Land Use Control Board

Land Use Control Board

The Land Use Control Board (LUCB) has the responsibility of overseeing and guiding the orderly growth of the City of Memphis and Shelby County through zoning regulations.  You can view the zoning regulations by downloading the Unified Development Code.  You can also view the zoning district for a particular piece of property by linking to the Zoning Atlas. All area and neighborhood plans, zoning map changes, zoning text changes, planned developments, special use permits and street closures are processed through the Land Use Control Board before being forwarded to the Memphis City Council (for areas within the City of Memphis) or the Shelby County Board of Commissioners (for areas in unincorporated Shelby County). The Board has final approval authority over special exceptions, subdivisions and major modifications to special use permits and planned developments unless appealed to the legislative bodies.