How zoning works in Nashville

This Is Nashville · Jul 19, 2023 · 50m

What’s allowed to be built in my neighborhood? Can I build a second unit on my property? How can I make sure new construction will benefit my community and not harm it? The answers to these questions all come back to the city’s zoning code — more than 200 pages describing what kinds of buildings can be built where, what they can look like, and how to get special permission to build something different.

In this episode, we sit down with a city official to answer your questions about zoning in Nashville. We also hear about a class from Neighbor 2 Neighbor that teaches the basics of zoning and…