Nashville Metro Takes Up Drone Limits BL2026-1498 on Third Reading Metro Nashville Council has BL2026-1498 on third reading Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, after advancing a Drone as First Responder substitute Aug. 18 by voice vote with two no (Eslick, Hancock) and one abstention (Styles).
Nashville Metro Passes Cumberland Hills Overlay 30-3 Metro Council on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, passed the Cumberland and North Hills contextual overlay 30-3, Fox 17 reported. BL2026-1420 applies the overlay to 68.2 acres along Cumberland Hills Drive and Northside Drive, south of Gallatin Pike, zoned RS40, sponsored by Jennifer Frensley Webb. Planning h
Nashville Metro Passes Gallatin Avenue Auto-Diesel Campus Amendment Metro Council on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, passed a final vote on an amendment to the former Nashville Auto Diesel College plan on Gallatin Avenue, the Banner reported. Sean Parker added conditions on open space, traffic signals, and a cap on single-family detached homes. Original SP: 16.35 acres. Ame
Nashville Vanderbilt Innovation District Deferred to Sept. 1 After Cash Amendment Metro Council approved Vanderbilt's 43.16-acre Innovation District SP on second reading Aug. 4, 2026, with Tom Cash's height, $750,000 NDOT, and advisory-committee amendment, then deferred third reading to Sept. 1.
Nashville Metro Council OKs Twin Hills Overlay 29-3 Over Planning Commission Metro Council this week approved contextual overlays for Twin Hills and Shepherd Hills 29-3 with one abstention and Cumberland and North Hills 30-3, Fox 17 reported Aug. 21, despite Metro Planning's unanimous disapproval.
Nashville Metro Council Votes 31–6 to Advance $300 Million East Bank Transfer Metro Council voted 31–6 Tuesday, Aug. 18, to advance a Music City Center refinancing that would transfer up to $300 million in excess tourism tax revenues to the East Bank Development Authority for Nissan Stadium-area infrastructure. The companion bill returns Sept. 1. This is not a…
Nashville Metro Council Authorizes Eminent Domain on Zoo Data Center Land — What South Nashville Owners Should Watch Metro Council voted 27-5 Tuesday night, Aug. 4, to authorize eminent domain on DC Blox land next to the Nashville Zoo. The vote is an option, not a purchase — appraisal first, then a 12-to-18-month clock, with a $37 million figure already on the table.