Nashville, TN zoning districts
91 districts, 91 with a written citation. Each row says what the district permits by primary use.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County — Title 17 Zoning (Metro Code), a CONSOLIDATED city-county code covering Davidson County EXCEPT the independent satellite cities. Title 17 is a listed-use (Euclidean) model with a hybrid apparatus: traditional base districts (AG/AR2A agricultural; RS single-family; R one/two-family; RM multifamily; MHP; ON/OL/OG office; OR20/OR40/ORI office-residential; CN/CL/CS/CA/CF commercial; SCN/SCC/SCR shopping-center; MUN/MUL/MUG/MUI mixed-use; IWD/IR/IG industrial) PLUS two non-Euclidean layers authored honest-null: the form-based Downtown Code (DTC, Ch. 17.37) and the plan-governed Specific Plan district (SP, Ch. 17.40). Permission mechanism: permitted primary use = by-right (administrative); a use absent from a district column is prohibited there (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19); the discretionary hearing pathway maps to conditional (none authored by-right→conditional in this base pass). Base district codes validated 2026-07-14 against the live Metro zoning layer (maps.nashville.gov Zoning_Landuse/Zoning MapServer layer 14, field ZONE_DESC; 91 distinct values). Cited-evidence only (June 12 ruling): districts whose primary-use classification cannot be grounded in a retrievable Title 17 source resolve honest-null (permissions null, low confidence, bespoke-district-review-required), never guessed — this covers DTC (form-based), SP (plan-governed), the legacy I district, and the Satellite City marker (out of Metro jurisdiction, P27).
How to read the permissions
By right — allowed without discretionary approval. Conditional use — allowed only with a specific approval. Not permitted — not allowed as a primary use. Not resolved — the ordinance does not settle it in a way we would state as fact.
These describe the district. A specific parcel can also be affected by overlays, corridors, flood zones and site conditions.
| District | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
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AG
Agricultural (5-acre minimum)
agricultural
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (AG): 'Agricultural, requiring a minimum lot size of 5 acres' — rural uses incl. single-family dwellings (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single-family by-right → residential by-right. Category 'agricultural' (5-ac ag-preservation purpose); could read residential-low. Retail/office/manufacturing not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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AR2A
Agricultural Residential (2-acre minimum)
agricultural
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (AR2a): 'Agricultural, requiring a minimum lot size of 2 acres' — rural residential (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single-family by-right → residential by-right; category agricultural. Commercial/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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CA
Commercial Attraction
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (CA): 'Commercial Attraction, intended for a wide range of amusement, recreational, and retail support uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed. Residential prohibited; industrial prohibited. | |||
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CF
Core Frame
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (CF): 'Core Frame, intended for a wide range of parking and commercial service support uses for the central business district' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed (downtown-fringe support; commercial-core is the alternative index read — category-judgment-call). Residential prohibited; industrial prohibited. | |||
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CL
Commercial Limited
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (CL): 'Commercial Limited, intended for retail, consumer service, financial, restaurant, and office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-neighborhood. Residential prohibited (no dwelling primary use); industrial prohibited. | |||
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CL-A
Commercial Limited — Alternative
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror CL. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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CL-NS
Commercial Limited — No Short-Term Rental
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to CL in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors CL. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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CN
Commercial Neighborhood
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (CN): 'Commercial Neighborhood, intended for very low intensity retail, office, and consumer service uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Retail/office/service by-right → commercial by-right, category commercial-neighborhood. No dwelling primary use → residential prohibited. Industrial → prohibited. | |||
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CS
Commercial Service
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (CS): 'Commercial Service, intended for a wide range of commercial service related uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed. Residential prohibited. Industrial authored 'prohibited' as the standard case — CS is a commercial-service (not an industrial) district; any light-industrial/warehouse component would be by conditions or SP, not confirmed by-right from a cited source this session (see OQ-3). | |||
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CS-A
Commercial Service — Alternative
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror CS. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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CS-A-NS
Commercial Service — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror CS. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to CS in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors CS. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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CS-NS
Commercial Service — No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to CS in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors CS. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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DTC
Downtown Code
commercial core
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 + Ch. 17.37 (DTC): 'Downtown Code zoning district found only in Downtown Nashville, intended for a broad range of residential and non-residential activities' — a FORM-BASED code whose permitted uses derive from a building-form/subdistrict table across 15 named subdistricts (Core, SoBro, Gulch, East Bank, etc.), which the single live 'DTC' base code cannot resolve to. Per-use tri-state not represented in the 3-family model without misleading → honest-null BY FINDING (permissions null, low confidence, downtown-form-based-code + bespoke-review), category commercial-core provisional. See OQ-1. | |||
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I
Industrial (legacy district)
industrial heavy
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
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Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Live Metro zoning layer ZONE_DESC='I' — a residual legacy 'Industrial' district not among the current Title 17 IWD/IR/IG industrial districts in the official classifications. Its exact permitted-use set is governed by the legacy provision and is not resolvable to a confident tri-state from the code alone → honest-null BY FINDING (permissions null, low confidence, route to review), category industrial-heavy provisional. Do not assume it equals a current industrial district. | |||
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IG
Industrial General (intensive manufacturing)
industrial heavy
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (IG): 'Industrial General, intended for a wide range of intensive manufacturing uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Intensive manufacturing by-right → industrial by-right (P2 substance: 'intensive manufacturing' → industrial-heavy); commercial by-right; residential prohibited; nuisance high-intensity. | |||
