Board of Zoning Appeals, May 7, 2026
Approved: Parking and height-control-plane variances for hotel at 619 McGavock Pike, 5-0
What happened
On May 7, 2026, Nashville-Davidson County approved Parking and height-control-plane variances for hotel at 619 McGavock Pike (5-0).
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a fence-height variance at 4510 Elkins Avenue (case 2026-22, Jamie and Elizabeth Givens) on a 5-0 vote and approved a parking and height-control-plane variance for a 130-room, 13-story hotel at 619 McGavock Pike (case 2026-48,…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Date
- May 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings203 Rolling Fork Court
Approved 5-1Denial of Case 2026-56
Denied 6-1Parking and height-control-plane
Approved 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Consent agenda variances (cases 58, 60, 61, 65)
Consent agenda approved: case 58 (7604 Gerald Drive, Christian Bush, rear setback variance in RS-40); case 2026-60 (3130 Smith Springs Road, YMCA/David Shipman, special exception for single-family residences and landscape buffer variance in agricultural district); case 2026-61 (605 South 19th Street, Roy's Meat Service, appeal to change non-conforming use to add structure for coffee); case 2026-65 (1525 Church Street and adjacent parcels, Reed District Land Co Partners LLC, re-approval of 2024 special exception). Vote 5 in favor, 0 against.
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Key Decisions (6)
Consent agenda variances (cases 58, 60, 61, 65)
Fence height variance at 4510 Elkins Avenue
Parking and height-control-plane variances for hotel at 619 McGavock Pike
Rear setback variance for DADU at 1107B North 5th Street
Case 67 at 2400 Alameda Street deferred
Street setback variance at 203 Rolling Fork Court
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Development Activity (5)
619 McGavock Pike Hotel
Commercial
1107B North 5th Street DADU
Residential
203 Rolling Fork Court single-family residence
Residential
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Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Demand for airport-corridor hotels remains strong near McGavock Pike and…
Infrastructure
Severe stormwater, spring, and flooding constraints in the Rolling Fork/Jocelyn…
Housing Demand
Recent Metro Council amendments increased allowed DADU size (now 850…
Sentiment
Strong, organized neighborhood opposition (41 signatures collected) against infill development…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Board Member, 7 Public, 3 Applicant, 1 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Councilmember, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Board Member, 3 Applicant, 1 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Jamie Givens, Applicant.
8 more identified names in Pro: 2 Board Member, 1 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep, 2 Applicant, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (16)
162 recorded timestamps
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- plat (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (8 timestamps)
- approved (16 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
- deferred (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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