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Zoning board approves consent agenda, defers several contested cases to June 18
Summary
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved multiple consent items for property variances, postponed several contested cases (including a Mary Street variance and a McCoy case) and deferred a height/half‑story appeal to allow applicants to supply more design or site-evidence.
The Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals approved its consent agenda and handled several scheduling and procedural matters, including postponements and a deferred tied vote.
Joey Harus, Metro zoning administrator, read the consent agenda and noted that the chair had recommended approval of a slate of routine variances and special exceptions. The board approved consent items including cases for properties at 2312 Clarksville Pike (Coulson Paint Body Shop), 702 Bowling Avenue (in-ground swimming pool variance), 5208 Illinois Avenue (non-conforming structure appeal), 2618 Buchanan Street (daycare center special exception), 470 Rochelle Drive (rear setback variance), 803 Washington Avenue (rear porch variance), 3702B Estus Road (street setback variance), and others. One board member recorded a recusal for case 82; case-specific conditions (for example, compliance with INDOT for case 76) were noted. The consent motion passed by voice vote.
Several contested or unresolved matters were deferred. Build Trust Homes LLC’s case at 2406 Mary Street was deferred at the applicant’s request to July 16 at 1 p.m. Case 2026-38 (Gina Incam, 3824 Brick Church Pike) remained tied after a board member who had been absent reviewed the record and voted no; per board rules that application will be reheard at the June 18 meeting and could be denied by operation of law if it fails to gain four affirmative votes within 30 days of the public hearing.
Case 2026-77 (Jason McCory / McCoy Construction LLC) was called but the applicant did not appear; the board held the case to the end of the agenda and ultimately postponed it to the next meeting. Case 2026-81 (Dirk Cheatwood / Nashville Real Estate Incorporated, 2327 Whites Creek Pike) — a request for relief from the two-and-a-half-story height standard — was deferred to June 18 after the board asked the applicant to provide additional spot elevations, demonstrate attempts to work with the site’s topography, or revise plans to show why compliance is impossible. The applicant cited subsurface limestone and steep grade as constraints.
Where the board deferred cases, members specified what information should be supplied for the next hearing: more comprehensive site plans, spot elevations at key corners, clarification of floor/roof framing to meet the half‑story definition, or design changes demonstrating compliance where feasible. The meeting adjourned after a final administrative deferral and the chair directed attendees to nashville.gov for additional information.
