Woodlawn Drive plan amendment
Case BL2025-703
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Horton
Nashville-Davidson County Meetings
Metropolitan Council - 2026-04-07
Approves Rezoning at 800 Gwynne Drive, unanimous
3h 57m32,248 words
128 mentionszoningmotion to approveapproveddeferredpublic hearingoverlay districtresidentialmixed usePUDcommercialrezoningNashville-Davidson County, TN
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What happened
The Metropolitan Council approved on second reading the rezoning at 201 Gifford Place, Joelton (PUD overlay amendment, Ordinance BL2026-1311), converting the former Days Inn into 120 multifamily affordable workforce units on a 29-2 roll-call vote with 3 abstentions.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings100 Kenner Avenue SP - Bagel Shop
Approved100 Kenner Avenue
1 condition of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro
BL2026-1311
Approved 29-2Open this projectFollow free
1027 Wade Avenue
Approved1027 Wade Avenue
1 condition of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro
800 Gwynne Drive
Approved800 Gwynne Drive
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro
2507 Meharry Boulevard
Approved2507 Meharry Boulevard
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro
South Of Sylvan Street
ApprovedEast of Korean Veterans Boulevard and south of Sylvan Street (East Bend scrapyard site) · Brad Sladen
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro
Meeting Summary
The Metropolitan Council approved on second reading the rezoning at 201 Gifford Place, Joelton (PUD overlay amendment, Ordinance BL2026-1311), converting the former Days Inn into 120 multifamily affordable workforce units on a 29-2 roll-call vote with 3 abstentions.
Key Decisions (24)
Approved
Rule of Procedure 50 amendment on nominee deferrals
Vote: 27-6
Deferred
Historic landmark overlay at 4301 Harding Pike
Vote: passed
Withdrawn
Removal of bar/nightclub use from shopping center districts
Approved
DADUs on nonconforming residential lots
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Rezoning at 800 Gwynne Drive
Vote: unanimous
Zoning Changes (11)
Development Activity (6)
Gifford Place affordable workforce housing (former Days Inn conversion)
Residential
Daycare center at 2304 Hobson Pike
Commercial
Multifamily development at 1027 Wade Avenue
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Council members cited that 82% of Nashvillians cannot afford to…
Commercial Demand
Hotel owners stated older transient motels like the Joelton Days…
Infrastructure
Joelton opposition flagged rural infrastructure constraints (traffic, roads, schools, first-responder…
Who Spoke (20)
Councilmember · 13AttorneyPublic · 2
On the record: 13 councilmembers, an attorney, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
Woodlawn Drive plan amendment
Case BL2025-704
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Horton
Beachmist Way plan amendment
Case BL2026-1304
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Harrell
1027 Wade Avenue plan amendment
Case BL2026-1306
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Vo
2507 Meharry Boulevard plan amendment
Case BL2026-1310
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Kimbrough
Cowan Street plan amendment
Case BL2026-1312
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Kupin
Maxwell Road plan amendment
Case BL2026-1266
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinuedmoved by Harrell
201 Gifford Place site plan
Case BL2026-1311
Approved 29-2Not forecast
freeApproved 29-2moved by Kimbrough
More land-use items (11)
11 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 927 Skyline Ridge Drive plan amendmentCase BL2026-1339No vote recorded
- 927 Skyline Ridge Drive plan amendmentCase BL2026-1340No vote recorded
- 3255 Melvin Road plan amendmentCase BL2026-1343No vote recorded
- 3854 Abernathy Road plan amendmentCase BL2026-1346No vote recorded
- 916 8th Avenue plan amendmentCase BL2026-1347No vote recorded
- 916 8th Avenue plan amendmentCase BL2026-1348No vote recorded
- 5309 Weber Road plan amendmentCase BL2026-1351No vote recorded
- 3009 Cliff Drive plan amendmentCase BL2025-1164No vote recorded
- Old Lebanon Dirt Road site planCase BL2026-1337No vote recorded
- Old Lebanon Dirt Road site planCase BL2026-1338No vote recorded
- 5309 Weber Road site planCase BL2026-1349No vote recorded
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