Memphis Zoning Watch

Zoning Text Amendment cases in City of Memphis

25 cases on record, heard by the Land Use Control Board.

  • Adopt the recommended amendment to the Unified Development Code

    Heard
    July 9, 2026
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • ZTA 2026-001 Hold Request Letter

    Heard
    July 9, 2026
    Staff recommendation
    Hold
  • Adopt the following amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to Correctional facilities

    Heard
    October 9, 2025
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt the following amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC)

    Heard
    April 11, 2024
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt the following amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to solar energy systems.

    Heard
    February 8, 2024
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”)

    Heard
    May 11, 2023
    Staff recommendation
    Withdrawn
  • Adopt Annual List of Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) 1. Listed below are the more significant amendments associated with this zoning text amendment, or “ZTA.” All other items are explained in greater detail in the staff report. Proposed new language is indicated in bold, underline while proposed deletions are indicated in bold strikethrough. All…

    Location
    the November 10th LUCB meeting
    Heard
    November 10, 2022
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) that would create a Well Head Overlay Protection District

    Heard
    July 8, 2021
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Annual List of Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) 1. Listed below are the more significant amendments associated with this zoning text amendment, or “ZTA.” All other items are explained in greater detail in the staff report. Proposed new language is indicated in bold, underline while proposed deletions are indicated in strikethrough. All changes…

    Heard
    July 8, 2021
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code related to oil pipelines 1. This zoning text amendment (“ZTA”) was initiated by the Office of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris pursuant to Sub-Section 9.3.3A of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”). 2. This ZTA would regulate oil pipelines within Memphis and Shelby County. Currently, this type of…

    Heard
    April 8, 2021
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

    Heard
    February 14, 2019
  • Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

    Heard
    April 12, 2018
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendments to the Sign Code of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

    Heard
    September 14, 2017
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code

    Heard
    September 14, 2017
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (click here to view these amendments within the Code in yellow)

    Heard
    September 8, 2016
    Staff recommendation
    Approval
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code This set of amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) continues the regular update to the Code that began with Case ZTA 12-001 in 2012. Below is an executive summary of the amendments provided in this staff report.  Items 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41,…

    Heard
    August 13, 2015
  • 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…

    Heard
    May 14, 2015
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code This set of amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) continues the regular update to the Code that began with Case ZTA 12-001 in 2012. Below is an executive summary of the amendments provided in this staff report.  Item 1 is a housekeeping item that deletes the term “Memphis City Schools” from the Code. …

    Heard
    October 9, 2014
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code  This set of amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) continues the regular update to the Code that began with Case ZTA 12-001 in 2012.  Item 1 deals with accessory uses; namely, that the size of guesthouses should be governed by the size of the lot and not the zoning district, that unlisted accessory uses…

    Heard
    December 12, 2013
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code  This is a set of amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) that continues the regular updates to the Code that began with Case ZTA 12-001 in 2012. Item 1 adds recreational fields with lights and off-site parking for places of worship as uses eligible for Conditional Use Permits, as well as providing for the…

    Heard
    July 11, 2013
  • Adopt amendments to the Unified Development Code . Executive Summary: 1. This set of amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) continues the regular update to the Code that began with Case ZTA 12-001 in 2012. Upon requests by the Land Use Control Board, Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners, each set of amendments will contain fewer than a dozen individual…

    Heard
    May 9, 2013
  • Adopt Amendment to Sections of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code that Concern Conditional Use and Special Use Permits, Consumer Vehicles Parked on Residential Lots, Preexisting Apartments, the Tree Ordinance, Standard Improvement Contracts, Dedication of Right-of- Way, Zoning Code Definitions and Other Provisions of the Code Executive Summary: 1. This set of amendments to the…

    Heard
    February 14, 2013
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code Executive Summary: 1. Based on the approval process of the last set of Unified Development Code (UDC) amendments, in which the entire ordinance was at risk of failing due to different language being approved by the two governing bodies (see above), a new process is proposed that will guide future amendments. This involves…

    Heard
    November 8, 2012
  • Adopt amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code Executive Summary: 1. The Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) was approved by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on August 9, 2010, and by the Memphis City Council on August 10, 2010. The UDC serves as the Zoning Code and the Subdivision Regulations for all properties within the City of…

    Heard
    April 12, 2012
  • Adopt amendments to the Uptown Special Purpose District section of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code This amendment to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) is in response to a resolution sponsored by Councilman Berlin Boyd and approved by the Memphis City Council on July 7, 2015 (see Exhibit A, attached). This amendment will make certain changes to the zoning regulations…

    Heard
    date not recorded