Memphis Zoning Watch

Scrap Metal Facility

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

The applicant wants to operate a scrap metal facility on the property, where heavy equipment will unload, sort, stack, and reload scrap steel for distribution to regional steel producers. If approved with conditions, scrap material stacks would be limited to 12 feet in height and screened from public view.

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Case details

Location
Channel Avenue (South side of Channel Avenue; ± 1,000 feet south of Harbor Avenue) COUNCIL DISTRICTS: District 6; Super District 8
Jurisdiction
City of Memphis
Applicant / owner
City of Memphis and Shelby County/Watco Companies
Next step if approved
Proceeds to the Memphis City Council.

Location

This case gives no address, so it can’t be tied to a parcel. The shaded area is where the record’s description puts it near CHANNEL AVE & HARBOR AVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38113. Treat it as a neighbourhood, not an address.

Case history

  1. September 13, 2018

    Land Use Control Boardnew case

    Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

    Source document

Sources

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