About Town: Why Memphis is looking to ban new gas stations in certain areas
Gas stations and used-tire shops don’t appear to fit with the city’s long-range development plan for at least 21 commercial districts in Memphis.
Topic: Land Use Control Board
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August 2021
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Retail construction may finally come to last undeveloped corner at Memphis gateway
A Dallas developer received approval from the planning board to rezone a wooded corner of Austin Peay at Singleton Parkway. But six more hearings are required.
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Neighbors’ opposition may at least slow plans for Oakhaven warehouse
The same Atlanta-based developer involved in other big industrial developments around Memphis International Airport is facing stiff opposition from residents to its plans to erect a fulfillment center at the Mississippi state line and Tchulahoma Road.
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Proposal bars new gas stations, used-tire shops from 21 areas in Memphis
Gas stations and used-tire shops no longer fit within the long-range plans for 21 commercial districts across Memphis, according to a new recommendation from the Division of Planning & Development.
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Design firm may buy historic Annesdale Mansion
The Annesdale Mansion, built in the style of Italian Villa architecture, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for 41 years.
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July 2021
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Planning board approves big development near U of M
Plans for a $104 million development comprising a hotel, apartments, office and parking garage near the University of Memphis got off to a smooth start, receiving unanimous support of the Land Use Control Board.
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Lexus of Memphis plans to build in-house photography studio
In age of online shopping, car dealership wants to ‘click it’ with a new photography studio.
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Luxury home development proposed for Whitehaven
“Goshen Place” would be a nearly 16-acre, gated subdivision for luxury homes near the planned BLP Film Studios site in Whitehaven.
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Planning board rejects industrial park project near Hillshire
The Land Use Control Board rejected plans for an industrial park because of the potential negative impact on the Hillshire neighborhood and because the Memphis 3.0 plan calls for the land to remain undeveloped.
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June 2021
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Townhouses with functional art planned for Broad gateway
A developer plans to build 15 townhouses and dual-purpose public art on another acre of Midtown’s abandoned I-40 property.
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85-acre film compound receives approval
It all started years ago when Jason Farmer’s grade-school-age son said he wanted to be a filmmaker. On Thursday, the Land Use Control Board approved a planned development for an 85-acre film- and TV-production complex in Whitehaven.
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Planning board approves more gas pumps in Binghampton
The Land Use Control Board credited a developer for improving a Binghampton site plan for a C-store with gas. But the board approved the project without addressing how more gas pumps might affect the neighborhood.
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Rock of ages: New Midtown home may embody old stone church
A Midtown infill developer plans to incorporate the front of a small, stone church building into the construction of one of three houses planned for a remote pocket of Cooper-Young.
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Braking the pumps: Planners advise against another Memphis gas station
Memphis already has six gas stations per 10,000 residents, 50% above the U.S. average. But the Department of Planning & Development cited even more reasons why a C-store with gas should not be built at Sam Cooper at Tillman.
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3-house infill proposed for Midtown, near zoo
Allowing three houses to be built in the backyards of an existing house or two would enable more than just “a handful of residents” to enjoy the “delights of living in Midtown Memphis,” the applicant states.
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105-lot subdivision proposed at corner of Forest Hill Irene, Shelby Drive
Shelby Equity Partners GP seek approval for a 105-lot residential subdivision at the northeast corner of Forest Hill Irene Road and Shelby Drive.
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Big, mixed-use development, ‘35 Central’ planned for Central at Highland
Called 35 Central, the development near the University of Memphis would include a seven-story hotel and a six-story building with apartments, office space and a parking garage.
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May 2021
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About Town: Film lot, new Y could create economic spark in Whitehaven
A proposed 85-acre film lot and new YMCA are two ongoing projects in Whitehaven – though each are on significantly different timelines.
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Saint Nick gate rejected; Walnut Grove subdivision approved
Among the 18 cases it considered, the Land Use Control Board rejected a plan to gate one end of Saint Nick Drive, dropped long-range plans for a street at the request of a new car dealership, and approved a 156-lot subdivision along Walnut Grove.
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Requests withdrawn for closing street, building C-store, allowing drive-thru
The Land Use Control Board will have a few less controversial cases to consider when it convenes Thursday, May 13. Three applicants have withdrawn requests that had faced opposition.
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Big projects from Capleville to Downtown seek planning board approval
The new planning board applications for the June meeting include a 500-plus door truck terminal, a $75 million warehouse park and a proposal for 15-lot subdivision in East Memphis that would use a public street but be gated.
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Hollywood-scale film lot planned for Memphis
The application states that the 85-acre filmmaking studio will rival any facility in Hollywood, Atlanta or London.
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April 2021
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StayAPT enters Memphis market with extended-stay Cordova hotel
The new stayAPT Suites company plans to enter the Memphis market with a 76- or 88-room hotel behind the Commons at Dexter Lake shopping center in Cordova. And it won’t be the last stayAPT in the Memphis area, one executive says.
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Planning board sees litter, rejects apartment expansion
All the litter showing up in each case file photo was not the focus of the development issues. But Land Use Control Board members took notice and rejected a landlord’s plan to enlarge his rental property in South Memphis.
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LUCB decision could make Shelby County pipeline ‘impossible’
The Land Use Control Board is recommending a setback requirement for oil pipelines built in Shelby County. It remains legally questionable whether the requirement could be applied to the controversial Byhalia Connection pipeline project.
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