City Council Full Meeting, September 1, 2026
Votes on Ordinance 5986 - UDC amendment regulating large-scale data centers (first reading), unanimous
What happened
The Memphis City Council approved on third and final reading the rezoning of 3.36 acres at 2021 Berry Hill Road (Case Z26-05, Ordinance 5981) from Conservation Agriculture (CA) to Residential Single Family 6 (R-6), applicant Josh Burnett, for roughly six single-family lots.
- Jurisdiction
- Memphis, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 18 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 18
Item 3 held until October 6, 2026
Item number three was held until October 6, 2026. Subject matter not described in transcript.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Memphis City Council approved on third and final reading the rezoning of 3.36 acres at 2021 Berry Hill Road (Case Z26-05, Ordinance 5981) from Conservation Agriculture (CA) to Residential Single Family 6 (R-6), applicant Josh Burnett, for roughly six single-family lots.
Key Decisions (18)
Item 3 held until October 6, 2026
Honorary street name change on Union Avenue for Mayor Lee Harris
Consent agenda items 4-9, 23, 25-26 (first readings and public improvements)
Ordinance 5985 - Strategic large load development and digital infrastructure district program (first reading)
Ordinance 5986 - UDC amendment regulating large-scale data centers (first reading)
Donation acceptance for MPD TACT unit (item 10)
MLGW fiscal consent items 11 and 12 (water pilot amendment and Granicus contract)
MATA appointments and reappointment (item 16)
$4M CIP appropriation - Audubon Golf Clubhouse (item 17)
$500K CIP appropriation - Memphis Parks security cameras (item 18)
$200K CIP appropriation - Glenview Park Aquatic Facility (item 19)
$3,389,000 CIP appropriation - Gooch Park improvements (item 20)
$2,388,000 community grant funds to nonprofits (item 21)
Debt service budget amendment for arbitrage rebate (item 22)
$300K CIP appropriation - Memphis Animal Shelter renovations (item 24)
Rezoning at 2021 Berry Hill Road (Z26-05)
$150K CIP appropriation - Mud Island Amphitheater (item 14)
CIP budget transfer - IT infrastructure (item 15)
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Berry Hill Road single-family development
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Memphis is moving to regulate data centers via a proposed…
Infrastructure
MLGW indicated there is 'not a lot in the hopper'…
Sentiment
Strong organized community opposition (Protect Our Aquifer, MICA, residents of…
Housing Demand
Midtown Memphis requested a new RN zoning district for traditional…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, a staff member, and 8 members of the public.
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