ORDINANCE NO: 5970

ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5367 OF CODE OF ORDINANCE, CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 10, 2010, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, TO AUTHORIZE A ZONING USE DISTRICT RECLASSIFICATION FOR LAND LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SWINNEA ROAD +/-2,645 FEET SOUTH OF HOLMES ROAD. BY TAKING THE LAND OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN -1 (RU-1) USE DISTRICT AND INCLUDING IT IN THE MIXED USE (MU) USE DISTRICT, KNOWN AS CASE NUMBER Z 2026-001

WHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code, being Ordinance No. 5367 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Memphis, Tennessee, as amended, has been submitted to the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board for its recommendation, designated as Case Number: Z 2026-001; and

WHEREAS, the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board has filed its recommendation and the Division of Planning and Development has filed its report and recommendation with the Council of the City of Memphis; and

WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Memphis has reviewed the aforementioned amendment pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-4-202(B)(2)(B)(iii) and has determined that said amendment is consistent with the Memphis 3.0 General Plan; and

WHEREAS, the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, City of Memphis, Tennessee, as amended, relating to the proposed amendment, have been complied with.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS:

SECTION 1:

THAT, the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 5367 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Memphis, as amended, be and the same hereby is amended with respect to Use Districts, as follows:

BY TAKING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY OUT OF THE Residential Urban - 1 (RU-1) USE DISTRICT AND INCLUDING IT IN THE Mixed Use (MU) USE DISTRICT.

The following property located in the City of Memphis, Tennessee being more particularly described as follows:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF WOODLAWN STREET (60 FEET RIGHT OF WAY), 85.11 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF CHELSEA AVENUE (80 FEET RIGHT OF WAY), BEING IN THE NORTH LINE OF THE LARRY BLAND PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT BH 1636, BEING THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 73, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 38; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF WOODLAWN STREET A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE MDM INVESTMENTS, LLC PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT 21016675 AND BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 80, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 80 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 79 AND LOT 58, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 400.04 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 09 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF TULLY STREET A DISTANCE OF 436.94 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE MDM INVESTMENTS, LLC PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT 20103237; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 36.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 68 AND LOT 69, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 70, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 100.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 70 AND LOT 71, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 99.82; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 72 AND LOT 73, SNOWDEN AND BRINKLEY SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 143,686.31 SQUARE FEET I 3.30 ACRES MORE OR LESS.

SECTION 2:

THAT, the Zoning Administrator of the Division of Planning and Development be, and is hereby directed to make the necessary changes in the Official Use District Maps to conform to the changes herein made; that all official maps and records of the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board and the City of Memphis be, and they hereby are, amended and changed so as to show the aforementioned amendment of the said Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION 3:

THAT, this ordinance take effect from and after the date it shall have been passed by the Council, signed by the Chairman of the Council, certified and delivered to the Office of the Mayor in writing by the comptroller, and become effective as otherwise provided by law.

Apr. 14, 2026 Md113853

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