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Votes at a glance — Planning Commission actions
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Planning Commission during the meeting: rule changes adopted; multiple text amendments and plan amendments approved, deferred, or placed on consent agenda as recorded.
The Metro Nashville Planning Commission recorded the following formal actions during the meeting. This is a concise summary of motions and outcomes.
Adopted - Amended Planning Commission rules and procedures (agenda item D): Adopted — changes add a 20-minute public comment slot at the start of each meeting, limit speakers to two minutes, reduce applicant time to eight minutes (including rebuttal), eliminate five-minute organizational allowance, and remove the support/oppose bucket during public hearings. (Motion passed; recorded as "Ayes have it.") - Item 2 (DADU text amendment substitute): Approved — expand DADU permissibility with living-space caps and a prohibition on owner-occupied STRs for new single-family-zone DADUs; owner-occupancy requirement retained. (Motion passed.) - Item 3 (14768 Old Hickory Boulevard SP amendment): Approved with conditions — permit mixed-use nonresidential development up to ~208,000 sq ft; applicant to preserve ~44% open space and resolve stormwater/traffic issues at final plan. (Motion passed.) - Item 24 (201 Gifford Place PUD amendment): Approved with conditions — convert existing motel into 120 multifamily units; commissioners added a condition asking the applicant to coordinate on clear access signage. (Motion passed.)
Deferred - Item 1 (R/RS height text amendment): Deferred one meeting to November 13 (motion by Vice Chair Farr) to allow staff and sponsor to draft contextual exceptions and return with substitute language for commission recommendation. - Item 14 (Access Management Manual text amendment): Deferred to November 13 for staff to finalize the waiver form and administrative procedures.
Consent Agenda — adopted at once (items approved as listed in the meeting): Items 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 39. Items 1 and 2 were considered without a public hearing where applicable; items 3, 14, and 24 were heard as public hearings.
Notes: Several items were deferred or withdrawn earlier in the meeting (items 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22) per staff recommendations and commission motions. Some votes were recorded by voice with "Ayes have it" rather than an individual roll-call; where roll-call names were not provided, the summary records the motion outcome.
