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SUP 19-17

Special Use Permit

A Hotel (235’ in height)

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

The applicant wants to build a full-service hotel that is 235 feet tall on a downtown city block currently used as a parking lot. This would require special permission because the height exceeds the standard 90-foot limit for this zoning district.

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Case details

Location
A City block: North- Dr.M.L.K Jr. Ave., South – Pontotoc Ave., West – S. Second St., East – S. B.B King Blvd.
Jurisdiction
City of Memphis
Applicant / owner
Somera Road-Gibson Memphis LLC/Joe LeMense Jr.
District
District 6, Super District 8
Next step if approved
Proceeds to the Memphis City Council or Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

Where it stands

  1. May 9, 2019

    Land Use Control Board — new case

    Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

    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 19-17 — Special Use Permit at A City block: North- Dr.M.L.K Jr. Ave., South – Pontotoc Ave., West – S. Second St., East – S. B.B King Blvd. — Memphis Zoning Watch