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June 27, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting | |
Title 15. Petition of Robert McCorkle, III, on Behalf of Ramsay Khalidi, LLC for a Special Use Permit for the Indoor Amusement Use at 100 West Lathrop Avenue (PIN 20025 12001 and 20025 12002) in Aldermanic District 1 (File No. 24-002463-ZA). | |
Strategic Priority Good Government | |
Description The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit pursuant to Section 3.10 of the Savannah Zoning Ordinance to establish an “indoor amusement” as a use at 100 W. Lathrop Avenue. The proposed amusement will establish a year-round haunted house attraction based on the history and legends of the Savannah area. This Special Use permit will create a new special use in an I-L (Light Industrial) district pursuant to the newly created special use in Sec. 5.4 Principal Use Table with use-specific standards in Article 8, Section 8.5, Commercial Use Standards for Limited and Special Uses.
The property located at 100 W. Lathrop Avenue is situated at the southwest corner of the intersection of Augusta Avenue and Old West Lathrop Avenue. The parcels consist of approximately 2.36-acres of developed industrial warehouse use, constructed between 1955 and 1963 per the Chatham County Assessor website. Plans submitted for the proposed use include utilizing 8,327.7 square feet for the main attraction/Spook Corridor and 12,857.4 square feet for storage and operations (201.3 square feet for a control room and 402.8 square feet for restrooms). Parking calculations for the proposed use require 47 dedicated off-street parking stalls which have been depicted on the submitted plans. | |
Recommendation The Planning Commission recommends approval of the requested Special Use Permit at 100 W. Lathrop Avenue under the following conditions:
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Contact Bridget Lidy, Senior Director, Planning and Urban Design Department | |
Financial Impact N/A | |
Review Comments | |
Attachments Exhibit 1: MPC Recommendation Packet for 100 W. Lathrop Avenue (File No. 24-002463-ZA).pdf Exhibit 2: Map for 100 W. Lathrop Avenue (File No.24-002463-ZA).pdf |
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