Metropolitan Council, August 18, 2026
Approves SP rezoning near Gallatin Avenue (BL2026-1403/1404) [case: west of Gallatin Avenue, east of Emmett Avenue, south of McClurkin Avenue, north of Douglas Avenue], passed
What happened
The Metropolitan Council of Nashville approved several third-reading rezonings, including BL2026-1403/1404 (19.09 acres near Gallatin Avenue from RS-5/CS/OR-20 to SP for mixed-use, as amended) and BL2026-1406/1407 (42.2 acres at 5601-5621 Cane Ridge Road from AR2A to SP for 79 mu…
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 20 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings13181 Old Hickory Boulevard
Approved515 Anderson Lane
Approved1212 Villa Place
ApprovedBL-2026-1403 (Nashville-Davidson, Aug 2026)
Approved5621 Cane Ridge Road
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 20
Cooperative purchasing agreement with Sweeping Corporation of America
Resolution 2026-2132 accepting terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement with Sweeping Corporation of America, LLC for street sweeping, sewer jetting, and hydro excavation for NDOT; approved as amended to add an audit policy.
- audit policy added by amendment
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 of Nashville approved several third-reading rezonings, including BL2026-1403/1404 (19.09 acres near Gallatin Avenue from RS-5/CS/OR-20 to SP for mixed-use, as amended) and BL2026-1406/1407 (42.2 acres at 5601-5621 Cane Ridge Road from AR2A to SP for 79 mu…
Key Decisions (20)
Cooperative purchasing agreement with Sweeping Corporation of America
Music City Center financing/refinancing agreement
WeGo Journey Pass expansion request
Library appropriation to Water Walkers for afterschool programming
Cooperative purchasing agreement with Altec Industries
Flood-prone property purchase at 716 Height Street
Access easement agreement with MPLX Terminals LLC
Rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts ordinance
Public recording of board/commission proceedings ordinance
Tourist accommodation tax apportionment ordinance (second reading)
Drone and surveillance technology regulation ordinance (second reading)
SP rezoning near Gallatin Avenue (BL2026-1403/1404) [case: west of Gallatin Avenue, east of Emmett Avenue, south of McClurkin Avenue, north of Douglas Avenue]
SP rezoning near Gallatin Avenue (BL2026-1403/1404) [case: 5601 5621 Cane Ridge Road, Cane Ridge Road unnumbered, 1314 Old Franklin Road]
SP rezoning near Gallatin Avenue (BL2026-1403/1404) [case: 5155 Anderson Lane and Anderson Lane unnumbered, approx 450 feet east of Snow Avenue]
SP rezoning at Cane Ridge Road (BL2026-1406/1407)
SP rezoning at 13181 Old Hickory Boulevard (BL2026-1411/1412)
Contextual overlay along Shepherd Hills Drive and Twin Hills Drive (BL2026-1416)
Contextual overlay along Cumberland Hills Drive and Northside Drive (BL2026-1420)
Rezoning at 1212 Villa Place (BL2026-1473)
SP rezoning at 5155 Anderson Lane (BL2026-1479/1480)
Zoning Changes (7)
Development Activity (6)
Cane Ridge Road residential development
Residential
Gallatin Avenue mixed-use development (Ren Ra mansion site)
Mixed-Use
Old Hickory Boulevard mixed-use development
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple SP rezonings approved for residential and mixed-use development (79+100…
Sentiment
Residents pushed contextual overlays over 205+ acres (Shepherd Hills/Twin Hills…
Commercial Demand
The Council approved a ~$1 billion Music City Center expansion…
Infrastructure
Choose How You Move plan proposes road diets and protected…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 12 councilmembers and 3 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.
This season: 47 of 47 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Gallatin Avenue rezone
5621 Cane Ridge Road rezone
5621 Cane Ridge Road plan amendment
13181 Old Hickory Boulevard rezone
13181 Old Hickory Boulevard plan amendment
515 Anderson Lane rezone
515 Anderson Lane plan amendment
More land-use items (22)
- Shepherd Hills Drive plan amendmentCase BL2026-1416Approved 29-3-1called it
- Cumberland Hills Drive plan amendmentCase BL2026-1420Approved 30-3-0called it
- 1212 Villa Place rezoneCase BL2026-1473Approved
19 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- An ordinance directing the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal… rezoneCase BL2026-1526No vote recorded
- 412 Veritas Street rezoneCase BL2026-1402No vote recorded
- C Donelson Street rezoneCase BL2026-1468No vote recorded
- Curtis Street rezoneCase BL2026-1471No vote recorded
- Curtis Street plan amendmentCase BL2026-1472No vote recorded
- 1205 2nd Avenue rezoneCase BL2026-1474No vote recorded
- 1205 2nd Avenue plan amendmentCase BL2026-1475No vote recorded
- 144 Elmhurst Avenue rezoneCase BL2026-1476No vote recorded
- 410 Patterson Street rezoneCase BL2026-1478No vote recorded
- 12802 Old Hickory Boulevard rezoneCase BL2026-1484No vote recorded
- 12802 Old Hickory Boulevard plan amendmentCase BL2026-1485No vote recorded
- 303 Joyner Avenue rezoneCase BL2026-1486No vote recorded
- 981 Old Lebanon Dirt Road rezoneCase BL2026-1487No vote recorded
- An ordinance amending Chapter 17.08 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to modify the…Case BL2026-1488No vote recorded
- 113 8th Avenue landmark designationCase BL2026-1469No vote recorded
- 113 8th Avenue landmark designationCase BL2026-1470No vote recorded
- 1109 1st Ave landmark designationCase BL2026-1477No vote recorded
- 3411 Albion Street landmark designationCase BL2026-1482No vote recorded
- 3411 Albion Street landmark designationCase BL2026-1483No vote recorded
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