The Petitioner is requesting a zoning map amendment for approximately 52.86 acres located on Buckhalter Road at 343 and 339 Buckhalter Road (10942 01003 & -01002A), 335 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002B), 331 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002C), 325 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002D), 323 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002F), 315 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002E), 309 Buckhalter Road (10942 01007 & -01008), and 311 Buckhalter Road (10942 01009)] from R-A-CO (Residential Agricultural) to IL (Light Industrial) with Conditions to rezone from the current R-A-CO (Residential-Agriculture-County) zoning classification to an I-L (Light – Industrial) zoning classification. These ten parcels of this petition face Buckhalter Road and were annexed into the City on January 12, 2023. 

The Petitioner’s intent is to allow the proposed I-L parcels to be developed as a part of the Rockingham Farms Industrial Development, which is already being developed on adjacent parcels to the south, on parcels that have already been annexed into the City of Savannah.

On May 2, 2023, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the zoning map amendment for 343 and 339 Buckhalter Road (10942 01003 & -01002A), 335 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002B), 331 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002C), 325 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002D), 323 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002F), 315 Buckhalter Road (10942 01002E), 309 Buckhalter Road (10942 01007 & -01008), and 311 Buckhalter Road (10942 01009) from R-A-CO (Residential Agricultural) to IL (Light Industrial) under the following conditions: 

1. The Petitioner shall apply for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan prior to moving this agenda item to the City Council for final approval.
2. A 200-foot densely landscaped buffer shall be in place around the residentially zoned properties.
3. A recombination plat shall be required.