Village West SP

This website was mostly built to cover information and issues surrounding the Village West SP, a development along the Cumberland River in the Bordeaux neighborhood of Nashville, TN. The information on this page is sourced from publicly-available the Nashville Planning Department websites, and first-hand conversations with attorneys, council members, and Metro Planning Commission staff and members.

Where is the “Village West SP”?

The Village West SP is located adjacent to the corners of Trinity Lane and Youngs Lane in Nashville, TN 37218. The image next to this text is a map containing the highlighted area of the SP area. If you need to locate in on a wider map, use the address below for reference.

605 River Pearl Place
Nashville, TN 37218

Real Estate Resources FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

  • SP is short for “Specific Plan” District, which is a zoning district. These are a tool that helps create flexibility in development that also should meet the objectives of NashvilleNext, and are sensitive to surrounding areas.

    SPs are NOT subject to traditional zoning districts’ land use and design standards. Instead, permitted uses and design elements like height, size, setbacks, buffers, signage and materials, are determined for specific development. Developers using SP zoning must still follow historic and redevelopment guidelines, subdivision, and stormwater regulations.

    You can read more about SP Districts on Nashville’s Planning Department website HERE.

  • Item description

  • Kyontzé Toombs is the Council Member representing District 2 in Nashville, TN. You can find her bio and committee assignments on Nashville Metro’s website HERE.

    Here is her contact information:

    Councilmember Kyontzé Toombs
    office: 615-432-1302
    email: kyonzte.toombs@nashville.gov

    Historic Metro Courthouse
    1 Public Square
    Suite 204, Metro Council Office
    Nashville, TN 37201

What is the issue here?

The owners of the Village West SP filed an application on November 29, 2023 to amend an already-existing Specific Plan (“SP”) zoning plan that was approved in 2016 and amended in 2018 to change the proposed use of a lot of land to be zoned as non-owner occupied short-term rentals (Airbnbs, VRBO, etc.). A link to the full plan that came along with the application can be found HERE.

In question, is whether or not the developer has the ability to add permitting for non-owner occupied short-term rental to a planned forty-one (41) units. The another forty-one (41) homes that would be zoned for non-owner occupied short-term rental use.

The amendment will be brought before the Metro Planning Commissions (“MPC”) on Thursday, January 11, 2024 for consideration.

Per a message with Councilwoman Kyonzté Toombs, the application was filed to “correct a misunderstanding around the SP that was approved in 2016”, and is “an attempt to further discussion with [Metro Planning Commission] staff to come to some type of resolution” regarding the question of approving Lot C as forty-one (41) non-owner occupied short-term rentals (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.).

What happens next?

Re-zoning processes are not fast, but things do happen quickly. The whole process can take 4- to 6-months.

If the proposed amendment were to be heard and approved at the Metro Planning Commission (MPC) meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2024, then the proposal would then have to be heard through 3 readings at Metro City Council meetings. Those reading dates are:

  • February 6, 2024 at 4p

  • March 7, 2024 at 4p - ** Public comment allowed at this meeting **

  • Final Reading: March 19, 2024 at 4p

The proposed amendment may not be heard if either the applicant or the MPC decides the issue merits a deferral to the next meeting. The next meeting of the Metro Planning Commission is set for February 8, 2024. A full list of upcoming MPC meetings can be found HERE.