Memphis Zoning Decisions: June 2026

In June 2026, Memphis held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 7 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 5 approved (71% approval rate), 2 denied. Activity was down 74% compared to May (457 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Variance at 2523 Scion Drive

Denied.

Request to allow a front-yard parking pad; applicant represented by realtor Momoko Imai. Non-conforming circular driveway extended by filling green space with concrete and expanding parking area. Board found no hardship and denied unanimously; motion to approve failed (all voted no).

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Variances at 3852 Macon Road

Approved.

Three requests: variance for driveway wider than 16 feet, variance for front yard parking pad, and variance for a metal carport. Applicant Jorge Garcia. Board rejected the driveway-width variance (defaulting to 16 feet max curb cut) and approved a reduced front-yard parking pad and the metal carport. Approved by roll call.

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Variance at 3756 Macon Road

Approved.

Request to allow a front yard parking pad. Applicant Annarelli Moreno. Existing parking pad plus 484 sq ft of added concrete. Board approved allowing the width but requiring removal of a five-foot concrete strip along the fence for landscaping. Approved by roll call.

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Variance at 500 South White Station Road

Approved.

Request for an eight-foot wooden fence in the front yard. Applicant/owner Michael Goffner. Vacant lot used as backyard extension of adjacent residence. 145-foot cedar fence. Conditional opposition from Lexington Homeowners Association (Gary Rosenberg, Sammy Salky) requesting landscaping. Board approved with setback and landscaping conditions. Approved by roll call.

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Consent agenda items 3-8

Approved.

Consent agenda approved as one vote: SUP 2026-008 (childcare center in RS-10 at 2465 Millbrook Avenue, approval with conditions); MJR 2026-007 (major modification to PUD R-O 92cc, detached monument sign at 335 South Walnut Bend Road); MJR 2026-008 (major modification to PD 89-338, bulk/design revisions at 0 Shady Grove Road and 920 Briarcrest Avenue); MJR 2026-009 (major modification to PD 2021-032, five-year extension at 0 Broad Avenue); MJR 2026-010 (major modification to PD 2019-023CO at 1496 Quinn Road, held); MJR 2026-011 (site plan review of hotel at 7985 Ikea Way). Items 10, 11, 12 held for one month (Memphis 3.0 plan amendments).

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Commercial plan development at 0 Humphrey Road

Denied.

PD 2026-003, unincorporated Shelby County: commercial plan development at 0 Humphrey Road near the southeast corner of Humphrey Road and North Houston Levee Road. Applicant Memphis Islamic Center proposed two lots with four commercial buildings totaling 10,600 and 19,600 square feet, limited to Commercial Mixed Use 1 uses, on land zoned Conservation Agriculture (CA), served by septic. Staff recommended rejection citing incompatible development pattern. Motion to approve failed; only Norman voted yes, with Orgel, Wilbanks, Winter, Gill, McKinnon, Lyles-Wallace, and Sharp voting no.

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Consent agenda items 2-6 (including SNC 26-02 street name change and engineering plats)

Approved.

Consent agenda approved covering: item 2 second reading Ordinance 5972 (Downtown Memphis Commission/CCRFC); item 3 second reading Ordinance 5973 sponsored by Division of Planning and Development, case SNC 26-02; item 4 final plat amendment to Commons at Dexter Lake outparcel accepting bond (CR-5497); item 5 engineering plans for Sandbrook Street/Springbrook Avenue realignment accepting bond (CR-5498); item 6 honorary street name change on Homer Road between Given Avenue and Ray Avenue for Jerry Lawler. Roll call unanimous.

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Zoning Changes

• CA at 0 Humphrey Road near the southeast corner of Humphrey Road and North Houston Levee Road, unincorporated Shelby County (Memphis Islamic Center)

Top Keywords This Month

• variance: 27 instances
• residential: 19 instances
• commercial: 19 instances
• zoning: 9 instances
• land use: 4 instances

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