City plans zoning update, looks to plan new growth
Memphis could update its comprehensive rezoning proposal, says John Zeanah, the head of Memphis and Shelby County planning and development. Zeanah speaks during a 2021 groundbreaking ceremony at Rodney Baber Park in Frayser. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The City of Memphis could reshape how development happens with a wholescale zoning update, it announced this week.
The rezoning could occur next year and would be the first citywide effort since the 1950s, said John Zeanah, the head of Memphis and Shelby County planning and development.
“What we’re looking to do with this update is to work towards a more comprehensive rezoning proposal for the city, which obviously is going to affect every neighborhood in Memphis,” Zeanah said.
The city’s planned rezoning comes as its comprehensive plan — known as Memphis 3.0 — turns five years old. The original plan, unveiled in late 2018, sought to change how Memphis could develop over its third century.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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