Zoning Text Amendment
Cases filed as ZTA. If approved, these proceed to the Memphis City Council or Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
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 for one month
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
- 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
- Heard
- May 11, 2023
- Staff recommendation
- Withdrawn. The Board held this item in abeyance for a one- month period during its April 13, 2023, meeting
Adopt Amendments to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code (the “UDC”)
- Heard
- April 13, 2023
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…
- Heard
- November 10, 2022
- Location
- the November 10th LUCB meeting
- Heard
- November 10, 2022
- Staff recommendation
- Approval. The Board held this item in abeyance for a one-month period during its October 13, 2022, meeting
- Heard
- July 8, 2021
- Staff recommendation
- Approval
- 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
- 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
Amendments to the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”) that would create a Well Head Overlay Protection District
- Heard
- date not recorded
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
- date not recorded
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