City of Savannah is requesting approval of an amendment to Appendix A-2, Section 8-3386 of the Savannah Gardens Planned Development (PD) zoning district to allow single family residential in the Mixed-Use land use designation. In 2009, the Savannah Gardens Planned Use Development (PUD) was adopted by the Mayor and Alderman. Formerly known as Strathmore Estates, the property (+/- 43 acres) was purchased by the Community Housing Services Agency (CHSA) in 2007. The PUD was established to provide affordable housing for a mix of homeowners, renters, and senior citizens. The original PUD document established permitted uses, development standards, and other criteria related to coordinating this phased development. Along with the text, a Master Plan illustrates the different land uses, streets, and the location of the various districts. The adopted districts include, Single-Family Residential (SF), Townhouse Residential (TH), Multifamily Residential (MF), Mixed Use (MU), and Public Green Space (P).

CHSA has identified an opportunity to provide four single family residences on parcels identified as Neighborhood Business in the land use pod shown as MU-8 on the attached Master Plan. A companion petition has been submitted to rezone these properties accordingly. The proposed text change is to include single family residential as a permitted use in the Mixed Use (MU) classification.

The Planning Commission recommends approval of the proposed text amendment to allow single family residential uses in the Mixed-Use land designation of the Savannah Gardens Planned Development.