Contextual Overlay Districts Near Gallatin Pike

At a glance

What: Two bills applying a Contextual Overlay District (design rules matching surrounding homes) to residential streets near Gallatin Pike: BL2026-1416 covers Shepherd Hills Drive and Twin Hills Drive southeast of Gallatin Pike (137.6 acres, zoned R20, Proposal 2026COD-001-001); BL2026-1420 covers Cumberland Hills Drive and Northside Drive south of Gallatin Pike (68.2 acres, zoned RS40, Proposal 2026COD-002-001).
Where it stands: Both passed third reading on August 18, 2026 on roll calls, with the same three members opposed each time: Welsch, Horton and Sepulveda.
Public position: Citizens spoke both for and against each bill at the August 4 public hearing; names and arguments are not in the minutes.

July 7 (first public-hearing date): Council Member Webb moved to defer both BL2026-1416 and BL2026-1420 to the August 4 public hearing; approved by voice vote.
August 4 (public hearing, second reading): Council Member Webb requested the hearing on each bill and moved passage on second reading with a roll call. BL2026-1416 passed 21-7-2. No: Evans-Segall, Parker, Huffman, Welsch, Vo, Horton and Sepulveda. Abstain: Harrell and Gadd. BL2026-1420 passed 20-8-3. No: Evans-Segall, Parker, Benedict, Huffman, Welsch, Vo, Horton and Sepulveda. Abstain: Suara, Harrell and Gadd.
August 18 (third reading): The Planning and Zoning Committee approved both. Webb moved passage. BL2026-1416 passed 29 yes, 3 no (Welsch, Horton, Sepulveda), 1 abstain (Gadd). BL2026-1420 passed 30 yes, 3 no (Welsch, Horton, Sepulveda), 0 abstain.
Evans-Segall, Parker, Huffman and Vo voted no on August 4 but do not appear in any column of the August 18 roll calls (41 members were present that night, 33 voted on BL2026-1416 and 33 on BL2026-1420).
June 2 (first reading): BL2026-1416 and BL2026-1420 passed first reading on motion, set for the next available public hearing, and were referred to the Planning Commission.