District boundaries.

Memphis Code of Ordinances § 12-32-2

in effect

Sec. 12-32-2. - District boundaries. A. The central business improvement district created by this chapter shall be comprised of that area located in the city within the following boundaries: A line commencing at the point of intersection of the south line of McCall Avenue with the west line of Wagner Street running thence eastwardly with such south line of McCall Avenue and continuing across Main Street eastwardly with an extension of the south line of McCall to the east line of Third Street; thence northwardly with the east line of Third Street to the point of intersection of such line with the south line of Union Avenue; thence northeastwardly to the intersection of the north line of Union Avenue with the east line of the first alley east of Third Street; thence northwardly with the east line of said alley to the north line of Exchange Avenue; thence westwardly with the north line of Exchange Avenue to the east line of Third Street; thence northwardly with the east line of Third Street to the south boundary of the Interstate 40 right-of-way; thence westwardly with such south side of Interstate 40 right-of-way and continuing along the boundary thereof in irregular lines to the point of intersection of such south side of Interstate 40 with the east line of Riverside Drive; thence southwardly with the east line of Riverside Drive to the point of its intersection with the south line of Union Avenue; thence east with the south line of Union Avenue to the point of its intersection with the west line of Wagner Street; thence southwardly with the west line of Wagner Street to the point of beginning. B. The following area shall be included within the boundaries of the central business improvement district only for the purposes of applicability and enforcement of the zoning, building and sign codes established by section 12-32-8: Beginning at a point, said point being the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line of Peabody Place (McCall Avenue) with the westerly right-of-way line of Wagner Street, thence westwardly along a westward projection of the southerly right-of-way line of Peabody Place (McCall Avenue) to its intersection with the mid-stream of the main channel of the Mississippi River; thence northwardly with the mid-stream of the main channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with a westward projection of the northerly right-of-way line of Auction Avenue; thence eastwardly along said westward projection and the northerly right-of-way line of Auction Avenue to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of North Second Street; thence southwardly along the easterly right-of-way line of North Second Street to its intersection with the south boundary of the Interstate 40 right-of-way; thence westwardly with such south side of Interstate 40 right-of-way and continuing along the boundary thereof in irregular lines to the point of intersection of such south side of Interstate 40 with the east line of Riverside Drive; thence southwardly with the east line of Riverside Drive; to the point of its intersection with the south line of Union Avenue; thence east with the south line of Union Avenue to the point of its intersection with the west line of Wagner Street; thence southwardly with the west line of Wagner Street to the point of beginning. (Code 1967, § 10½-2; Code 1985, § 7-37; Ord. No. 1556, § 2, 1-23-1973; Ord. No. 4268, § 1, 7-26-1994)

Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT12STSIPUPL_CH12-32CEBUIMDI_S12-32-2DIBOFetched: 10/28/2026