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March 13, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting | |
Title 11. A Joint Petition of Bridget Lidy on Behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia and Brianna Paxton for a Zoning Text Amendment to Sections 3.12 Special Exceptions, 3.21 Variances, 5.4 Principal Use Table, 5.9 Traditional Residential Districts, 5.12 Traditional Neighborhood Districts, 5.13 Traditional Districts, 8.1 Residential Use Standards for Limited and Special Uses (File No. 24-004284-ZA). (Postpone to the March 27, 2025 City Council Meeting.) | |
Strategic Priority Good Government | |
Description The Petitioner requests an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance text to enable and regulate density increases for affordable housing in the TR (Traditional Residential), TN (Traditional Neighborhood), and TC (Traditional Commercial) zoning districts. This proposal aims to establish a program that encourages affordable housing development within Savannah’s traditional zoning districts. The requested text amendments would grant variances to allow a reduced lot area per unit below the minimum specified by these zoning districts, provided that the reduced lot area is used to expand affordable housing opportunities. The petition includes specific amendments to the following sections of the Zoning Ordinance:
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Recommendation On October 15, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed text amendment with the following condition: The following four (4) updated programmatic elements shall be presented to the Planning Commission by the Department of Planning and Urban Design within 180 days of the date of City Council adoption in support of its competent future disposition of requests for Special Exceptions pursuant to the proposed text amendment:
The Planning Commission also recommended creation of the following programmatic elements for future refinement of the density bonus program:
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Contact Bridget Lidy, Planning and Urban Design | |
Financial Impact NA | |
Review Comments | |
Attachments Exhibit 1: MPC Recommendation Packet (File No. 24-004284-ZA).pdf Exhibit 2: City Council Housing Savannah Action Plan Update.pdf Exhibit 3: Final Proposed Revisions 10092024 (File No. 24-004284-ZA).pdf Exhibit 4: Draft Ordinance (File No. 24-004284-ZA).pdf |
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