County Commission halts long-delayed Millington-area solar farm
It was a victory for nearby residents, who had rallied against Graceland Solar and its parent company, RWE Renewables, since the beginning.
Topic: Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development
RSSThere are 23 article(s) tagged Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development:
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February 2024
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Where does Shelby County’s waste go? An $850,000 study aims to find out
If county officials know where waste comes from and where it ends up, they can send less of it to Shelby County’s five landfills and meet local climate goals.
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Solar panels at Memphis Zoo could be first for city
The Memphis Zoo consumes more than a tenth of all the power used at city-owned facilities, not including the city’s wastewater treatment plants.
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Shelby County solar farm rules are outdated. How they could change
Under current zoning rules for solar, a resident of unincorporated Shelby County who put five solar panels in their backyard would be regulated the same as a company with a 1,500-acre solar farm.
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October 2023
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Memphis metro plans greenhouse gas cuts, with EPA grant
The EPA has awarded $1 million to each of the three most populous metro areas in each state, with an aim to accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy and to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
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March 2023
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Solar panels are a first for Shelby County government
County government celebrates its “MLGW independence day.”
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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.
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February 2023
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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.
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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.
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October 2022
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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.”
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August 2022
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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.
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June 2022
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Memphis eyes commercial clean-energy program
The program could provide low-cost loans to businesses wanting clean energy upgrades.
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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.
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April 2022
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Le Bonheur plans 5-story, $60M expansion
Hospital COO cites growing Heart Institute, need for additional beds as children require longer hospital stays.
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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.
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December 2021
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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.
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August 2021
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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.
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October 2020
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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.
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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.
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May 2020
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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.
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April 2020
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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.
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November 2019
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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.
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October 2018
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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.
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