About the Plan
The Donelson-Hermitage-Old Hickory Community Plan is part of the NashvilleNext long-range plan. Periodically, amendments that include supplemental policy guidance may be adopted by the Planning Commission. Supplemental policies and additional studies are found below under Related Plan Documents.
All of the Planning Department's fourteen Community Plans are guided by the Community Character Manual, a document which provides detailed policy guidance based on the look and feel of neighborhoods, centers, corridors, and open spaces.
Related Plan Documents
Downtown Donelson Urban Design Overlay
Downtown Donelson Urban Design Overlay
An Urban Design Overlay, or UDO, is a zoning tool that requires specific design standards for development in a designated area. UDOs overlay the current base zoning and allow for development standards above and beyond those in the base zoning. If you have questions regarding one of the Urban Design Overlays below, reach out to the respective Urban Design Overlay Staff Contact.
The Planning Commission amended the Downtown Donelson Urban Design Overlay on August 23, 2019.
Supplemental Policy Areas for Lebanon Pike
Supplemental Policy Areas for Lebanon Pike illustrate the neighborhood's vision and expectations for future development and provide additional guidance beyond what is found in the Community Character Manual. Part of this includes an updated Lebanon Pike Policy Map. This guidance will be considered for all applicable zoning and development applications. For more information regarding the small area plan process for this portion of Lebanon Pike, please see our Lebanon Pike Planning Study page.
Supplemental Policy Area for Central Pike
Supplemental Policy Area for Central Pike addresses issues identified by the community related to the mix of land uses, mobility, connectivity, and pedestrian infrastructure. The Supplemental Policy provides additional guidance beyond what is found in the Community Character Manual. This guidance will be considered for all applicable zoning and development applications.
Donelson TORD Affordability Baseline
At the request of the Metro Planning Commission, and to address the Housing and Affordability Task Force's recommendations, Planning staff compiled the Donelson Transit Oriented Development (TORD) scorecard
For more information on the Scorecard, please contact Nick Lindeman