In keeping with my goal of helping residents stay informed and engaged, I will be sending weekly columns with information about upcoming meetings and agenda highlights. This is the first. I hope you find it helpful.
Stay engaged Savannah,
The Historic Preservation Commission is meeting Monday. One highlight, includes a petition to expand the popular Vault restaurant to add more seating.
Under the meeting’s continued actions, the city has pushed the plan to construct a homeless transition center with apartments at 916 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to January to give staff more time to review the project.
The petition for 1825 Montgomery St. is returning for consideration of the height and mass for three, three-and-four-story multi-family buildings for the property that takes up an entire city block, as reported previously.
Another petitioner is requesting approval for the rehabilitation of the single-story portion and adding a second-story addition to the east elevation of the building at 1930 Montgomery Street.
The plan to rehab and alter the building for the new Jinx is set to be considered. The planned improvements and alterations to the building include the interior build-out of a stage and performance space, two bars and kitchen for short-order food service, as recently reported. Staff is recommending approval, with the condition the architect makes some design changes.
The Pooler City Council is meeting Monday.
The agenda includes a zoning buffer variance for 1393 US 80 East. There are also a couple zoning map amendments, in addition to conditional use requests for an auto shop and a funeral home.
The Savannah City Council is meeting Tuesday, rather than Thursday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
The agenda includes a text amendment to permit restaurants to operate in some office zoning districts, which are are intended to be transitional areas between fully commercial and fully residential districts, according to the staff report.
The city council is scheduled to hold a first reading of the 2023 budget.
A contract increase for the Gwinnett Street widening is also on tap for consideration. The $758,000 increase is for the redesign of the bridge over the Springfield Canal due to an unexpected encounter with a layer of impenetrable subsurface material, according to the staff report.
The council workshop prior to the regular meeting includes a presentation about a proposed inclusionary zoning ordinance. The ordinance could require the “inclusion” of affordable housing as part of residential market rate developments. The council will also discuss the city’s capital improvement program and potential changes to accessory dwelling unit regulations.
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