Board of Zoning Appeals, June 18, 2026
Denies Special exception for religious institution at 3824 Brickchurch Pike, 3-2
What happened
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception at 1416 Joe Johnston Avenue (Case 2026-91) for a small office building by Sewanee Vero LLC, reducing street setbacks to three feet on both 15th Avenue and Joe Johnston, subject to NDOT and Planning approval…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 3-2
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsStreet Setback
ApprovedCase 2026-75
ApprovedDeferral of Case 2026-63
Awaiting final voteReligious institution
Denied 3-2At 1711 A&B River Drive
Approved 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Special exception for religious institution at 3824 Brickchurch Pike
Georgina Income, appellant, requested a special exception for a religious institution in RS20 at 3824 Brickchurch Pike. Prior vote was tied 3-2 against approval with members Gerrigan and Yoder not participating. No members changed their vote, so the case is denied by operation of law for failure to obtain four affirmative votes within 30 days.
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 a special exception at 1416 Joe Johnston Avenue (Case 2026-91) for a small office building by Sewanee Vero LLC, reducing street setbacks to three feet on both 15th Avenue and Joe Johnston, subject to NDOT and Planning approval…
Key Decisions (5)
Special exception for religious institution at 3824 Brickchurch Pike
Consent agenda variance approvals
Street setback variance at 605 River Drive
Special exception for meditation garden at 7166 River Road Pike
Special exception for street setback at 1416 Joe Johnston Avenue
Development Activity (3)
Two-family dwelling at 605 River Pearl Place
Residential
Meditation garden at 7166 River Road Pike
Other
Office building at 1416 Joe Johnston Avenue
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Small infill office development is proceeding on constrained corner lots…
Infrastructure
River Road Pike properties face development constraints from a dangerous…
Sentiment
Neighbors repeatedly cited fear that special exceptions running with the…
Housing Demand
Recent Metro Council legislation removed BZA approval requirements for certain…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: a staff member, an attorney, the applicant, 2 applicant's representatives, and 4 members of the public.
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