Whether it’s a new hotel in Pooler or potential impact fee on Savannah development, our community’s future is continuously up for debate. Check out the latest Week Ahead column to see what’s on the agenda.
Stay Engaged Savannah,
Eric Curl / Feb. 5, 2022
The Pooler City Council is meeting Monday
The agenda includes consideration of plans for hotels at 14 Mill Creek Circle and on Half Moon Way, along with a site plan for a 4-unit shopping center with two restaurants at 1541 Pooler Parkway. The city council will also consider a petition to rezone 2.55 acres off Old Central Road from single-family residential to light industrial to accommodate warehousing. In addition, a site plan for a 14,000-square-foot sporting goods store at Tanger Outlets will be presented for consideration.
The Savannah City Council is meeting Tuesday (instead of Thursday)
The agenda includes the first of two planned public hearings to adopt an impact fee ordinance, along with the first Reading for the new ordinance. The proposed one-time fee charged to developers is being considered as a way to help defray the costs of projects such as roads, public safety buildings and parks needed to accommodate growth. The city intends to include exemption for affordable housing development, according to the staff report. The ordinance will also be discussed during a workshop prior to the meeting.
The city council will also consider the petition of Telfair Business Center, LLC, to zone about 13.3 acres at 115 Bamboo Lane from Chatham County’s Planned Light Industrial to the city’s Light Industrial to support the annexation of this parcel into the city. The rezoning will accommodate the development of warehousing on the site.
The Metropolitan Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday
The agenda includes consideration of zoning amendments to the city’s requirements for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The proposed amendments regulate lot area, building size, height and parking requirements, as outlined in the staff report. City officials say the proposed amendments are designed to make ADUs feasible housing options in more areas of the city, and to protect adjacent properties from the impacts of over-building.
The Savannah Historic District Board of Review is meeting Wednesday
The agenda includes a petition from Felder & Associations to renovate the non-historic building at 250 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where Old Town Trolley of Savannah has a ticketing office. The plans include exterior improvements to the non-historic building, including new storefront windows, doors and finishes.
While not on Wednesday’s agenda, Old Town also recently submitted plans to renovate the adjacent parking garage across West Perry Lane at 234 MLK into a visitor reception area that will include a restaurant, bar, ticketing area and retail space. The plans are being permitted separately but will be collaborative in their use, according to the trolley company’s general manager, Charlie Brazil.
Plans unveiled for Irish Pub in City Market
In addition, the review board will also consider some proposed alterations and additions to a historic building in City Market to accommodate a new restaurant, Wexford’s Irish Pub, where Wild Wings Cafe operated before closing late last year. Read the full story>
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