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BL2026-1433

Third reading Oct 20

The city's zoning and permitting rules currently treat child care and adult day services for adults under the same 'day care' category. This legislation splits them into two distinct use types, keeping protections like the 100-foot buffer from short-term rentals and beer permit locations for child care facilities but removing those buffers for adult day services facilities. Adult day services facilities would also lose access to the expedited permitting process and would no longer be allowed as an accessory use in residential and single-family zoning districts.

Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · View on Legistar

Sponsors

Joy Styles
Joy Styles

Primary Sponsor · District 32

Co-Sponsors (1)

Vote History

No individual votes recorded for this legislation.

Timeline

Jun 16, 2026 · Item 49

passed on first reading

Oct 6, 2026 · Item 8

passed on second reading as amended

Voice Vote

Oct 20, 2026

Third reading

As filed on Legistar

An ordinance amending Chapters 2.240, 6.28, and 7.08 and Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to replace “day care” uses with “child care” and “adult day services” uses and amend related conditions and standards.

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Data sourced from Nashville Metro Council Legistar. Last updated: October 7, 2026

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