Legislation Details

File #: BL2026-1384   
Type: Bill Status: First Reading
File created: 5/7/2026 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 5/19/2026 Final action:
Title: An ordinance authorizing the renaming of Alley #581 to "Birdsong Alley". (Proposal Number 2026M-001SR-001).
Sponsors: Brandon Taylor, Rollin Horton, Quin Evans-Segall
Attachments: 1. Map

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An ordinance authorizing the renaming of Alley #581 to “Birdsong Alley”.  (Proposal Number 2026M-001SR-001).

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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Department of Emergency Communications requested the street renaming; and,

WHEREAS, new homes were built off Alley #581 with no street access; and,

WHEREAS, renaming Alley #581 to Birdsong Alley will help emergency services locate the new homes in the event of an emergency; and,

WHEREAS, the request to rename Alley #581 has been submitted to and approved by the Metropolitan Planning Commission, and other relevant agencies of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, in accordance with Metropolitan Code § 13.08.015.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                     That the Geographic Information Systems Street and Alley Centerline Layer for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, be and is hereby amended, as follows:

Alley #581, from 27th Avenue North to dead end, shall be named “Birdsong Alley”, as depicted on the maps attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

Section 2.                      The director of the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure be and hereby is authorized and directed, upon the enactment and approval of this ordinance, to cause said change to be made on said map as set out in Section 1 of this ordinance, and to make notation thereon of reference to the date of passage and approval of this amendatory ordinance.

Section 3.        Amendments to this legislation may be approved by resolution.

Section 4.                       This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.