Nashville

Metro Approves 1611 Elizabeth Road RS10-to-R10 Rezone 8-0

Metropolitan Planning Commission on Sept. 10, 2026, approved 2024Z-062PR-001 8-0, rezoning 1611 Elizabeth Road from RS10 to R10 on 0.37 acres approximately 215 feet north of Ashton Avenue, with staff noting a maximum of one duplex lot by acreage alone.

Tracy King

02 Oct 2026 • 5 min read

Metropolitan Planning Commission on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, approved case 2024Z-062PR-001 by an 8-0 vote: a request to rezone from Single-Family Residential (RS10) to One- and Two-Family Residential (R10) zoning for property located at 1611 Elizabeth Road, approximately 215 feet north of Ashton Avenue (0.37 acres), requested by Angie Davis, applicant and owner. The Action Agenda records MPC Action: Approve. (8-0). Staff recommendation was Approve.

For Bordeaux – Whites Creek – Haynes Trinity sellers, this is a modest duplex-eligible zone change on a vacant 0.37-acre parcel—not a 100-lot SP. Staff notes that based on acreage alone, the proposed R10 zone district could allow up to one duplex lot for a total of two units on the subject parcel. That is the density story buyers should hear. Anything larger is speculation you should refuse to put in writing.

Staff places the site in T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving policy and notes abutting R10 parcels at 1609 and 1613 Elizabeth Road plus a 28-unit multi-family development to the north. Sellers listing nearby should quote those adjacency facts from the staff analysis rather than inventing a street-wide duplex wave. The middle vacant lot sitting between two duplex lots is the planning logic—not a citywide mandate.

The same Sept. 10 meeting also moved other housing files. Metro Approves McFerrin SP Amendment for 12 DADUs 8-0 is an East Nashville SP amendment. Later dockets include Metro Approves 2403 14th Ave North SP for Two Detached Units and Metro Approves 306 Oriel Avenue RS5-to-R6-A (2026Z-070). Keep Elizabeth Road’s R10 duplex ceiling separate from those SP and R6-A stories when you write a Bordeaux CMA.

Elizabeth Road 2024Z-062PR-001 at a glance

Field	Record
Meeting	Metro Planning Commission, Sept. 10, 2026
Case	2024Z-062PR-001
Address	1611 Elizabeth Road
Size	0.37 acres (approx. 215 feet north of Ashton Avenue)
Request	RS10 → R10
Applicant / owner	Angie Davis
Staff	Approve
MPC action	Approve (8-0)
Acreage note	R10: up to one duplex lot / two units based on acreage alone
Policy	T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving (Bordeaux – Whites Creek – Haynes Trinity)

Council retains final authority on zone changes. When you write a listing update, say Planning approved the RS10-to-R10 recommendation 8-0 and that Metro Council still acts. Do not tell a seller the duplex is “already legal to build” until the ordinance path the Council uses is complete. Planning’s 8-0 vote is real; it is not the last stamp.

How a one-duplex R10 vote lands in a CMA

Buyers in this pocket already see two-family homes on either side of 1611 Elizabeth Road in the staff narrative. An R10 approval on the vacant middle lot fills a gap; it does not rezone the whole street. Price your single-family listing against true comps, and if a buyer asks about duplex upside next door, point to the one-duplex-lot acreage ceiling in the staff report.

Transit and corridor context in the staff analysis notes County Hospital Road as an Arterial Boulevard roughly a quarter mile away and a WeGo stop within a short walk. That supports moderate density in T3 NE policy; it does not authorize you to market every nearby RS10 lot as “about to go R10.” Stick to the case that actually voted.

Definition and overlay cleanups still move on other dockets. Metro Planning Approves Boarding House Definition Fix 7-0 is a text amendment story. Elizabeth Road is a map amendment story. Keep the labels clean in your showing notes so a buyer’s attorney does not think you confused a definition fix with a parcel rezone.

Seller timing around Council follow-up

If your seller wants to list before Council acts, disclose Planning’s 8-0 recommendation and the pending Council step. If they want to wait, calendar the Council zoning items that carry 2024Z-062PR-001. Either path is fine; surprise is not. Do not use the Planning vote to justify a price jump that assumes a built duplex next door this quarter.

For buyers shopping Elizabeth Road, the honest underwriting line is: one vacant 0.37-acre parcel is recommended for R10 with a one-duplex-lot acreage ceiling, sitting between existing two-family lots, with multi-family already to the north. That is incremental infill, not a greenfield subdivision.

Keep your disclosure packet boring and accurate. Boring wins lawsuits; speculation loses listings. When a buyer’s agent asks for “the latest on this corridor,” hand them the Source links box and the case number. If they want architectural renderings, send them to the Civic Center or City Hall meeting—not to your marketing PDF.

Finally, calendar the next recorded action. An agenda ask is not an ordinance. An 8-0 Planning vote is not Council’s final stamp. A staff deny is not a Commission deny until the minutes say so. Sellers who wait for the recorded action sleep better than sellers who price on hallway optimism.

If your buyer asks whether every Bordeaux RS10 lot is next, the answer is no. Only 1611 Elizabeth Road carried case 2024Z-062PR-001 on Sept. 10, and only that parcel received the 8-0 R10 recommendation recorded on the Action Agenda.

What’s happening in Nashville this cycle

Sept. 10, 2026 — MPC approved 2024Z-062PR-001 (Elizabeth Road RS10 to R10) 8-0.
Council follow-up — Zone changes still require Metro Council action after Planning’s recommendation.
Nearby tape — Watch other North Nashville and Bordeaux map amendments separately; do not assume street-wide R10.
Showing tip — Bring the Action Agenda Approve (8-0) line to listing appointments.

Practical next step: add 1611 Elizabeth Road and case 2024Z-062PR-001 to your Bordeaux watch list, note the one-duplex-lot ceiling, and refresh comps only after Council’s ordinance action posts—not after hallway optimism.

What did Metro Planning approve at 1611 Elizabeth Road?

Case 2024Z-062PR-001 rezones 1611 Elizabeth Road from RS10 to R10 on 0.37 acres approximately 215 feet north of Ashton Avenue; MPC Action was Approve (8-0).

Who requested the Elizabeth Road rezone?

Angie Davis, applicant and owner, requested the zone change; staff recommendation was Approve.

What does R10 allow on this parcel by acreage alone?

Staff notes the proposed R10 zone district could allow up to one duplex lot for a total of two units on the subject parcel based on acreage alone.

Where is the property in community policy terms?

Staff places the site in Bordeaux – Whites Creek – Haynes Trinity under T3 Suburban Neighborhood Evolving (T3 NE) policy.

How should Bordeaux-area sellers talk about this vote?

Quote RS10 to R10, 0.37 acres at 1611 Elizabeth Road, the 8-0 approval on Sept. 10, and the one-duplex-lot acreage note. Council still has final authority on the zone change.

If you are selling near this file, start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.