Special Exception cases in City of Memphis
16 cases on record, heard by the Land Use Control Board.
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Special exception to Sub-Section 7.2.9F to allow a surface parking lot at a corner location
- Location
- 148 G.E. Patterson Street
- Heard
- April 9, 2026
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special exception to Sub-Section 8.4.8E to allow less than the required building frontage for a drive-thru restaurant
- Location
- 1925 Union Avenue
- Heard
- June 13, 2024
- Staff recommendation
- Rejection
Special exception to allow Tractor-Trailer Parking in the Commercial Mixed Use – 3 (CMU-3) District
- Location
- 4866 Covington Pike
- Heard
- February 8, 2024
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special exception to the parking setback requirements of the Midtown Overlay District requesting a reduction in the 10-foot rear parking setback abutting a single-family use.
- Location
- 1162 Peabody Avenue OWNER: Cerpa Construction APPLICANT: CNCT. Design, PLLC
- Heard
- September 14, 2023
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special Exception to the frontage requirements of the Midtown Overlay District for Central BBQ
- Location
- 2231 – 2249 Central Avenue OWNER: CBBQ Properties LLC APPLICANT: CBBQ Properties – Craig Blondis
- Heard
- July 13, 2023
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special exception to Section 8.4.9 to allow four (4) stories in height
- Location
- 34, 40, 42, and 48 S. McLean Blvd. OWNER: City of Memphis APPLICANT: McLean Partners, LLC
- Heard
- June 8, 2023
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special exception to Paragraph Section 3.2.6A to allow for an increase of the maximum building height within the CMU-1 district.
- Location
- 3485 Plaza Drive and 3486 Poplar Avenue OWNER: Finard Poplar Realty Limited Partnership APPLICANT: Finard Poplar Realty Limited Partnership
- Heard
- August 13, 2020
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special exception to Paragraph 8.2.8E(1) to permit superfluous parking spaces to be paved with impervious material, where pervious material is required
- Location
- 389 Washington Avenue OWNER: City of Memphis APPLICANT: Memphis Fire Services
- Heard
- March 12, 2020
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
A Special Exception from the height requirements of the Sports and Entertainment District to allow two multi-story towers, a hotel at 19 stories and an office building at 25 stories where a maximum of 8 stories or 90 feet is permitted
- Location
- A City block: North- Dr. M.L.K.Jr. Ave., South – Pontotoc Ave., West – S. Second St., East – S. BB King Blvd.
- Heard
- May 9, 2019
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Permit an increase in height to 9 stores (+/- 110’) where a maximum of 8 stores or 90’ is permitted under zoning
- Location
- Northwest corner of Madison Avenue and B.B. King Boulevard
- Heard
- February 9, 2017
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Special Exception at 493 Dr. MLK Jr
- Location
- 493 Dr. MLK Jr
- Heard
- June 9, 2016
- Staff recommendation
- Approval with conditions
Day Care Center in the South Downtown Residential District
- Location
- 440 Vance Avenue Southwest corner of Danny Thomas Blvd. and Pontotoc Ave, extending to Vance Ave.)
- Heard
- September 11, 2014
Special Exception to permit development of the property to exceed the maximum street frontage requirement of 100 linear feet in Paragraph 7.2.2.D.3 of the Unified Development Code for new development in the South Main Zoning District
- Location
- East side of South Second Street, opposite Talbot Avenue
- Heard
- December 12, 2013
Expand business offices with paint storage warehouse within the South Downtown Business Park (SDBP)
- Location
- 710 South Third Street
- Heard
- July 11, 2013
Cold box tower, a maximum of 250' in height where 100' in height is permitted
- Location
- West side of Paul Lowry Road; +/- 5,062 Feet South of Henning Avenue
- Heard
- March 8, 2012
Height increase for Grain Terminal
- Location
- West side of Jack Carley Causeway; +/-1,396 feet west of Riverside Dirve OWNER OF RECORD/APPLICANT: SCF Real Estate, LLC
- Heard
- October 13, 2011