Blight remediation ordinance (Ordinance 5950)
At a glance
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- What: an ordinance on third and final reading to amend, consolidate and adopt Code provisions on blight remediation and neighborhood improvement; sponsors are Councilmembers Green, Spinosa and White.
- Where it stands: held from September 15 and held again on 10/20/2026 to the next meeting (November 10).
- Next: a sponsor asked that this be the last hold, with a vote up or down on November 10.
Why it was held
- Council attorney Wade said the penalty section was meant to match what the council adopted for short-term rentals but that work had not been done because of recent events, and asked for a couple more meetings.
- A sponsor said the ordinance has been held for over a year and asked that this be the final hold; Wade agreed it can be done in two weeks, using the short-term rental template.
Earlier record (official minutes)
- Ordinance 5950 (sponsors Green, Spinosa and White) had already been held on third and final reading at meetings on 7/8, 8/5, 9/23, 10/7 and 1/13 (per the item history in the minutes) before February 24, 2026, when it was held again until March 24, 2026.
- The October 20, 2026 hold described above therefore continues a long-running delay; the readable minutes record no debate on the ordinance itself, only the holds. Council minutes after April 14, 2026 (the signed copy of April 14, April 21 special call, April 28, May 12, June 9, June 23 and July 7) are scanned images with no text layer and were not read; see the town page.
- 2026-09-15 - Memphis City Council - Third reading held to October 20 so the short-term rental ordinance goes first.
Sources
- City Council minutes, 2026-02-24: https://memphistn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Minutes-02-24-2026.pdf
- 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council (council meeting video, 10/20/2026)
- https://memphistn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Regular-Agenda-10.20.26.pdf
Discussion time
About 2 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council | 2 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council — Held to November 10 so the penalty section can be conformed; sponsor asked for a final vote then.
2026-02-24 - Memphis City Council
- Ordinance 5950 on third and final reading held at a request until March 24 (sponsors Green, Spinosa and White).
- 2026-11-07 - 2026-11-10 - City Council Full Meeting - Third reading on the agenda.