Council passes child care zoning bill on second reading as amended; it is listed for third reading
BL2026-1433 would replace "day care" with "child care" and "adult day services" in the Metro Code; the Planning Commission disapproved it in August.
NASHVILLE - The Metro Council passed on second reading, as amended, a bill to replace "day care" uses in the Metro Code with "child care" and "adult day services" uses, according to the Oct. 6 council minutes. The bill, BL2026-1433, amends Chapters 2.240, 6.28 and 7.08 and Title 17, the zoning ordinance.
The minutes show no one spoke at the public hearing. Council Member Styles moved the bill, and the Council adopted Amendment No. 1 by voice vote. It then adopted Amendment No. 2, offered by Council Member Allen, by voice vote, with Council Member Ewing abstaining. On the final second-reading vote, also by voice, Council Members Gamble, Benedict and Capp voted no, and Council Members Harrell, Preptit, Lee and Ewing abstained.
Legistar's record shows the Planning Commission disapproved the bill Aug. 13, and that the Council deferred it twice, to Sept. 1 and then Oct. 6. The bill is referred to the Planning and Zoning Committee, and Legistar lists it for third reading with an Oct. 20 agenda date.
Source: Metropolitan Council meeting minutes, Oct. 6, 2026 (https://nashville.legistar1.com/nashville/meetings/2026/10/2201_M_Metropolitan_Council_26-10-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf); Legistar matter BL2026-1433 (https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=20769), retrieved Oct. 11, 2026.