Board of Zoning Appeals, March 19, 2026
Approved: Consent agenda approval of six BZA cases, unanimous
What happened
On March 19, 2026, Nashville-Davidson County approved Consent agenda approval of six BZA cases (unanimous).
The Metro Board of Zoning Appeals approved a six-case consent agenda 4-0 (cases 2026-33, 2026-37, 2026-40, 2026-41, 2026-42, 2026-43) including a new fire station at 1900 Baptist World Center Drive and various residential/commercial variances.
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Date
- March 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings2416 24th Avenue
ApprovedCase 2026-33
ApprovedReligious institution
Denied 3-2Raines Mixed-use multifamily
Approved 4-0At 1711 A&B River Drive
Approved 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Consent agenda approval of six BZA cases
Approved cases 2026-33 (1122 3rd Avenue South, step-back reduction in MUL-A, John Root/1124 3rd Avenue South LLC), 2026-37 (2518 Antioch Pike, daycare special exception in AR-2A, Fellowship of Free Will Baptist Church), 2026-40 (221 51st Avenue North / 5100 Dakota Avenue, height variance in R7.5/DADU, Eli and Josh Bates and Jacob McAuliffe), 2026-41 (825 Gale Lane, landscape buffer variance in CS, Pete Jones / Domus Development Group LLC), 2026-42 (1900 Baptist World Center Drive, special exception for street setbacks and buffers for new fire station, Metropolitan government), and 2026-43 (110 20th Avenue North, sign variance in MUI, Vision Nashville West End LLC).
- with associated conditions
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Key Decisions (6)
Consent agenda approval of six BZA cases
Setback variance deferral at 1711 A and B River Drive
Rear setback variance at 2416 24th Avenue North
Religious institution special exception at 3824 Brick Church Pike
Mixed-use multifamily special exception at 106 Raines Avenue
Discussion of BZA application fee increases
Full write-ups and conditions for all 6 decisions in Pro.
Development Activity (5)
New fire station at 1900 Baptist World Center Drive
Infrastructure
New single-family residence at 2416 24th Avenue North
Residential
Two detached homes on pie-shaped lot at 1711 A and B River Drive
Residential
2 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Staff noted Nashville's roughly 30% growth over a ten-year period…
Sentiment
Strong neighborhood opposition to event/wedding-venue uses dressed as religious institutions…
Infrastructure
Brick Church Pike's two-lane, windy capacity was repeatedly cited as…
Sentiment
Staff observed developers increasingly file BZA variances rather than pursue…
Who spoke
22 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 2 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 3 Board Member, 1 Applicant Rep, 9 Public, 4 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 2 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep, 4 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Mubarak Mohammed, Applicant.
8 more identified names in Pro: 2 Staff, 2 Councilmember, 1 Applicant Rep, 3 Applicant.
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Zoning terms (12)
108 recorded timestamps
- zoning (18 timestamps)
- public hearing (9 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
- mixed use (2 timestamps)
- rezoning (2 timestamps)
- variance (13 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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