezoning on Bell Road
Rezoning at 2119 24th Avenue North (Metro-owned housing)
Rezoning at 3010 Ambrose Avenue (Metro-owned housing)
Items 15, 20 and 26 added back to consent and approved
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Zoning Changes (10)
7 additional zoning changes with full detail in Pro.
Development Activity (10)
Brick Church Pike Community Campus SP
Mixed-Use
Hobson Pike Townhomes SP amendment
Residential
Hickory Highlands Villas PUD revision
Residential
7 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Metro Nashville is rezoning city-owned land for housing (Hagen Street,…
Sentiment
The Midtown East code is development-friendly: FAR caps were dropped…
Housing Demand
A new VAHI bonus offers extra height for 30-year deed-restricted…
Infrastructure
Brick Church Pike is a two-lane road with traffic concerns;…
Who spoke
12 distinct speakers; 2 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Councilmember, 1 Public, 1 Chair, 4 Staff, 1 Unknown, 2 Commissioner.
Identified name roles: 1 Councilmember, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (15)
84 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (9 timestamps)
- rezone (12 timestamps)
- residential (6 timestamps)
- zoning (20 timestamps)
- approved (10 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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