There are 17 article(s) tagged Apartment Moratorium:

• December 2021

  • Boyle withdraws apartment proposal ahead of Planning Commission review

    Viridian development was to include 266-unit complex.

    By Abigail Warren December 08, 2021

• November 2021

  • Boyle apartments, Glasgow head to Germantown Planning Commission

    Boyle’s planned apartments in Germantown seem to have hit a snag. It seems the vested rights may have expired on the site, according to a legal review.

    By Abigail Warren November 17, 2021

• January 2020

  • Germantown votes to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes

    Germantown aldermen voted Monday evening to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes in Smart Code districts. The revised ordinance covers units for sale or rent, including apartments and condominiums.

    By Abigail Warren January 28, 2020

  • Germantown multi-family guidelines head to final review

    Germantown is reviewing new multi-family guidelines Monday. The meeting is likely the final review of the ordinances.

    By Abigail Warren January 26, 2020

  • Germantown aldermen to review multifamily guidelines, land swap

    Germantown aldermen will revisit the city's ban on standalone, single-use apartments, and also look at potential land swap to acquire property for a water tower.

    By Abigail Warren January 13, 2020

• December 2019

  • The Early Word: Who is Intrator; sanitation layoffs; and possible snow

    It’s Monday, Dec. 9. Today, the Shelby County Commission will meet; "It's a Wonderful Life" will show at The Orpheum, and, oh, hey, it might snow tomorrow. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 09, 2019

• November 2019

  • Carrefour at The Gateway endorsed by Planning Commission

    Carrefour at The Gateway, a mixed-use development including retail, hotel, office and multi-family components, was endorsed by Germantown's Planning Commission Tuesday. 

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2019

• October 2019

  • Germantown considers banning single-use, standalone apartments

    The Germantown Planning Commission is expected to consider at its Nov. 5 meeting recommending the city amend its Smart Growth guidelines to eliminate future single-use, standalone apartment developments.

    By Abigail Warren October 24, 2019

• August 2019

  • Germantown votes for six-month apartment moratorium

    Germantown is prohibiting construction of stand-alone apartments until at least Feb. 12, 2020. A resolution in support of the new moratorium passed Monday night. 

    By Abigail Warren August 13, 2019

  • Germantown to consider extending apartment moratorium

    Germantown aldermen will consider extending a moratorium on apartment construction until February 2020.

    By Abigail Warren August 07, 2019

• July 2019

  • Germantown aldermen discuss future of apartments in suburb

    Germantown aldermen discussed the future of apartments in the suburb at a work session Monday. The discussion comes at the end of the suburb's 18-month apartment moratorium.

    By Abigail Warren July 29, 2019

• June 2019

  • Germantown aldermen to discuss apartment growth as moratorium ends

    With Germantown's apartment moratorium set to expire July 8, city leaders are planning a work session with aldermen to discuss the next steps.

    By Abigail Warren June 29, 2019

• May 2019

  • Germantown reviews effects of apartments in community

    Germantown reviews apartment moratorium study results with aldermen in a work session Thursday evening. The study was a part of the suburb's 18-month moratorium, which expires in July.

    By Abigail Warren May 17, 2019

• January 2019

  • Massey asks for stricter moratorium as ‘vested property rights’ are questioned

    Alderman Dean Massey wants to tighten the last five months of Germantown's apartment moratorium. This stance comes after Germantown said developers did not have vested property rights. 

    By Abigail Warren January 31, 2019

  • Germantown denies it rejected apartment development illegally

    Germantown leaders say in a chancery court filing that they acted properly in rejecting a developer's bid to build apartments in the Forest Hill Heights area of the city.

    By Abigail Warren January 29, 2019

• October 2018

  • Palazzolo tries to hold onto Germantown’s highest office against challenge from Barzizza

    Education and future development are the most significant issues in the Germantown mayoral race between challenger John Barzizza and incumbent Mike Palazzolo.

    By Michael Waddell October 17, 2018

• September 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Apartment controversy in Germantown may portend generational change

    Over the years, suburban cities have dealt with cyclical changes in direction. Those times when enough new folks move into a municipality and decide the old folks in office aren’t doing things correctly and orchestrate a change.

    By Clay Bailey September 18, 2018