BL2026-1433

Bill

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. Requested by Councilmember Styles.

Deferred Aug 17 · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · View on Legistar

Sponsors

Joy Styles
Joy Styles

Primary sponsor · District 32

Co-sponsors (1)

Burkley AllenBurkley Allen

Timeline

  1. Passed on first reading

    Jun 16, 2026 · Metro Council

  2. Deferred

    Aug 4, 2026 · Metro Council

    Watch the public hearing (56s)

  3. Deferred

    Sep 1, 2026 · Metro Council

    Watch the public hearing (1 min)

  4. Passed on second reading as amended

    Oct 6, 2026 · Metro Council · Voice vote

    Watch the public hearing (13 min)

  5. Deferred indefinitely

    Oct 20, 2026 · Metro Council

    Watch the debate (3 min)

  6. Indefinitely deferred

    Aug 17, 2027 · Metro Council

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.

Attachments

PDFExhibit A
PDFExhibit B
PDFProposed Amendment - BL2026-1433 - Allen
PDFAmendment No. 1 to BL2026-1433
PDFAmendment No. 2 to BL2026-1433

Data sourced from Nashville Metro Council Legistar. Last updated: October 28, 2026