This is the first of two related agenda items, as this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (File No. 18-003702-ZA) is required to amend the boundaries of the Mid-City District in Sec. 8-3199, if the Mayor and Aldermen approves the related rezoning request (File No. 18-002953-ZA) under First and Second Readings.  The City of Savannah is the petitioner.

Harold Yellin and Joshua Yellin as Agents for Montgomery Street Partners, LLC, are requesting approval to rezone two parcels located at the corner of West 32^nd Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard from B-G (General Business) to TC-2 (Traditional Commercial, Mid-City District).  The properties, comprising a total of 0.25 acres, are currently vacant.  On June 21, 2018, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the petition to rezone the subject properties from B-G to TC-2.

On April 12, 2018, the Mayor and Aldermen adopted an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (File No. 18-000495-ZA) to amend the TC-2 Zoning District in order to eliminate the maximum ground floor area and rear yard setback requirements within a specific area. This amendment specifically applies to TC-2 properties located within the block, which includes the subject parcels, bounded to the north by West 31^st Street, to the east by Montgomery Street, to the south by West 32^nd Street and to the west by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

In conjunction with the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, on April 12, the Mayor and Aldermen approved the rezoning (File No. 18-000496-ZA) of six parcels located within the same block as the subject parcels to TC-2 (Traditional Commercial, Mid-City Zoning). At that time, the two subject parcels, along with a third parcel (421 West 31^st Street) at the corner of West 31^st Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, were left out of the request. The petitioner has since acquired the two subject parcels. If the rezoning is approved, 421 West 31^st Street will be the lone parcel in the block that is not zoned TC-2. The purpose for rezoning these properties is to develop a multifamily apartment building with onsite parking and ground level commercial uses on the block.

Approval.