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Urban Design Overlay District Application Deferred for 357.29 Acres in Nashville, Affecting Multiple Zoning Classifications

  • When: 2025/05/06
  • Address: Citywide, Nashville, TN
  • City: Nashville
  • State: TN
  • Category: Area Rezoning
  • Asset Class: Land

An ordinance applying an Urban Design Overlay District (UDO) to approximately 357.29 acres across various properties in Nashville, Tennessee, was deferred by the Metropolitan Council on May 6, 2025. This district, identified as Proposal No. 2025UD-002-001, impacts properties currently zoned RS3.75, RS3.75-A, R6, R6-A, RM9, RM20, RM20-A, RM40, OR20, MUN, MUN-A, CN, CL, CS, CS-A, and IR. The UDO is proposed for areas on the east and west sides of 51st Avenue North, north of I-40, and south of Centennial Boulevard, between 63rd Avenue North and 43rd Avenue North, and north of Centennial Boulevard, between Louisiana Avenue to Linder Industrial Drive. The proposal was initially filed on April 29, 2025, passed on first reading on May 6, 2025, and subsequently deferred by the Metropolitan Council on the same date. The Planning Commission had approved it with a substitute on July 24, 2025. Later actions by the Metropolitan Council include passing on second reading and public hearing on August 5, 2025, indicating the item continued to advance after the deferral. The bill is currently in its third reading with a future agenda date of August 19, 2025, and no final action recorded.

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