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IR
Industrial Restrictive (light manufacturing)
industrial light
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (IR): 'Industrial Restrictive, intended for a wide range of light manufacturing uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Light manufacturing by-right → industrial by-right; supporting commercial by-right; residential prohibited. Category industrial-light; nuisance high-intensity (by-right industrial). | |||
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IWD
Industrial Warehousing/Distribution
industrial light
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Not permitted | By right | By right |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (IWD): 'Industrial Warehousing/Distribution, intended for a wide range of warehousing, wholesaling, and bulk distribution uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Warehousing/distribution (industrial) + wholesaling (commercial) by-right → industrial by-right + commercial by-right; residential prohibited. Category industrial-light (warehousing/distribution, not heavy manufacturing); nuisance high-intensity (by-right industrial, Dallas/SA LI precedent — no override). | |||
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MHP
Mobile Home Park
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (MHP): 'Mobile Home Park, requiring a minimum 2 acre lot size' at 9 units/acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Manufactured/mobile-home dwellings by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Commercial/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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MUG
Mixed-Use General
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (MUG): 'Mixed-Use General, intended for a moderately high intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial both by-right → both by-right, category commercial-mixed. Industrial not a primary use → prohibited. Nuisance medium (commercial by-right, no by-right industrial). | |||
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MUG-A
Mixed-Use General — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUG. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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MUG-A-NS
Mixed-Use General — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUG. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUG in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUG. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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MUG-NS
Mixed-Use General — No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUG in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUG. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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MUI
Mixed-Use Intensive
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (MUI): 'Mixed-Use Intensive, intended for a high intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial both by-right → both by-right, category commercial-mixed. Industrial not a primary use → prohibited. Nuisance medium (commercial by-right, no by-right industrial). | |||
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MUI-A
Mixed-Use Intensive — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUI. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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MUL
Mixed-Use Limited
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (MUL): 'Mixed-Use Limited, intended for a moderate intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial both by-right → both by-right, category commercial-mixed. Industrial not a primary use → prohibited. Nuisance medium (commercial by-right, no by-right industrial). | |||
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MUL-A
Mixed-Use Limited — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUL. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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MUL-A-NS
Mixed-Use Limited — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUL. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUL in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUL. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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MUL-NS
Mixed-Use Limited — No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUL in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUL. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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MUN
Mixed-Use Neighborhood
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (MUN): 'Mixed-Use Neighborhood, intended for a low intensity mixture of residential, retail, and office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial both by-right → both by-right, category commercial-mixed. Industrial not a primary use → prohibited. Nuisance medium (commercial by-right, no by-right industrial). | |||
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MUN-A
Mixed-Use Neighborhood — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUN. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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MUN-A-NS
Mixed-Use Neighborhood — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror MUN. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUN in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUN. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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MUN-NS
Mixed-Use Neighborhood — No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to MUN in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors MUN. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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OG
Office General
commercial mixed
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (OG): 'Office General, intended for moderately high intensity office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Office by-right → commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed (higher-intensity office). Residential prohibited (P4); industrial prohibited. | |||
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OL
Office Limited
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (OL): 'Office Limited, intended for moderate intensity office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Office by-right → commercial by-right, category commercial-neighborhood. Residential prohibited (P4, office-only); industrial prohibited. | |||
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ON
Office Neighborhood
commercial neighborhood
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Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (ON): 'Office Neighborhood, intended for low intensity office uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Office (a commerce-band use) by-right → commercial by-right, category commercial-neighborhood. No dwelling among primary uses → residential prohibited (P4). Industrial → prohibited. | |||
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OR20
Office/Residential (20 units/acre)
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (OR20): 'Office and residential, intended for office and/or residential multi-family uses' at 20 units/acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Office AND multifamily residential both by-right → residential by-right + commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed. Industrial not a primary use → prohibited. Nuisance medium (commercial by-right; no by-right industrial). | |||
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OR20-A
Office/Residential (20 units/acre) — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror OR20. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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OR20-A-NS
Office/Residential (20 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror OR20. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to OR20 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors OR20. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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OR20-NS
Office/Residential (20 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to OR20 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors OR20. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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OR40
Office/Residential (40 units/acre)
