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City Council Full Meeting, September 15, 2026

Approved: Consent agenda items 6 through 13 including Woodlands Plan Development Phase II final plat, unanimous

2h 9m14,517 words
12 mentionscommercialapprovedplatsubdivisionplanned developmentspecial use permitresidentialMemphis, TN
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What happened

On September 15, 2026, Memphis approved Consent agenda items 6 through 13 including Woodlands Plan Development Phase II final plat (unanimous).

The Memphis City Council approved several land-use items on 2026-09-15, including a planned development at 795 Tanglewood Street (case PD26-07) and a special use permit at 525 and 529 South Main Street (case SUP 26-09), both by unanimous roll-call votes.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Memphis, TN
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 15, 2026
Decisions
13 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

SUP 26-09

Approved

Items 6 through 13 including Woodlands Plan Development Phase II

Approved

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Planned Development at 795 Tanglewood Street

Resolution approving a planned development at the subject property located at 795 Tanglewood Street, sponsored by the Division of Planning and Development. Came from committee with favorable recommendation. Passed by unanimous roll-call vote with Cooper-Sutton and Rhonda Logan later added as yes.

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Key Decisions (13)

Approved

Planned Development at 795 Tanglewood Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Special Use Permit at 525 and 529 South Main Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consent agenda items 6 through 13 including Woodlands Plan Development Phase II final plat

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ford Canale
Approved

Fiscal consent agenda items 14 and 15 - EMS/in-service training grants

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ford Canale
Approved

MLGW fiscal consent agenda items 16 through 24

Vote: unanimousMoved by Pearl Eva Walker
Approved

Appropriation for middle income housing infrastructure

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Transfer for Knight Arnold Jones Creek Bridge repair

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Community grant funds allocation FY27

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ford Canale
Approved

Honorary street name change on Patterson Street for MS-8

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant acceptance

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ford Canale
Continued

Short-term rental enforcement ordinance held to October 6th

Continued

Blight remediation ordinance held to October 20th

Approved

Acceptance of proof of publication of referendum ordinances

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ford Canale

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Development Activity (5)

Woodlands Plan Development Phase II

Residential

Northside High School development

Infrastructure

Planned Development at 795 Tanglewood Street

Other

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Market Signals (5)

Infrastructure

MLGW plans to raise water rates and residents flagged an…

Commercial Demand

Strong public opposition and calls for a data-center moratorium and…

Housing Demand

City appropriated $950,000 in GeoBonds for middle income housing infrastructure…

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Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.

All speaker roles: 6 Councilmember, 12 Public, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.

Identified name roles: 1 Clerk, 3 Councilmember, 1 Chair.

Speaker sample: Swearengin-Washington, Chair.

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Zoning terms (7)

12 recorded timestamps

  • commercial (2 timestamps)
  • approved (5 timestamps)
  • plat (1 timestamps)
  • subdivision (1 timestamps)
  • planned development (1 timestamps)
  • special use permit (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (13)

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