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November 22, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting | |
Title 7. Text Amendment Initiated by Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) Staff to Amend Section 5.4, Base Zoning Districts to Permit Restaurants in the OI, OI-T and OI-E Zoning Districts and Section 8.4.32 to Add Conditions to the Restaurant Use for These Zoning Districts with the Approval of a Special Use Permit. Recommendation is to Permit Use as a Limited Use with Conditions. (File No. 22-003650-ZA). | |
Strategic Priority Good Government | |
Description In August 2022, MPC staff received a petition to rezone a property zoned O-I and located on the edge of a residential area, to B-N for the purpose of opening a cafe. Upon further research, staff found that several zoning districts do not allow for small restaurants and cafes. The addition of this use to the district would fit the character of the neighborhood and further the goals of creating more walkable mixed-use communities for Savannah. MPC staff initiated a petition to amend Section 5.4 (Base Zoning Districts) and Sec 8.4.32 (Restaurants) to allow the restaurant use in the O-I (Office Institutional), OI-E (Office Institutional Extension), and OI-T (Office Institutional-Transition) zoning districts as a limited use under certain conditions. During the Planning Commission meeting, the need for a Special Use Permit was approved due to concerns with on-site alcohol consumption. However, within the O-I, OI-E, and OI-T districts of the Zoning Ordinance, the retail consumption dealer (on premise consumption of alcohol) use already requires a Special Use Permit. There have been a number of corridors in Savannah that were historically residential but transitioned to commercial over time, as well as boundary areas of fully residential districts. The O-I districts are intended to be transitional areas between fully commercial and fully residential districts. This makes them an ideal location for smaller restaurants and cafes, which would experience great use from those in the neighborhoods and working nearby. | |
Recommendation On October 18, 2022, the Planning Commission recommended approving the proposed text amendment:
This recommendation includes the following conditions:
Proposed additional language:
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Contact Bridget Lidy, Senior Director, Planning and Urban Design | |
Financial Impact N/A | |
Review Comments | |
Attachments Exhibit 1: MPC Recommendation Packet (File No. 22-003650-ZA).pdf Exhibit 2: Maps of Impacted Zoning Districts (File No. 22-003650-ZA).pdf Exhibit 3: Proposed Ordinance Revision (File No. 22-003650-ZA).pdf |
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