2022Z-020TX-001

Unlike typical zoning bills which may undergo six months of research, countywide zoning text amendments are often introduced with insufficient prior research by council members, leading to rushed consideration.

Metro Nashville Council procedures now include an automatic 60-day deferral for 'large scale rezones' (defined as over 25 parcels or 10 acres where property owners are not applicants, or council member-initiated rezones/zoning text amendments) to ensure public input before a bill's public hearing on second reading.