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SUP 11-219

Special Use Permit

Junk yard and scrap metal

AI-generatedPlain-English summary — always check the source document.

The applicant wants a special use permit to operate a junk yard and scrap metal processing business on approximately 68 acres currently zoned for heavy industrial use. If approved, the site would be used for storing and processing scrap metal and salvage materials, with associated vehicle traffic for loading and unloading operations.

Read the staff report this summary came from

Case details

Location
West side of Thomas Street; +/-260 feet north of Royal Avenue OWNER OF RECORD/APPLICANT: Worley Brothers Scrap Iron and Metals
Jurisdiction
City of Memphis
Next step if approved
Proceeds to the Memphis City Council or Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

Where it stands

  1. December 8, 2011

    Land Use Control Board — hearing scheduled in the staff report

    Source document

Sources

Every case detail on this page — dates, districts, parcels, staff recommendations — is read directly from the public documents below. The only exception is the summary at the top, which is AI-generated and labelled as such.

SUP 11-219 — Special Use Permit at West side of Thomas Street; +/-260 feet north of Royal Avenue OWNER OF RECORD/APPLICANT: Worley Brothers Scrap Iron and Metals — Memphis Zoning Watch