Memphis Zoning Watch

What’s being proposed near you, and where it stands.

ZTA 2024-001

Zoning Text Amendment

Adopt the following amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to solar energy systems.

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

The applicant—Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development—seeks to update the county's zoning rules for solar energy systems. The changes would add new standards for large utility-scale solar projects, including requirements for setbacks, landscaping, and decommissioning security, and would require special review for large solar facilities in agricultural areas.

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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. February 8, 2024

    Land Use Control Board — new case

    Staff recommendation: Approval

    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.