Barnes Road Residential Development

At a glance

• What: BL2026-1558 rezones 55.6 acres at 1065 Barnes Road (54 feet east of Barnes Bend Drive) from AR2a to Specific Plan (Proposal 2026SP-018-001). BL2026-1559 sets its building-material restrictions.
• Where it stands: Passed first reading September 1, 2026 as a late-filed substitute; waits for the next available public hearing.
• Change: The original allowed 110 multi-family units and 77 single-family lots. The substitute allows 109 multi-family units and 78 single-family lots.

Detail

The Planning Commission approved the bill with conditions and disapproved it without all conditions. Council Member Rutherford moved passage on first reading, moved to suspend the rules to introduce a late-filed substitute (no objection), and the substitute was adopted by voice vote; the bill then passed first reading as substituted, also for BL2026-1559.

Sources

• Metropolitan Council minutes, September 1, 2026: https://nashville.legistar1.com/nashville/meetings/2026/9/2199_M_Metropolitan_Council_26-09-01_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-09-01 - Metropolitan Council

First reading with late-filed substitute (109 multi-family units, 78 single-family lots).