The Petitioner is requesting to rezone 2180 East Victory Drive property from a multi-family residential designation (RMF-2-20) permitting up to 20 dwelling units per acre to the Office and Institutional – Expanded (OI-E) zoning classification for a proposed mini-warehouse storage development.

The subject property, which is a 1.77-acre parcel on the north side of Victory Drive, is developed with a residential structure constructed in 1938, which is currently uninhabited. The property also contains three accessory buildings which were constructed in the same style as the principal building. The property is adjacent on the west side with the former St. Mary’s Home for Girls, which now operates as the administrative offices for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. East of the subject property is a multifamily residential development originally built in 1970, which includes 150 dwelling units on 9.35-acres.

The subject parcel was previously considered for rezoning from RMF-2- 20 to RMF-2-45 in 2022. The request was heard by the MPC at its May 24, 2022 meeting and continued to permit the property owner the opportunity to seek additional access to the site through connection with an adjoining parcel. After this effort was unsuccessful, the request was considered at the July 26, 2022 MPC meeting, where it received a recommendation of approval with the condition that a traffic study be completed and presented to City Council. There is no record that the Petition was subsequently scheduled for a City Council hearing.

On June 11, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request to rezone 2180 East Victory Drive from RMF-2-20 (Residential Multifamily-2-20) to OI-E (Office Institutional-Expanded) to establish a mini-warehouse storage facility with these conditions:

1) The building will be climate controlled; and

2) A repurpose company will be contacted to preserve any historic material.