The Petitioner requests an amendment to the Official Zoning Map to apply the H-P-O-1 (Historic Property Overlay-1) designation to the subject property identified as the Savannah Powder Magazine.

This request is being considered concurrently with a Zoning Text Amendment (File No. 25-005000-ZA) which adds clarifying design and maintenance standards to Article 7, Section 7.7 to establish a formal framework for local historic property designations. While Section 7.7 presently exists within the Ordinance, it has not previously been applied to any designated properties within the jurisdiction.

On November 19, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) reviewed and approved the designation.

On January 6, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request to amend the Official Zoning Map by applying the Historic Property Overlay standards of Section 7.7 to the subject property at 4241 Ogeechee Road, designating it as H-P-O-1. This recommendation is based on the finding that the Local Historic Property Designation Criteria are met, specifically criterion 3.17.4.a.i, as the property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local history in politics and government.