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Metropolitan Council Committee: Planning & Zoning, December 15, 2025

Approves Residential Height Restrictions in R and RS Zoning Districts, 10-0 (bill as amended with amendments 1, 3, and 4)

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What happened

The Metropolitan Council Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of a license agreement with Powers Management LLC (Nashville Predators) to operate the Centennial Sportsplex ice rinks, with amendments protecting legacy user rates and access.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Nashville-Davidson County, TN
Governing body
Final authority
Date
December 15, 2025
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 10-0 (bill as amended with amendments 1, 3, and 4)

Projects in this meeting (3)

BL2025-1130

Recommended
1704 Arthur Avenue, approximately 100 feet northeast of James Street · Taylor
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TPAC East Bank

Recommended
2 conditions of approval

510 High Street, approximately 275 feet east of Mead Avenue

Recommended
510 High Street, approximately 275 feet east of Mead Avenue · Welsh
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Centennial Sportsplex License Agreement with Nashville Predators

BL2025-1118 authorizes Powers Management LLC (Nashville Predators) to operate ice skating rinks at Centennial Sportsplex at 222 25th Avenue North. Amendment preserves legacy user rates frozen until July 2027, with maximum 3% annual increases thereafter, and guarantees continued ice access for legacy users and public community use.

  • Legacy user rates locked until July 2027; maximum 3% annual rate increases thereafter; legacy users retain same or similar ice access; public skating access preserved; naming rights stay inside building; Centennial Sportsplex name retained

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 Metropolitan Council Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of a license agreement with Powers Management LLC (Nashville Predators) to operate the Centennial Sportsplex ice rinks, with amendments protecting legacy user rates and access.

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Centennial Sportsplex License Agreement with Nashville Predators

Vote: 11-0 (amendment); 11-0 (bill as amended)Conditions attached
Approved

TPAC East Bank Development Agreement

Vote: 11-0 (amendments); 11-0 (bill as amended)Conditions attached
Approved

Residential Height Restrictions in R and RS Zoning Districts

Vote: 10-0 (bill as amended with amendments 1, 3, and 4)Conditions attached
Denied

Delayed Implementation of Height Restrictions (Amendment 2)

Vote: 3-8
Denied

38-Foot Height Limit with Downtown Exemption (Amendment 6)

Vote: 2-6 (2 not voting)

Development Activity (7)

TPAC East Bank Performing Arts Facility

Commercial

Centennial Sportsplex Ice Rink Operations

Commercial

Mixed Use Development at 3839 Murfreesboro Pike

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Height restriction bill BL2025-1006 reflects strong community opposition to three-story…

Commercial Demand

Nashville Predators investing several million dollars in Centennial Sportsplex upgrades…

Sentiment

Public testimony revealed tension between property rights advocates opposing height…

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