Zoning and land-use cases in Memphis & Shelby County

Every case heard by the Land Use Control Board — rezonings, planned developments, special use permits, subdivisions and street closures — in one place, with a link to the government document behind each one.

Most recent cases

1,996 cases tracked

ZTA 2026-002Zoning Text AmendmentCity of Memphis
Adopt the recommended amendment to the Unified Development Code
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval
ZTA 2026-001Zoning Text AmendmentCity of Memphis
ZTA 2026-001 Hold Request Letter
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one month
Z 2026-005RezoningCity of Memphis
Rezoning of +/-3.36 acres from Conservation Agriculture (CA) to Residential Single- Family – 6 (R-6)
Location
2021 Berryhill Road
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval
SUP 2026-011Special Use PermitUnincorporated Shelby County
Special use permit to allow a cell tower
Location
7560 E Shelby Dr
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
S 2026-020SubdivisionCity of Memphis
One-lot commercial major resubdivision
Location
6480 Winchester Road
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one (1) month
S 2026-019SubdivisionCity of Memphis
Three-lot residential major resubdivision
Location
97 W Falls Road
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one (1) month
PD 2026-008Planned DevelopmentUnincorporated Shelby County
Memphis Jazz Planned Development
Location
3723 Thomas Street
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with outline plan conditions
PD 2026-007Planned DevelopmentCity of Memphis
Residential planned development
Location
795 Tanglewood Street
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one (1) month
PD 2026-005Planned DevelopmentCity of Memphis
Covington Pike-Twin Woods Planned Development
Location
2604 Covington Pike
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one (1) month
PD 2026-004Planned DevelopmentCity of Memphis
Holmes Tchulahoma Planned Development
Location
3260 & 0 Holmes Rd
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Rejection
MJR 2026-010Major Modification (PD)Unincorporated Shelby County
Quinn Ridge Planned Development
Location
1476 Quinn Road
Heard
July 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Hold for one (1) month
SUP 2026-008Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a childcare center
Location
2465 Millbrook Ave
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SUP 2026-007Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps
Location
2627 James Road
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Drop The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one month during its March 12, 2026, April 9, 2026, and May 14, 2026, meetings. It cannot be held again under Sub-Section 9.6.7C
SUP 2026-006Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps
Location
2999 Overton Crossing Street
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Drop The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one month during its March 12, 2026, April 9, 2026, and May 14, 2026, meetings. It cannot be held again under Sub-Section 9.6.7C. COUNTY APPOINTEES Desiree Lyles Wallace, Vice Chair J.C. McKinnon Jennifer O’Connell Darrell Thomas Lisa Wilbanks LAND USE CONTROL BOARD Est. in 1920 as the City Planning Commission - Merged with the County Planning Commission in 1956 - Reorganized in 1976 Brett Ragsdale, AIA, Secretary AGENDA Thursday, June 11, 2026 Council Chambers, City Hall, 125 N. Main St. View the Meeting Streaming Live at THIS LINK (https://www.youtube.com/c/divisionofplanninganddevelopment) CITY APPOINTEES Mary Sharp, Chair Brown Gill Benjamin Orgel Keith Norman Michael Winter Page 2
PD 2026-003Planned DevelopmentUnincorporated Shelby County
Humphrey Road Planned Development
Location
O Humphrey Road, near the southeast corner approximately 500 feet from the Humphrey and N Houston Levee
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Rejection
MJR 2026-011Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Galleria of Memphis Planned Development
Location
7985 Ikea Way
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with no revisions to the outline plan conditions
MJR 2026-009Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Broad Avenue Townhouse Planned Development
Location
Southwest corner of Broad Avenue and Hollywood Street
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
MJR 2026-008Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Shady Grove P. D.
Location
0 Shady Grove Rd & 920 Briarcrest Ave
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
MJR 2026-007Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Germantown Parkway Commons Planned Development
Location
335 South Walnut Bend Road
Heard
June 11, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with revisions to outline plan conditions
Z 2026-003RezoningUnincorporated Shelby County
Rezoning of +/-53 acres from Conservation Agriculture (CA) to Employment (EMP)
Location
0 Pisgah Road
Heard
May 14, 2026
Staff recommendation
Rejection
S 2026-017SubdivisionCity of Memphis
Ten-lot residential major subdivision
Location
0 Richland Drive, Southwest corner of Hester Road and Richland Drive
Heard
May 14, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval
S 2026-016SubdivisionUnincorporated Shelby County
Three-lot commercial major subdivision
Location
1206 Tiger Trail
Heard
May 14, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
S 2026-012SubdivisionCity of Memphis
Seven-lot residential major subdivision
Location
653 Wilson Rd
Heard
May 14, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions and waiver
S 2026-010SubdivisionCity of Memphis
40-lot residential major subdivision
Location
East side of Weaver Rd, approximately 630 feet north of the intersection of Weaver Rd and W Holmes Rd.
Heard
May 14, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with one waiver The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one month during its April 9, 2026, meeting
