Planning commission rejects May Town Center zoning
Nashville Business Journal
May Town Center’s zoning request isn’t dead in the water, but took a blow from the Planning Commission on Thursday night.
The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the Bells Bend area, where the $4.3 billion development has been proposed.
The commission then voted down zoning changes that would have allowed for a bridge to the development, which is being backed by the May family with Tony Giarratana acting as lead developer.
The Metro Nashville City Council has final say on zoning changes and will take up the issue in a public hearing on July 7. However, with a negative recommendation from the planning commission, the zoning measure will need 27 votes from the council, rather than the 21 usually required.
The planning staff had recommended approval of a zoning request to allow the development, but that was contingent on the land use plan amendment. The commission then voted down the proposed zoning changes.
If approved, the complete town center will take some 22 years to build.
Phase 1 of the project would, by 2013, bring online 425,000 square feet of office space, 100 residential units and 50,000 square feet of retail, according to the developer’s plans. By 2031, the entire May Town complex would consist of 8 million square feet of office space, 8,000 residential units and 600 hotel rooms.
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