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Committee advances zoning changes that limit home heights in many single- and two-family zones after heated debate
Summary
After extended debate and multiple amendments, the Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of BL 2025-1006 to amend Title 17 height rules for RS and single-family zones, adding exemptions for the downtown core and review requirements; committee votes varied across amendments before approving the bill as amended.
The Metro Nashville Planning & Zoning Committee on Monday advanced major changes to zoning rules that constrain building height in a range of single-family and two-family residential districts.
Sponsor Councilmember Gamble framed BL 2025-1006 as one of four housing bills developed over six months to address neighborhood concerns about three-story dwellings in predominantly single-family areas. The ordinance amends chapters 17.04, 17.12 and 17.16 of the Metropolitan Code to set new height limits in RS and single-family zoning and to simplify conditions for permitting two-family dwellings in multiple zoning districts.
Public commenters warned of unintended consequences. Elliot Perry (District 21) said the bill’s…
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