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (OR40): office and/or residential multi-family at 40 units/acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial (office) by-right, category commercial-mixed; industrial prohibited. | |||
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OR40-A
Office/Residential (40 units/acre) — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror OR40. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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OR40-A-NS
Office/Residential (40 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror OR40. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to OR40 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors OR40. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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ORI
Office/Residential Intensive
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (ORI): 'Office and Residential Intensive, intended for high intensity' mixed office-residential uses (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential + commercial (office) by-right, category commercial-mixed; industrial prohibited. | |||
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ORI-A
Office/Residential Intensive — Alternative
commercial mixed
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By right | By right | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror ORI. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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R10
One- and Two-Family Residential (R10, min lot 10,000 sf)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R10): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 10,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R15
One- and Two-Family Residential (R15, min lot 15,000 sf)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R15): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 15,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R20
One- and Two-Family Residential (R20, min lot 20,000 sf)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R20): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 20,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R30
One- and Two-Family Residential (R30, min lot 30,000 sf)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R30): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 30,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R40
One- and Two-Family Residential (R40, min lot 40,000 sf)
residential low
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By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R40): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 40,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R6
One- and Two-Family Residential (R6, min lot 6,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R6): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 6,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R6-A
One- and Two-Family Residential (R6, min lot 6,000 sf) — Alternative
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror R6. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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R8
One- and Two-Family Residential (R8, min lot 8,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R8): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 8,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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R8-A
One- and Two-Family Residential (R8, min lot 8,000 sf) — Alternative
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror R8. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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R80
One- and Two-Family Residential (R80, min lot 80,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (R80): 'intended for single and two-family dwellings', minimum lot 80,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Single- and two-family (duplex) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low (two-family is still low-scale). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM15
Multifamily Residential (RM15, 15 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM15): multifamily residential, 15 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM15-A
Multifamily Residential (RM15, 15 units/acre) — Alternative
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM15. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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RM15-A-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM15, 15 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM15. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM15 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM15. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM15-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM15, 15 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM15 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM15. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM2
Multifamily Residential (RM2, 2 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM2): multifamily residential, 2 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM2-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM2, 2 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM2 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM2. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM20
Multifamily Residential (RM20, 20 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM20): multifamily residential, 20 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM20-A
Multifamily Residential (RM20, 20 units/acre) — Alternative
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM20. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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RM20-A-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM20, 20 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM20. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM20 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM20. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM20-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM20, 20 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM20 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM20. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM4
Multifamily Residential (RM4, 4 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM4): multifamily residential, 4 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM4-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM4, 4 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM4 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM4. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM40
Multifamily Residential (RM40, 40 units/acre)
residential high
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM40): multifamily residential, 40 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-high (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM40-A
Multifamily Residential (RM40, 40 units/acre) — Alternative
residential high
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM40. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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RM40-A-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM40, 40 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
residential high
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM40. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM40 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM40. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM6
Multifamily Residential (RM6, 6 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM6): multifamily residential, 6 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM6-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM6, 6 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM6 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM6. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM60
Multifamily Residential (RM60, 60 units/acre)
residential high
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM60): multifamily residential, 60 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-high (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM9
Multifamily Residential (RM9, 9 units/acre)
