There are 18 article(s) tagged Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development:

• March 2023

  • Solar panels are a first for Shelby County government

    County government celebrates its “MLGW independence day.” 

    By Keely Brewer March 14, 2023

  • Three projects to prevent another 2011 flood move forward

    Shelby County received $60 million for climate resilience projects in 2016 and work is ongoing in Raleigh, Frayser and Millington. A project along South Cypress Creek is just beginning. 

    By Keely Brewer March 07, 2023

• February 2023

  • St. Jude files permits for new high-rise towers

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s $13 billion campus expansion, the largest in its history, is progressing.

    By Aisling Mäki, Neil Strebig February 10, 2023

  • Shelby County prepares to switch to solar power for two buildings

    A new solar panel array will soon provide 100% of the energy for two county buildings. 

    By Keely Brewer February 04, 2023

• October 2022

  • Greenlines, bike lanes, resiliency and the sea change in city planning

    A set of long-range plans for the city and region are starting to take shape. A trio connected to the developments talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the change from “a culture of planning.” 

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2022

• August 2022

  • 35 Central mixed-use project moves forward

    A final site plan and demolition permit have been submitted for the former Third Church of Christ, Scientist building near the U of M.

    By Neil Strebig August 26, 2022

• June 2022

  • Memphis eyes commercial clean-energy program

    The program could provide low-cost loans to businesses wanting clean energy upgrades. 

    By Keely Brewer June 08, 2022

  • Plans submitted for Falls Building renovation

    Nashville-based Earl Swensson Associates submitted plans for a 258,964-square-foot renovation of the historic Downtown building.

    By Neil Strebig June 03, 2022

• April 2022

  • Le Bonheur plans 5-story, $60M expansion

    Hospital COO cites growing Heart Institute, need for additional beds as children require longer hospital stays. 

    By Neil Strebig April 28, 2022

  • Parkview Apartments may shift from senior living

    Plans were submitted to convert the landmark at 1914 Poplar Ave. into market-rate apartments. An additional request to place the site on the National Register of Historic Places was also submitted. 

    By Neil Strebig April 11, 2022

• December 2021

  • Whitehead: Suburban housing still reigns, but wave of mixed-use projects offers variety

    Arguably, planning expert Josh Whitehead knows more than anyone about trends in Memphis development. He answered a few questions before leaving City Hall to join a law firm.

    By Tom Bailey December 25, 2021

• August 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Crushing the Raleigh car lot

    A proposed used-car lot in Raleigh has become symbolic of a much larger change in the council’s consideration of what development goes where and under what conditions.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2021

• October 2020

  • Easing the burden: Construction permitting, records go online

    The new Develop901.com will save builders and citizens a lot of trips to the Codes Enforcement Office and City Hall.

    By Tom Bailey October 22, 2020

  • Summer Avenue rezoning process for church preservation gets started

    The resolution approved Tuesday by the Memphis City Council for two areas along Summer is designed to make it more difficult to demolish a set of four churches for other kinds of development. It’s similar to a recent rezoning of part of Lamar Avenue but with a slightly different motivation.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2020

• May 2020

  • Planning and Development division goes to online permitting

    The $2 million “Develop901” system was in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and Development division Director John Zeanah talked about the extensive overhaul on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast and a slight drop in permits that may be cyclical and not pandemic-related.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2020

• April 2020

  • Comprehensive rezoning proposed for Lamar auto corridor

    The 7.5-mile stretch of Lamar Avenue from Bellevue to Prescott encompasses 188 parcels that would be rezoned in the process.

    By Elle Perry April 07, 2020

• November 2019

  • St. Jude drops request for temporary parking

    Local planning boards are sometimes criticized for giving rules exceptions to developers at the expense of residents and neighborhoods. But this month even St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - arguably the most popular and influential "developer" in town - did not get its way.

    By Tom Bailey November 29, 2019

• October 2018

  • Construction and building permit fees to go up in code changes

    Local construction permit fees would go up for the first time since 2001 as the city and county update International Code standards by the end of the year.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018