URGENT: Protect Inglewood From Overdevelopment! NO REZONE of 1265 McGavock!

Don't Let Developers Destroy Our Neighborhood for Profit!

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!

Most Important Action!  Plan to ATTEND the Metro Council Meeting on April 1, 2025 at 6:30PM to urge Council Members to VOTE NO on bill # BL2025-720  

And EMAIL Council Members TODAY! Or before April 1st. 

Developers are trying to push through a rezone request that goes against the Nashville Next Plan for our neighborhood. It would permit cutting down all the large buffer trees to make room for cramming SIX 2-story (35 feet tall) multi-unit HOA homes & a 12-stall, Commercial looking PARKING LOT onto the small corner lot at 1265 McGavock & Oxford. Our neighborhood's current zoning only allows 2.6 single-family homes to be built on that lot.

Their plan includes: Cutting down all 5 mature trees, killing all the green space with Roundup, replacing it with infill development 3x over the allowable density. It includes an ugly parking lot littered with 12 trash bins and 12 cars. Additional cars from this development will spill onto our already crowded street. 

    This is an outrageous proposal that will harm our environment, increase the traffic dangers that already exist at the narrow 4-way intersection, & lower our quality of life. Developers should not be allowed to profit at our expense. We are not their cash cow! We must act NOW to stop this rezoning! If we don't, it will set a dangerous precedent and open the floodgates to more unstoppable overdevelopment in our neighborhood.

    Here are 4 actions you can take to stop this horrible development & rezone:

    Sample Email (your own words are best)

    Subject: VOTE NO on SP/Rezone for 1265 McGavock Pike, bill # BL2025-720

    Email body: Urge council members to VOTE NO on the SP/rezoning of 1265 McGavock Pike and tell them why you think it's a bad idea and that you would like to preserve the neighborhood's RS 7.5 zoning protections and Community Plan of Neighborhood Maintenance.

    Sign:

    Full name

    Address

    District 7

     

    Why this matters:

    • Zoning Impact: This rezoning is a clear violation of the Nashville Next Plan. Current zoning is RS7.5 which requires single-family ("RS") houses, each on a minimum lot size of 7,500 sq ft. The Community Plan ("CP") is T4 Neighborhood Maintenance ("NM"), which designates that "new development is to be appropriate and compatible with its surroundings and maintain the quality of life for existing residents."  (Nashville Next, Vol 2, p.25) The total parcel is just 0.45 acres, which currently allows for 2.6 single-family homes, not 6 multi-family HOA units and a parking lot. This tripling of allowable density is extremely incompatible with the surrounding properties.
    • Traffic & Safety: The proposed 6 multi-unit housing & parking lot will worsen existing issues with congestion, traffic, parking, & safety at an already dangerous intersection & in our neighborhood in general. 
    • Environmental Damage: This development will contribute to the heat island effect that we are already experiencing due to overdevelopment. It will block the sunset, destroy mature trees, remove vital green space, while increasing air pollution, light pollution, noise pollution, & stormwater runoff. These mature trees serve as an important buffer from powerful strom winds and traffic noise. They provide shade in the summer, & help reduce the overall environmental impact of overdevelopment.
    • Commercialization: The proposed development & parking lot would create a commercial-style vibe that is completely inappropriate for Inglewood & will create long-term issues for our community by transforming it into an overly urban environment that current residents did not buy into & expect our zoning laws and Coucil Reps to protect us from.
    • Setting a Dangerous Precedent: Allowing rezoning inevitably opens the floodgates for more rezoning as each approval becomes precedent for the next approval. We don't want to invite more greedy overdevelopment, environmental destruction, & a lowering of the quality of life for the people who live here & make the neighborhood special. Our environment & neighborhood character is precious & should never be sold out by our council member & developers looking for a quick profit.

    We cannot let developers destroy what makes Inglewood special.  Stand up for our neighborhood zoning protections! 

    Please Attend the Metro Council Meeting on April 1, 2025 at 6:30PM to urge Council Members to VOTE NO on bill # BL2025-720


    Mettre À Jour #4il y a environ un mois
    This fight is not over yet!
    Email Metro Council & attend the hearing 3/4/25 6:30, Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, David Scobey Council Chambers. Urge Council to VOTE NO on 1265 McGavock Pike Rezone, BL2025-720 & explain why it's a bad idea. Preserve our RS 7.5 zoning!

    Email councilmembers@nashville.gov & emily.benedict@nashville.gov
    Subject: No to BL2025-720 Rezone
    Body: Urge Council to VOTE NO on 1265 McGavock Rezone & explain why.
    Sign: Full name, Address, District 7
    Mettre À Jour #3il y a 1 mois
    This fight is not over yet! If we email Metro Council & show up to the hearing (date TBD) in masses, hopefully they will listen to us. This rezone is a bad idea. Most importantly, it will open the floodgates to more overdevelopment of Inglewood setting a dangerous precedent for future rezones to pass.

    Email councilmembers@nashville.gov & emily.benedict@nashville.gov
    Subject Oppose Rezone Case # 2024SP-043-001
    Include name, address, statement of opposition & support of preserving RS7.5 zoning
    Mettre À Jour #2il y a 2 mois
    Urgent! Make a plan to attend the Planning Commission meeting TOMORROW, THURS, 1/9 at 4PM to voice your opposition. If you can't attend, ask a neighbor, spouse, or friend. If we show up, this rezone won't pass.
    Stand up to speak so your opposition is considered. You'll have 2 min. We want to preserve our RS7.5 zoning & character. We don't want a parking lot & multiple houses on one lot at a dangerous intersection.
    Howard Office Bldg.
    700 President Ronald Reagan Way
    Sonny West Conference Center
    Mettre À Jour #1il y a 2 mois
    Please email the Planning Staff by 3 p.m. TODAY, Tues, JAN. 7 so your voice will be counted before the Planning meeting on Thurs, JAN. 9!

    planning.commissioners@nashville.gov
    Opposition to Rezone Case # 2024SP-043-001
    Include your full name & address

    Attend the Planning Commission meeting on THURS, JAN. 9 at 4PM to voice your opposition. Let them know we want to preserve our neighborhood's RS7.5 zoning & character & that you do not want parking lots & multiple houses on one lot.
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