Z 2025-007RezoningCity of Memphis
Rezoning of +/-18.222 acres from Commercial Mixed Use – 2 (CMU-2) to Employment (EMP)
Location
3260 Holmes Rd
Heard
April 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Withdrawn The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its January 8, 2026, February 12, 2026, and March 12, 2026, meetings
SNC 2026-002Street Name ChangeCity of Memphis
Street name change from Alston Avenue to Metal Museum Drive
Location
Between the EH Crump roundabout and Metal Museum Drive
Heard
April 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SE 2026-001Special ExceptionCity of Memphis
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
S 2026-008SubdivisionCity of Memphis
5-lot residential major subdivision
Location
889 North Second Street
Heard
April 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
PD 2026-002Planned DevelopmentUnincorporated Shelby County
Location
0 Walnut Grove, at the southwest corner of Houston Levee Rd and Walnut Grove Rd
Heard
April 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Withdrawn The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its March 12, 2026, meeting
MJR 2025-032Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Kisber Planned Development
Location
363 Mulberry Street
Heard
April 9, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its January 8, 2026, February 12, 2026, and March 12, 2026, meetings. COUNTY APPOINTEES Desiree Lyles Wallace, Vice Chair J.C. McKinnon Jennifer O’Connell Darrell Thomas Lisa Wilbanks LAND USE CONTROL BOARD Est. in 1920 as the City Planning Commission - Merged with the County Planning Commission in 1956 - Reorganized in 1976 Brett Ragsdale, AIA, Secretary AGENDA Thursday, April 9, 2026 Council Chambers, City Hall, 125 N. Main St. View the Meeting Streaming Live at THIS LINK (https://www.youtube.com/c/divisionofplanninganddevelopment) CITY APPOINTEES Mary Sharp, Chair Brown Gill Benjamin Orgel Keith Norman Michael Winter Page 2
SUP 2026-005Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a childcare center
Location
4180 Elliston Road
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SUP 2026-003Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a drive-thru restaurant
Location
2342 Frayser Boulevard
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Rejection
SUP 2026-002Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow vehicle sales
Location
3568 Lamar Avenue
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its February 12, 2026, meeting
SUP 2025-035Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a 125-foot monopole cell tower
Location
170 Oak Grove Road
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its January 8, 2026, and February 12, 2026, meetings
S 2026-006SubdivisionCity of Memphis
two-lot commercial major re-subdivision
Location
2315 Dells Ave
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions Page 3
S 2026-005SubdivisionCity of Memphis
3-lot residential major resubdivision
Location
3984 Douglass Avenue
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with Conditions
S 2026-003SubdivisionCity of Memphis
Two-lot commercial major re-subdivision
Location
5819 Shelby Oaks Drive
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with Conditions
PD 2026-001Planned DevelopmentCity of Memphis
Galleria of Memphis Planned Development
Location
0 Ikea Way
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with revisions to the outline plan conditions
MJR 2026-004Major Modification (PD)Unincorporated Shelby County
Mirimichi Planned Development
Location
6195 Woodstock Cuba Road
Heard
March 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its February 12, 2026, meeting
Z 2026-001RezoningCity of Memphis
Rezoning of +/-3.3 acres from Residential Urban – 1 (RU-1) to Mixed Use (MU)
Location
Tully Street and Woodlawn Street
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval
SUP 2026-001Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow vehicle sales
Location
3575 Emerald Street
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions Page 3
SUP 2025-037Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a c-store with gas pumps
Location
1681 E Raines Rd
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Rejection The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its January 8, 2026, meeting
SAC 2025-006Street & Alley ClosureCity of Memphis
Divesture of a portion of an east-west paper alley
Location
Litty Place
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions The Board held this item in abeyance for a period of one-month during its January 8, 2026, meeting
S 2025-052SubdivisionCity of Memphis
Six-lot residential major subdivision
Location
0 Terrace Park Drive (alternately known as 2717 Mountain Terrace Street)
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
MJR 2026-003Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Location
7625 Appling Center Dr
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
WITHDRAWN
MJR 2026-002Major Modification (PD)Unincorporated Shelby County
Goodlett Farms East Planned Development
Location
7275 Goodlett Farms Parkway
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
MJR 2026-001Major Modification (PD)City of Memphis
Dutch Bros. – Missty Meadows Planned Development
Location
0 Hacks Cross Road
Heard
February 12, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SUP 2025-039Special Use PermitUnincorporated Shelby County
Location
8414 Armour Rd
Heard
January 8, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SUP 2025-038Special Use PermitUnincorporated Shelby County
Special use permit to allow utility-scale solar facilities
Location
8414 Armour Road
Heard
January 8, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions
SUP 2025-036Special Use PermitCity of Memphis
Special use permit to allow a 130-foot monopole (tree style)
Location
3778 Old Waverly Cove
Heard
January 8, 2026
Staff recommendation
Approval with conditions