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RM9): multifamily residential, 9 dwelling units per acre (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Multifamily + lower residential by-right → residential by-right; category residential-medium (RM2–RM20 medium, RM40/RM60 high — density-index judgment, see OQ-2; tri-state unaffected). Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RM9-A
Multifamily Residential (RM9, 9 units/acre) — Alternative
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM9. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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RM9-A-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM9, 9 units/acre) — Alternative / No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RM9. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM9 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM9. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RM9-NS
Multifamily Residential (RM9, 9 units/acre) — No Short-Term Rental
residential medium
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| No-STRP variant (Metro Ord. BL2019-111): identical to RM9 in ALL standards and ALL uses except short-term rental property is prohibited. Short-term rental is a lodging sub-use that does not alter the residential/commercial/industrial primary-use tri-state → mirrors RM9. Exact key authored (P12/P25). | |||
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RS10
Single-Family Residential (RS10, min lot 10,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS10): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 10,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS15
Single-Family Residential (RS15, min lot 15,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS15): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 15,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS20
Single-Family Residential (RS20, min lot 20,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS20): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 20,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS3.75
Single-Family Residential (RS3.75, min lot 3,750 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS3.75): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 3,750 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS30
Single-Family Residential (RS30, min lot 30,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS30): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 30,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS40
Single-Family Residential (RS40, min lot 40,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS40): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 40,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS5
Single-Family Residential (RS5, min lot 5,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS5): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 5,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS5-A
Single-Family Residential (RS5, min lot 5,000 sf) — Alternative
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Alternative zoning district (Title 17 Sec. 17.08.010): building placement/bulk standards for a walkable form; 'Uses and density are identical to their companion districts' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Tri-state and category mirror RS5. Exact key authored (P12/P25) so the parser exact-matches it and never peels '-A' as a phantom overlay. | |||
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RS7.5
Single-Family Residential (RS7.5, min lot 7,500 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS7.5): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 7,500 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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RS80
Single-Family Residential (RS80, min lot 80,000 sf)
residential low
|
By right | Not permitted | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (RS80): single-family dwellings, minimum lot 80,000 sf (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Residential (single-family) by-right → residential by-right, category residential-low. Retail/office/industrial not primary uses → residential/commercial/industrial families are prohibited where not among the district's permitted primary uses (Title 17 listed-use catch-all, P19). | |||
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SCC
Shopping Center Community
commercial mixed
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (SCC): 'Shopping Center Community, intended for moderate intensity retail, office, and consumer service uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed. Residential prohibited; industrial prohibited. | |||
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SCN
Shopping Center Neighborhood
commercial neighborhood
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (SCN): 'Shopping Center Neighborhood, intended for a limited range of retail, office, and consumer service uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-neighborhood. Residential prohibited; industrial prohibited. | |||
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SCR
Shopping Center Regional
commercial mixed
|
Not permitted | By right | Not permitted |
| Title 17 Sec. 17.08.020 (SCR): 'Shopping Center Regional, intended for high intensity retail, office, and consumer service uses' (City of Nashville Planning Dept. 'Zoning Classifications' (official district-descriptions rendering of Title 17, Ch. 17.08.020)). Commercial by-right, category commercial-mixed. Residential prohibited; industrial prohibited. | |||
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SP
Specific Plan
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
|
Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Title 17 Ch. 17.40 (SP Specific Plan): a plan-governed district whose permitted uses, density and form are fixed by the site-specific SP ordinance adopted for each parcel — not classifiable from the base code alone. Honest-null BY POLICY (category special, permissions null, low confidence, bespoke-review), consistent with the confirmed standing policy for plan-governed districts (Denver Ch59, Atlanta SPI). Per-SP ordinance ingestion is a separate future product, not part of table authoring (P11). | |||
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Satellite City
Satellite City (outside Metro zoning jurisdiction)
special
Lower confidence — verify against the ordinance before relying on it.
|
Not resolved | Not resolved | Not resolved |
| Live Metro zoning layer ZONE_DESC='Satellite City' — the parcel lies within one of Davidson County's independent satellite/incorporated cities (e.g. Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Goodlettsville, Ridgetop, Lakewood), which zone under their OWN codes, NOT Metro Title 17. The Metro Zoning layer explicitly excludes satellite-city areas and marks them with this placeholder. No Metro base district applies → honest-null (category special, permissions null, low confidence, route to review) — a determinate 'this parcel is zoned by another jurisdiction, not covered here' answer, NOT an assertion of Metro rights and NOT 'unzoned' (it IS zoned, elsewhere). Place-gating precedent P27. See OQ-4. | |||
Sources
- Metropolitan Code of Laws, Title 17 Zoning — Ch. 17.08 (Zoning Districts and Land Uses; Sec. 17.08.010 districts established, 17.08.020 districts described, 17.08.030 land use table), Ch. 17.37 (Downtown Code), Ch. 17.40 (Specific Plan). Primary host nashville-tn.elaws.us returned HTTP 503 and library.municode.com HTTP 403 (bot-walled) this session — per P20, authoring grounded on the official City rendering (districts_reference) which cites Title 17 per district.
- City of Nashville Planning Department, "Zoning Classifications" (nashville.gov/departments/planning/land-development/rezone-my-property/zoning-classifications) — the official district-descriptions rendering of Ch. 17.08.020, one purpose/primary-use statement per base district. Suffix meanings: "-A" Alternative (same page); "-NS" No-STRP (Metro Ord. BL2019-111, nashville.gov Ordinance-BL2019-111).
- maps.nashville.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Zoning_Landuse/Zoning/MapServer/14 (field ZONE_DESC; 91 distinct values, validated 2026-07-14). The service documents that it covers base zoning for all of Davidson County EXCEPT areas within Satellite Cities — those parcels carry the ZONE_DESC="Satellite City" placeholder.
Table verified against the sources above on 2026-07-14. Ordinances change, so check the current code before relying on any row for a decision.
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