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Metro Approves 306 Oriel Avenue RS5-to-R6-A (2026Z-070)

Metro Nashville Planning Commission’s Sept. 24, 2026, action agenda shows approval (7-0) of 2026Z-070PR-001, rezoning 306 Oriel Avenue from RS5 to R6-A on about 0.23 acres.

Tracy King

30 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Metropolitan Planning Commission’s Sept. 24, 2026, action agenda shows Item 12, case 2026Z-070PR-001: a request to rezone from RS5 to R6-A zoning for property located at 306 Oriel Avenue, approximately 185 feet west of Burbank Avenue (0.23 acres), requested by Jeremy Byrd, applicant; Nancy Eckert, owner. MPC Action: Approve. (7-0). The item sits in Council District 16 (Ginny Welsch) with staff reviewer Drishya Dhital.

For Nashville sellers watching small-lot map changes in District 16, this file is a 0.23-acre RS5-to-R6-A vote—not a multi-acre Specific Plan and not a downtown street-plan amendment. The action line ties the address, acreage, applicants, and the 7-0 result in one place listing agents can paste into a disclosure.

What 2026Z-070PR-001 asked Metro to do

The Sept. 24 revised draft agenda framed the request as rezoning from RS5 to R6-A at 306 Oriel Avenue with a staff recommendation to approve, listed on consent as tentative. The action agenda records the Commission’s vote: Approve. (7-0). That sequence matters when a buyer asks whether Oriel “passed on consent without a hearing”—use the published action line rather than a group-chat summary.

R6-A is a residential map category on Metro’s zoning map; the action agenda does not print a unit count, a duplex promise, or a building permit. Sellers should not invent product type beyond what a later permit or recorded instrument shows. Keep the conversation on the case number, the 0.23-acre size, and the recorded 7-0 vote until Council finishes its own readings.

Staff reviewer Drishya Dhital is named on the action agenda line for 2026Z-070PR-001. When a buyer forwards a screenshot without a case number, ask them to match Oriel Avenue, District 16, and the RS5-to-R6-A request before you treat the vote as settled. Metro’s action agenda is the cleaner citation than a social post summarizing “another rezone.”

Why a 0.23-acre R6-A vote matters next door

A small-lot rezone changes underwriting questions for immediate neighbors: whether a future application could pursue a two-family or similar form allowed under the new district, how driveway and setback rules shift at permit time, and whether comparable sales on Oriel should be adjusted for zoning rather than for unfinished construction. The Sept. 24 packet does not publish elevations or a construction start date.

Keep Oriel separate from the same night’s larger files. Courtyards at Battle Grove, Wasioto Bend street-plan work, and other SP cases live on different case numbers. A 0.23-acre R6-A approval is not permission to tell a buyer “the whole neighborhood is going multifamily.”

If you are writing an offer contingency around zoning, cite 2026Z-070PR-001 and the RS5-to-R6-A change explicitly. Do not rely on a screenshot of an unofficial zoning map app until Metro’s published layers catch up after Council action.

Also remember Planning’s approve vote is a recommendation path for zone changes: Council still has final authority on map amendments. Until the ordinance clears Council readings, describe the file as Planning-approved rather than as finished zoning law, and update your disclosure when the bill number posts.

Spring Hill and Franklin sellers who only see “Nashville rezone” headlines should skim the acreage first. A 0.23-acre District 16 map change is a neighbor-scale story, not a greenfield SP with a hundred lots, and it should not move a Williamson County pricing conversation by itself.

306 Oriel Avenue file at a glance

Item	Action agenda detail
Case	2026Z-070PR-001
Meeting	Sept. 24, 2026
Address	306 Oriel Avenue
Location note	~185 feet west of Burbank Avenue
Acreage	0.23 acres
Request	RS5 → R6-A
Applicant / owner	Jeremy Byrd / Nancy Eckert
Council district	16 (Ginny Welsch)
MPC action	Approve (7-0)

What’s happening in Nashville this cycle

Sept. 24’s action agenda also carried boarding-house definition text, Wasioto Bend MCSP work, Growth & Preservation Concept Map updates, and multiple SP and zone changes. Pair Oriel’s small-lot vote with published process context such as Metro Planning Approves Boarding House Definition Fix 7-0 only when a buyer asks about countywide text—not as proof Oriel is a boarding house.

For larger residential SP context, keep Metro Lists Courtyards at Battle Grove SP for 112 Lots and institutional/medical SP coverage like Metro Sets Sept. 15 on Baptist World Center Medical SP on separate bullets. Downtown-scale entitlement stories such as Metro Passes Vanderbilt Innovation SP on Final Votes should not be used to inflate a 0.23-acre R6-A map change.

Local events sellers should calendar

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, 4:00 p.m. — Metro Planning Commission at Howard Office Building / Sonny West Conference Center; 2026Z-070PR-001 recorded as Approve (7-0).
Metro Council — Zone changes still require Council action after Planning’s recommendation; watch the bill number on Legistar before you tell a buyer the map change is final law.
Permit stage — Any duplex or building design still needs separate permits under the zoning that is in force when plans are filed.

How sellers should underwrite a small-lot R6-A approval

If you list on Oriel Avenue or the Burbank block, put 2026Z-070PR-001, RS5 to R6-A, 0.23 acres, and the 7-0 vote on one disclosure page. Skip unit counts the action agenda does not print. Do not claim the Commission “approved townhomes” unless a later SP or permit file says so. Ask title to match the address and acreage before you recycle an old survey.

Buyers will ask whether R6-A means their quiet street is becoming a corridor. Answer with the acreage and the single-parcel action line, then separate that answer from East Bank and Vanderbilt files so intensity is not overstated. For Brentwood and Franklin sellers watching Metro headlines, remember this vote is inside Nashville’s District 16—not a Williamson County map change.

Reading Oriel next to other Sept. 24 zone changes

The same action agenda includes Southview Drive RS15 to R10, California Avenue RM40-A-NS to OL, Haynes Street RS5 to R8-A, Cane Ridge Road AR2a to RM20, and several SP cases. Only 2026Z-070PR-001 pairs 306 Oriel Avenue with an RS5-to-R6-A request and a 7-0 approve line. If a group chat says “Metro rezoned everything south of…” ask for the case number before you cut your price.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, or Spring Hill home while District 16 map changes move, get a current valuation before you lock a possession date. Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

What did Metro approve at 306 Oriel Avenue on Sept. 24?

Case 2026Z-070PR-001: a request to rezone from RS5 to R6-A for property at 306 Oriel Avenue, about 185 feet west of Burbank Avenue (0.23 acres). MPC Action: Approve. (7-0).

Who applied for the Oriel Avenue rezone?

The action agenda lists Jeremy Byrd as applicant and Nancy Eckert as owner for 306 Oriel Avenue.

Which council district includes 306 Oriel Avenue?

Council District 16 (Ginny Welsch), per the Sept. 24 action agenda item for 2026Z-070PR-001.

Is Oriel Avenue a large SP apartment case?

No. The Sept. 24 action line is a 0.23-acre RS5-to-R6-A map change, not a multi-acre Specific Plan for hundreds of units.

How should nearby Nashville sellers talk about this file?

Quote 306 Oriel Avenue, 2026Z-070PR-001, RS5 to R6-A, 0.23 acres, and the 7-0 approve vote. Keep Battle Grove and Vanderbilt SP files on separate lines.