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The property owner alleges procedural breaches and seeks to prevent variances that would allow non-compliant development, citing potential impact on neighborhood character and traffic.
- A public hearing at the Memphis Lions Club on Sept. 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., the property owner of Parcel Number: 04-03-02-125-004 says they received no written notices since July 2024.
- The developer's choice to rezone the parcel from R1-A to RM prompted requests for variances, which the property owner says result from self-created practical difficulties that should not justify exceptions.
- The proposed plan's 25-foot roads would lack turn lanes and add over 200 daily vehicular trips, increasing congestion on Belle River Road and affecting bordering properties.
- Given the procedural and code issues raised, the property owner says their rights were violated, and the developer refuses to present a compliant option, the author urges denial of the variances.
- Having sought FOIA document requests and recorded city meetings, the owner says Parcel Number 04-03-02-125-004 can be fully developed to meet codes and the plan can be adjusted within the parcel's constraints.
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Letters to the Editor: Sept. 12, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Sept. 10
Zoning variances are only part of the problem This letter to the editor is in response to the letter titled “Zoning variances needed for project” that was published in the Sept. 3, 2025, edition of The Voice. I am the property owner and assessed taxpayer of Parcel Number: 04-03-02-125-004 located at 80263 Belle River Road in Memphis, which is part of Memphis Meadows. My very active participation in this development and municipal process began in…
Letters to the Editor for September 10, 2025
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