Metro Approves McFerrin SP Amendment for 12 DADUs 8-0
Metro Planning Commission’s Sept. 10, 2026, Action Agenda records an 8-0 vote to approve with conditions case 2022SP-030-005, amending the 930 McFerrin Avenue SP to permit 12 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units on 2.78 acres inside the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay.
Metro Planning Commission’s Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, Action Agenda records an 8-0 vote to approve with conditions — and disapprove without all conditions — case 2022SP-030-005, the 930 McFerrin Avenue SP Amendment that would permit 12 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units on about 2.78 acres at 930 C McFerrin Avenue and 905 West Eastland Avenue inside the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District.
Barge Civil Associates is the applicant; OIC Richmond Bend and Core Holdings, LLC are the owners. The file sits in Council District 5 (Sean Parker). Staff recommended the same approve-with-conditions path before the vote.
What the SP amendment changes
The staff report frames the ask as an amendment to an existing Specific Plan-Mixed Use to permit 12 DADUs. The site already carries a mixed-use SP history along McFerrin Avenue and the north side of W. Eastland Avenue, with prior Council actions adding units and clarifying standards in 2025 and 2026.
Condition language in the staff report would limit the development to a maximum of 23 multi-family residential units, 4 live/work units, 12 DADUs, and 3,250 square feet of non-residential uses as permitted within the MUN-A zoning district, and would prohibit short-term rental property — owner-occupied and not-owner-occupied — for the entire development.
| Field | Action agenda / staff report |
|---|---|
| Meeting | Metro Planning Commission, Sept. 10, 2026 |
| Case | 2022SP-030-005 — 930 McFerrin Avenue SP Amendment |
| Addresses | 930 C McFerrin Avenue and 905 West Eastland Avenue |
| Acreage | 2.78 acres |
| Overlay | Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District |
| Ask | Permit 12 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units |
| Applicant | Barge Civil Associates |
| Owners | OIC Richmond Bend; Core Holdings, LLC |
| MPC action | Approve with conditions; disapprove without all conditions (8-0) |
| STR note (staff Condition 1) | Short-term rental property prohibited for the entire development |
Why approve with conditions still matters after an 8-0 vote
An 8-0 Planning Commission recommendation is not a Metro Council third reading. Homeowners should track the Council bill that carries the SP amendment and confirm which staff conditions survive in the ordinance text. The Action Agenda’s disapprove-without-all-conditions language means the recommendation is tied to the condition set, not a blank approval.
East Nashville buyers who assume accessory dwellings automatically allow short-term rentals should read Condition 1 carefully: the staff draft prohibits STR for the entire development.
How McFerrin sits beside other Sept. 10 files
The same Action Agenda also records other zone changes and SP items, including Courtyards-related SP traffic covered in a separate post. McFerrin is a DADU amendment inside Greenwood’s conservation overlay — not a greenfield 112-lot subdivision and not a medical SP on another corridor. Keep the case number 2022SP-030-005 on your disclosure sheet so comments from other Sept. 10 items do not bleed into your file.
Disclosure language that matches the Action Agenda
Cite the case, the vote, and the ask: 2022SP-030-005 — 930 McFerrin Avenue SP Amendment — Planning Commission approved with conditions 8-0 on Sept. 10, 2026, to permit 12 DADUs on 2.78 acres in the Greenwood Neighborhood Conservation Overlay. Attach the staff condition list when you update a neighboring listing.
Do not advertise twelve short-term rentals when the staff condition set prohibits short-term rental property for the development.
Greenwood’s conservation overlay already shapes exterior design review for this corridor. Layering twelve DADUs into the SP means buyers will ask how accessory units relate to the overlay, private drives, and the recorded prohibition on short-term rentals. Put those answers in writing before you list next door.
If Council later amends Condition 1, update your disclosure the same day the ordinance posts. A Planning Commission 8-0 vote is a strong signal, but the ordinance text is what title underwriters will attach.
Underwriting checklist before you price the house
Print the agenda page that names your case. Circle the tax map or parcel ID. Circle the staff recommendation line. Circle any conditions, deferrals, or withdrawal tags. Bring that marked page to your listing consult so the conversation stays tied to the primary text instead of a secondhand summary.
Ask staff whether revised plans were filed after the agenda published. Ask whether companion parcels were added. Ask how any granted relief or conditions will appear on a recorded plat or ordinance. Those three questions prevent most closing-week surprises when a neighbor’s file is still moving through a board.
If you are the seller two doors down, update your disclosure after the vote posts — not after a social post. If you are under contract, map the case number into any zoning or inspection contingency you already negotiated so both sides know what calendar event matters.
What’s happening in Nashville this week
- Metro Planning Commission — Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026: 2022SP-030-005 McFerrin DADU amendment approved with conditions 8-0.
- Metro Council calendars still carry separate Sept. 15/22 tracks for right-on-red and other corridor bills covered earlier.
- Next MPC meeting noted on the Action Agenda calendar block: Sept. 24, 2026, 4 p.m., Howard Office Building.
- Confirm the Council ordinance text before you treat the DADU count as final zoning.
What sellers should do next
If your East Nashville home sits near McFerrin Avenue or West Eastland Avenue, treat the 12-DADU SP amendment as a density-and-STR diligence item. Know which conditions Planning tied to the 8-0 recommendation.
Combine that Planning night with a current price opinion. Accessory dwellings change how buyers read conservation-overlay comps overnight. Need a clear number? Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.
Source links
- Metro Planning Commission staff report — 2022SP-030-005 (930 McFerrin Avenue SP Amendment)
- Metro Planning Commission Action Agenda — Sept. 10, 2026
- Free home valuation — Kings of Real Estate
- Cash offer — Kings of Real Estate
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Homeowners who need to sell before they buy should treat local government calendars as part of the underwriting file. Bring the exact case number, tax map, or agenda item to staff, then decide whether list price, inspection length, or possession date needs to move. A free home valuation and a cash-offer conversation are tools for that decision — not substitutes for reading the primary packet yourself.
Buyers should put utility, zoning, and transportation contingencies in writing when a live file sits next door. Sellers should disclose what is known, attach the agenda link, and avoid predicting a vote that has not been recorded. That discipline keeps East Tennessee closings on schedule when Council or Board calendars slip a week.
When a packet lists a recommendation rather than a final ordinance, keep your MLS remarks factual: cite the case number, the meeting date, and what staff actually wrote. Do not promise a buyer a completion date that depends on a board that has not yet voted. If your next purchase cannot wait, ask about a cash offer or start with a free home valuation so pricing reflects calendar risk instead of wishful timing.