Board of Zoning Appeals, April 16, 2026
Approves Three special exceptions for mixed-use building at 106 Rains Avenue, 4-0
What happened
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved four contested variance/special-exception cases 4-0 each, including a rear-setback variance for an auto-shop storage shed at 3403 Nolensville Pike (case 2026-21) and a three-special-exception mixed-use seven-story building at 1…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-0
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings3403 Nolensville Pike
Approved 4-0919 Blue Ridge Drive
Approved 4-0Deferral of Case 2026-57
Awaiting final vote400 Dawn Drive
Approved 4-0Raines Mixed-use multifamily
Approved 4-0Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Consent agenda (cases 45, 47, 49, 52, 55)
Consent agenda approved by voice vote, including case 2026-45 (daycare special exception at 2301 Buchanan St, RS-5), case 2026-47 (street setback variance at 512 Neil Wood Dr, RS-40), case 2026-49 (street setback variance to build two single-family residences at 620 Green St), case 2026-52 (special exception and side-setback variance for new daycare at 8010 McCrory Lane, AR-2A), and case 2026-55 (street setback variance at 601 Whispering Hills Dr, R10).
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 Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved four contested variance/special-exception cases 4-0 each, including a rear-setback variance for an auto-shop storage shed at 3403 Nolensville Pike (case 2026-21) and a three-special-exception mixed-use seven-story building at 1…
Key Decisions (7)
Consent agenda (cases 45, 47, 49, 52, 55)
Rear setback variance at 3403 Nolensville Pike
Three special exceptions for mixed-use building at 106 Rains Avenue
Side setback variance at 400 Dawn Drive
Side setback variance at 919 Blue Ridge Drive
Fence height variance at 1133 Lipscomb Drive
Special exception extension at 1218 Dickerson Pike
Development Activity (3)
Mixed-use building at 106 Rains Avenue
Mixed-Use
Residence and DADU at 919 Blue Ridge Drive
Residential
Fourstone Capital mixed-use redevelopment at 1218 Dickerson Pike
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
After-the-fact garage/storage variance requests (Nolensville Pike, Dawn Drive) reflect active…
Housing Demand
The Wedgewood-Houston corridor (Rains Avenue) is seeing significant mixed-use reinvestment…
Sentiment
Neighborhood opposition to the 12-story Dickerson Pike project centered on…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 2 attorneys, 4 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.
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