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

Don't Let Developers Destroy Our Neighborhood for Profit!

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED! EMAIL Nashville Council Members and urge them to VOTE NO on the 1265 McGavock rezone request (bill # BL2025-720) and tell why you are opposed.councilmembers@nashville.gov

Developers are trying to push through a rezoning request that would allow them to cram 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 would likely spill onto our already crowded street. 

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

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

• Email all the Metro Council Members and our Council Rep, Emily Benedict asap. Send your email to:councilmembers@nashville.gov emily.benedict@nashville.gov (Council Rep)

Sample Email

Subject: VOTE NO to 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.

Sign:

Full name

Address

District 7

• Attend the Metro Council public hearing March 4, 2025 at 6:30PM to voice your opposition. Urge Council members to VOTE NO on the SP/rezoning of 1265 McGavock Pike, bill # BL2025-720 and tell them why. 
• Sign & share this petition if you live in the neighborhood, mention this in your comment.
• Join the Protect Inglewood from Overdevelopment FB page.

 Why this matters:

• Zoning Impact: 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 development is completely 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 block our view of the sunset, rob us of the night sky, 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 a residential neighborhood. It would undermine the character of Inglewood & create long-term issues for our community. Neighbors do not want a parking lot on our residential street that has already had to endure 2 newly added parking lots on that corner & all the traffic & problems that they bring.
• Setting a Dangerous Precedent: If this rezoning is approved, it will set a dangerous precedent for future rezonings, opening the floodgates to more greedy overdevelopment, environmental destruction, & lowering the quality of life for the artists, environmentalists, musicians, and working people who live here and make the neighborhood special. Our neighborhood should not be sold out by our council member & developers to be their cash cow.

Additional Information:

• The current zoning is RS7.5, which mandates single-family homes on lots of 7,500 sq ft or more.
• The Community Plan (T4 Neighborhood Maintenance) emphasizes that development should be compatible with existing homes & preserve the quality of life for current residents. This proposal is a clear violation of that principle in multiple ways (too many homes on one lot, setbacks that don't align, commercial parking lot, loss of green space, etc.)
• Allowing this development would triple the allowable density for this site & is not in line with the neighborhood's character changing it to an overly urban environment that current homeowners did not buy into & expect our zoning laws to protect us from.

We cannot let developers destroy what makes Inglewood special. Let's not sell-out our neighborhood. Stand up for our neighborhood zoning protections! We don't owe developers anything!