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November 7, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting
Title
17. Petition of Bridget Lidy on Behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savanah, Georgia for a Zoning Text Amendment to Section 7.8.10. Savannah Historic Overlay District Design Standards (7.8.10.t.iii.2. Footprint, 7.8.10.t.v.1. and 7.8.10.t.v.2.a.i., and Table 7.8-1 Height Standards for Large Scale Development) (File No. 24-005604-ZA).
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

City of Savannah requests a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to correct an error in Section 7.8 Savannah Downtown Historic District Overlay to ensure alignment with the definition of large-scale development provided in Section 13.5 Definitions of the Zoning Ordinance. 

The correction will impact these sections of Section 7.8.10 Savannah Downtown Historic District Design Standards:

 

  1. Section 7.8.10.t.iii.(2) - Large Scale Development Standards
  2. Section 7.8.10.v.(1) - Height
  3. Section 7.8.10.v.(2)(a)(i) - Height
  4. Table 7.8-1 - Height Standards for Large Scale Development

 

The revisions will ensure appropriate regulations of designs intended for commercial arteries, confirm that larger developments respond to the smaller scale lanes of the historic district, and align large scale developments with the height map.

Recommendation

Approve the text amendment to these Sections of the Savannah Downtown Historic District Overlay Ordinance to ensure alignment with the definition of large-scale development provided in Section 13.5 Definitions of the Zoning Ordinance: 

 

  1. Section 7.8.10.t.iii.(2) Large Scale Development Standards
  2. Section 7.8.10.v.(1) Height
  3. Section 7.8.10.v.(2)(a)(i) Height
  4. Table 7.8-1 Height Standards for Large Scale Development
Contact
Bridget Lidy, Senior Director, Planning and Urban Design Department
Financial Impact
N/A
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Staff Report for Revisions to 7.8 Savannah Downtown Historic Overlay District (File No. 24-005604-ZA).pdf
Exhibit 2: Proposed Ordinance Revisions (File No. 24-005604-ZA).pdf
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