Harold Yellin, Petitioner for Donna Pagliarullo / Swamp Kitty LLC, (File No. 18-005938-ZA) is requesting approval of a rezoning map amendment for four existing lots of record on the Southside of East 40^th Street near the intersection with Drayton Street from TN-2 (Traditional Neighborhood, Mid-City) to TC-1 (Traditional Commercial, Mid-City).  The subject properties comprise approximately 0.40 acres located within the Mid-City local historic district.  Each of the parcels is improved with a residential structure.  Three of the properties are at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Drayton Street and East 40^th Street.  The fourth property is at the southeast corner of the intersection.

The Chatham County-Savannah Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designates the subject property as Traditional-Neighborhood.  As provided in the Comprehensive Plan, the Traditional-Neighborhood classification is defined as, “residential areas in close-proximity to downtown or in outlying historically-settled areas having development patterns characteristic of the Planned Town, Streetcar, and Early Automobile eras.  The existing zoning district is compatible with the Traditional-Neighborhood FLUM designation.  The Planning Commission finds that the existing uses are compatible with the current zoning and a zoning change is not warranted.

On December 11, 2018, the Planning Commission voted to recommend DENIAL of the rezoning request.