The City of Savannah, on behalf of the Carver Village Neighborhood Association, (File No. 19-006958-ZA) has filed a petition to designate the area from the centerline of West Gwinnett Street to the centerline of Allen Avenue to the centerline of Blun Avenue to the centerline of Endly Street as the “Historic Carver Village – Flatman Village Overlay Conservation District.”

Carver Village is an established, historic neighborhood with a distinctive social and architectural history. Following the listing of Carver Village on the National Register of Historic Places in January 2019, the City of Savannah and the Carver Village Neighborhood Association now seek to protect the area from unnecessary demolition of historic buildings as well as prohibit lot recombination by establishing the Conservation District. This would require that all demolitions of historic buildings be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission at a public hearing and public notice would be provided; it would also prohibit all lot recombinations.

The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Historic Carver Village – Flatman Village Overlay Conservation District as requested.

Approval