An ordinance amending Chapters 17.36 and 17.40 of the Metropolitan Code to create a… plan amendment
Case BL2025-1146
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued1 condition of approval
Nashville-Davidson County Meetings
Metropolitan Council, November 18, 2025
Votes on Rezoning of properties along 1st Avenue South near Hart Street, passed (deferral)
2h 20m16,212 words
28 mentionszoningapprovedpublic hearingdeferredaduoverlay districtmotion to approvemixed useNashville-Davidson County, TN
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What happened
This Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County meeting (11/18/2025) was dominated by a judicial election and procedural matters, with several land-use items deferred rather than decided.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, passed (deferral)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsHart Street Mixed-Use Development Zoning Deferral
Awaiting final voteSouth of Hart Street along 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue South, and Andrew T Whittemore Street, corner of 1st Avenue South and Hart Street
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5701 Robertson Avenue
Awaiting final vote5701 Robertson Avenue, corner of Robertson Avenue and Midland Avenue
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Free sample: decision 1 of 12
Election of General Sessions Court Division 6 Judge
Council elected Jody Bell to fill the General Sessions Court Division 6 judicial vacancy with 20 votes. Nominees were C. Michael Robinson, Mark Andrew Cole Sr., Jody Bell, Leroy J. Ellis, and David Jones.
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
This Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County meeting (11/18/2025) was dominated by a judicial election and procedural matters, with several land-use items deferred rather than decided.
Key Decisions (12)
Other
Election of General Sessions Court Division 6 Judge
Vote: Jody Bell elected with 20 votes
Denied
Amendment to Rule 12 (moving honorary/memorializing resolutions to proclamations)
Vote: 12-14 with 1 abstention (failed)
Deferred
Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Exclusion Overlay District
Vote: passed (first reading)Conditions attached
Approved
Street and Alley Parking Restrictions Amendment
Vote: passed as substituted
Approved
Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission
Vote: passed as amended
Deferred
NDOT Fee Modifications Ordinance
Vote: passed (deferral)Conditions attached
Deferred
Midtown Central Business Improvement District
Conditions attached
Deferred
Rezoning at 5701 Robertson Avenue
Vote: passed (deferral)Conditions attached
Deferred
Rezoning of properties along 1st Avenue South near Hart Street
Vote: passed (deferral)Conditions attached
Deferred
Building materials restrictions companion ordinance (1st Avenue South development)
Vote: passed (deferral)Conditions attached
Approved
SRO Program Grant Application
Vote: 23-2 with 2 abstentions
Approved
Carson W. 'Bill' Beck Memorial Bridge Naming
Vote: passed as amendedConditions attached
Zoning Changes (2)
R8MUL-A-NS2.3 acres
R6MUL-A-NS5.79 acres
Development Activity (3)
Mixed-use development south of Hart Street
Mixed-Use
5701 Robertson Avenue rezoning
Mixed-Use
Midtown Central Business Improvement District
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Sentiment
A public commenter raised concerns about small businesses and restaurants…
Commercial Demand
Creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District signals commercial…
Infrastructure
An ordinance modifying NDOT fees (BL2025-1063) was deferred to January,…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 32 of 32 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
5701 Robertson Avenue rezone
Case BL2025-1092
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued1 condition of approval
Hart Street rezone
Case BL2025-1095
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued1 condition of approval
Hart Street plan amendment
Case BL2025-1096
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued1 condition of approval
Cowan Street plan amendment
Case BL2025-1143
No vote recorded
4016 Meadow Road rezone
Case BL2025-1145
No vote recorded
An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of… plan amendment
Case BL2025-1022
No vote recorded
An ordinance to authorize building material restrictions and requirements for… plan amendment
Case BL2025-1023
No vote recorded
More land-use items (7)
7 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 6100 Robertson Avenue plan amendmentCase BL2025-1088No vote recorded
- 510 Neelys Bend Road rezoneCase BL2025-1091No vote recorded
- Smith Springs Parkway rezoneCase BL2025-1093No vote recorded
- Smith Springs Parkway plan amendmentCase BL2025-1094No vote recorded
- 908 Hospital Drive rezoneCase BL2025-1097No vote recorded
- Cayce Place site planCase BL2025-1103No vote recorded
- An ordinance approving Amendment No site planCase BL2025-1104No vote recorded
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