Memphis Zoning Decisions: June 2026

In June 2026, Memphis held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 9 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 7 approved (78% approval rate), 2 denied. Activity was down 72% compared to May (422 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Front-yard parking pad variance at 2523 Scion Drive

Denied.

Realtor Momoko Imai, representing the owner, sought a variance for a front-yard parking pad at 2523 Scion Drive (zoned R-10), having filled the green space of a non-conforming circular driveway with concrete. Board denied; motion to approve failed unanimously on roll call (all no votes by Claybrook, Bruce, Love, Conrad, Scurlock, Savage-Seldon, and Chair Rainey).

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Consent agenda - variance at 9161 Wild Ridge Lane and three holds

Approved.

Consent agenda approved: BOA 2026-34 at 9161 Wild Ridge Lane as approval with conditions; BOA 2026-38 at 832 South Greer Street, BOA 2026-39 at 3251 Seminole Street, and BOA 2026-44 at 3220 East Shelby Drive held for one month. Roll-call vote, all yes.

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Variances at 3852 Macon Road

Approved.

Jorge Garcia sought three variances at 3852 Macon Road (zoned R-6/RW): driveway wider than 16 feet, front-yard parking pad, and a metal carport. Board rejected the wider-than-16-foot driveway, approved a reduced parking pad and the metal carport. Roll-call vote, all yes.

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Front-yard parking pad variance at 3756 Macon Road

Approved.

Annarelli Moreno sought a variance for a front-yard parking pad at 3756 Macon Road (zoned R-6) after adding about 484 square feet of concrete. Board approved with a modification requiring removal of five feet of concrete for a landscape strip. Roll-call vote, all yes.

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Eight-foot fence variance at 500 South White Station Road

Approved.

Michael Goffner sought a variance for an existing eight-foot wooden fence in the front yard of 500 South White Station Road (zoned R-10, vacant lot used as backyard). Lexington Homeowners Association board members Gary Rosenberg and Sammy Salky offered conditional support requesting landscape screening. Board approved with conditions requiring the fence be set back and landscaped. Roll-call vote, all yes.

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Commercial plan development at 0 Humphrey Road

Denied.

Item 9, case PD 2026-003 in unincorporated Shelby County: commercial plan development on two vacant lots at 0 Humphrey Road near the southeast corner of Humphrey Road and North Houston Levee Road. Applicant is the Memphis Islamic Center. Proposal is four commercial buildings totaling roughly 10,600 and 19,600 square feet limited to Commercial Mixed Use 1 uses, on a septic system, on land currently zoned Conservation Agriculture (CA). Staff recommended rejection, citing incompatible development pattern and adverse effect on adjacent residential owners. Four neighbors spoke in opposition citing traffic and residential impacts. Motion to approve failed on roll call: only Mr. Norman voted yes; Orgel, Wilbanks, Winter, Gill, McKinnon, Lyles-Wallace, and Sharp voted no.

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Major modification for monument sign at 335 South Walnut Bend Road

Approved.

Consent agenda item 4, case MJR 2026-007 in Cordova: major modification to PUD R-O 92 CC to allow a detached monument sign at 335 South Walnut Bend Road. Approved with the consent agenda.

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Major modification for hotel site plan at 7985 Ikea Way

Approved.

Consent agenda item 8, case MJR 2026-011 in Cordova: major modification to PD 2026-001 for site plan review of a hotel at 7985 Ikea Way. Approved with the consent agenda.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 9 recorded zoning decisions. See all Memphis meetings →

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• land use: 4 instances

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