Votes at a glance: Board of Zoning Appeals — April 17, 2025

The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals took the following formal actions, and recorded the following procedural outcomes, during its public hearing on April 17, 2025.

Votes and formal outcomes

- Case 2025-32 (1700 15th Avenue South, owner: Deron Jenkins) — Consent agenda: approved by unanimous consent; no parties were present in opposition.

- Case 2025-33 (904 Douglas Avenue, Van Hooser) — Postponed: case withdrawn from the April 17 calendar and postponed to the May hearing at 1:00 p.m.

- Case 2025-15 (372 Glen Rose Avenue, Asen Chandra) — No final action at April 17 hearing: a motion to deny the variance was made and did not pass; under board rules the case will remain on the agenda for the next 30 days so absent members can review the hearing and vote at subsequent meetings. If the matter remains tied after the two additional meetings allowed, it will be deemed denied by operation of law.

- Case 2025-28 (5914 South New Hope Road, John Earhart) — Denied: variance request for an unpermitted 30-by-50-foot garage was denied by the board during the hearing.

- Case 2025-31 (2801 Delaware Avenue, applicant represented by counsel John Michael) — Deferred: the board accepted a request to defer to allow the applicant to submit additional survey and design information requested by board members; no variance was granted at the April 17 hearing.

- Case 2025-35 (4518 Granny White Pike, applicant Blake Lee) — Approved, 5‑0: the board granted a reduced setback for a detached two‑family dwelling with the condition that the existing stone wall on the site be preserved.

Procedural notes and next steps

- Several items discussed at the April 17 hearing were continued or deferred so absent board members may review the hearing recording and cast votes at subsequent meetings. Applicants seeking relief were instructed to submit requested supporting materials where applicable.

- Staff and the board clerk will record board motions, conditions and the hearing recording in the official minutes and provide copies or links to absent members and to applicants as required.