The petitioner, Harold Yellin for La Famiglia Restaurant Group, is requesting that the Savannah Zoning Ordinance be amended to permit use #65(b) Restaurants, sit-down or cafeteria, which does serve alcoholic beverages, in the RIP-D zoning district. The RIP-D zoning classification was created and adopted by the Mayor and Aldermen in 2010.  The amendment was created to permit multi-family residential development at a higher density than had been previously allowed, and to amend the development standards to reduce the minimum lot area required per residential unit. In most other respects, including other development standards and uses, the RIP- D district is very similar to the other RIP districts.

The text amendment, as proposed, would permit restaurants to serve spirits in the RIP-D district where they are already permitted to sell beer and wine. Because this action does not change the character of the use, there should be no detrimental impacts created by this proposed amendment.

The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of this rezoning request at its Regular Meeting on May 16, 2017.

Approval