Memphis Zoning Watch

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ZTA 15-001

Zoning Text Amendment

Adopt amendment to the Section 9.7.7H of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code This amendment to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) will reintroduce language that was in the former Memphis and Shelby County Subdivision Regulations but not carried over into the UDC. Specifically, it identifies the criteria by which the Land Use Control Board and, if appealed, the legislative…

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The applicant, the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development, seeks to amend the development code to set criteria for rejecting major subdivisions within Memphis. Currently, the code lacks standards for denial, limiting the board's authority to evaluate whether subdivisions fit neighborhood character.

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Case details

Jurisdiction
City of Memphis
Next step if approved
Proceeds to the Memphis City Council or Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

Where it stands

  1. May 14, 2015

    Land Use Control Board — hearing scheduled in the staff report

    Source document

Sources

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