The Petitioner requests consideration of a major amendment to the Godley Station Planned Development Master Plan and governing text.  Godley was originally adopted in 1998, encompasses more than 5,800 acres across three jurisdictions, and has seen numerous area-specific revisions since its inception, reflecting changes in the broader real estate market over the course of its prolonged build-out.

The proposed changes would modify and enhance the uses and standards currently associated with two adjoining tracts within the existing Planned Unit Development (PUD). The tracts are referred to as the ‘ALFA Tract,’ situated west of Highlands Boulevard, and ‘Tract C-17,’ situated east of Highlands Boulevard.

The present zoning action addresses only the zoning and zoning-related development standards associated with the requested amendment. It does not represent approval to develop any site within the scope of the request – only to set broad parameters for more specific site development plans yet to be submitted. Issuance of development permits is contingent upon satisfaction of the requirements of all reviewing Departments of the City of Savannah.

On December 19, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request to amend the Godley Station Master Plan with the following conditions:

1. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination will be reviewed when required as it applies to all subsequent General and Specific Development Plan submittals. The City of Savannah Zoning Ordinance shall apply as determined by Chapter 3, Article 10 Natural Resource Standards.
2. The applicable development standards for any identified use shall apply without modification. Variances to established standards of any zoning district shall be considered in association with the submission and review of site-specific development plans, unless or until a more specific General Master Plan is provided.
3. Parcel A shall require MPC approval of a General Development Plan prior to issuance of a site development permit.
4. The anticipated residential yields indicated in the October 2024 ‘DRI Concept Plan’ for now-assigned parcels G, H, and I shall be regarded as the minimum residential density for each parcel.
5. The residential density for Parcel G shall not be less than 5 dwelling units per acre; Parcel H shall not contain fewer than 8.3 dwelling units per acre; Parcel I shall not contain fewer than 14 dwelling units per acre.
6. Per condition of case 24-005036-ZA additional Godley Station Master Plan update shall be submitted prior to the approval of any future site plans within the PD.