848 Adams Ave Memphis, TN 38103-2816

H Historic Overlay -AP Airport Overlay -FP Floodplain Overlay -FC Fletcher Creek Overlay -NC Neighborhood Conservation Overlay -MD Midtown District Overlay Article 2 Districts and Uses 2.2 District Intent Statements 2.2.1 Open Districts Memphis/Shelby County Unified Development Code 13 ZTA 24-2 2.2 DISTRICT INTENT STATEMENTS Open Districts A. Parks (P) 1. The P District is intended to create, pre serve and enhance publicly owned parkland as permanent space to meet the active recreational needs of City and County residents. 2. The P District is intended to provide for both improved and unimproved parkland. Activities may include, but are not limited to, structures or other active, player-oriented facilities such playgrounds, recreational fields, ball-fields, sport courts, dog parks and associated accessory facilities such as parking areas and restrooms . 3. The district is also intended to accommodate buildings of a public nature such as museums, libraries, police, fire or EMS stations provided such uses shall not exceed ten percent of the lot area. B. Open Space (OS) 1. The OS District is intended to cr eate, preserve, and enhance land as permanent open space to meet the passive recreational needs of City and County that are compatible with surrounding land uses. 2. Property in the OS District may be under public or private ownership. All property within the district must be unoccupied or predominately unoccupied by buildings or other impervious surfaces. Unoccupied or predominately unoccupied by buildings or other impervious surfaces means that not more than five percent of the area of any land is occupied by such surfaces. C. Floodway (FW) The FW District is intended to allow specified uses that will not create flood hazards and which will not be unduly damaged, if flooded. The uses and regulations allowed shall be consistent with the provisions of federal laws and administrative regulations. D. Conservation Agriculture (CA) The CA District is intended to conserve agricultural land and undeveloped natural amenities while preventing the encroachment of incompatible land uses on farm land and other undeveloped areas. The types, area and intensity of land uses in this district ar e designed to encourage and protect agricultural uses and the conservation of undeveloped areas. E. Civic (CIV) The CIV District is intended to provide for civic uses that serve the surrounding neighborhoods or produce intensive civic activities that do not readily assimilate into other zoning districts.