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The commission voted against changes to the land use plan for the BellsdBend area, where the $4.3 billion developmengt has been proposed. The commission then voted down zoninh changes that would have allowed for a bridge tothe development, which is being backed by the May familhy with Tony Giarratana acting as lead The Metro Nashville City Counci has final say on zoning changesz and will take up the issue in a publid hearing on July 7. However, with a negativw recommendation from theplanning commission, the zonin g measure will need 27 voted from the council, rather than the 21 usuallu required.
The planning staff had recommended approval of a zoniny request to allowthe development, but that was contingentt on the land use plan amendment. The commissiojn then voted down the proposexzoning changes. If the complete town center will take some 22 years to Phase 1 of the project by 2013, bring online 425,000 square feet of officed space, 100 residential units and 50,000 squarre feet of retail, according to the developer’sa plans. By 2031, the entirr May Town complex would consist of 8 milliomn square feet ofoffice space, 8,000 residentiak units and 600 hotel rooms.
