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Residents press Shelby County planners over Memphis 3.0 zoning map and code updates
Summary
Residents and several commissioners pressed planning staff over a mid-February public draft of the Memphis 3.0 zoning map and Unified Development Code, seeking clearer outreach, district-level breakdowns and assurances about housing types and neighborhood protections. Staff said a public code draft will be released in March and the county zoning map and code text are planned for commission votes this summer.
Nicholas Wardrop, division of planning and development, told the Shelby County planning committee on March 4 that the county is updating three related documents: the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan, a new zoning map for unincorporated Shelby County, and the Unified Development Code text. The division released a first public draft zoning map in mid-February and expects to publish a public-draft code text in March, with votes on the county zoning map and code text planned for this summer.
The presentation prompted sustained public comment and multiple commissioner questions. Stephanie Walker, a resident who identified her ZIP code as 38107, told the committee she and other neighbors are confused and alarmed by…
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