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Council approves Drayton Street zoning changes and a 3‑year hotel limit tied to proposed parking lot

Savannah City Council · December 19, 2024
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Summary

Council approved related future-land-use and rezoning petitions and a special-use permit to allow a surface parking facility at East Henry/Drayton, and attached a three-year prohibition on hotel/inn uses after neighborhood concerns that rezoning could enable future hotel development.

The Savannah City Council on Dec. 19 approved a set of related land-use petitions from 1210 Drayton LLC to change the future land‑use designation, rezone one parcel to a traditional commercial district and grant a special-use permit for a public parking facility on three adjoining parcels at East Henry Street and Drayton Street.

Petitioner Robert McCorkle and project representatives told council the parcels have long supported commercial uses and that a temporary surface parking facility would clean and secure the site while preparing for future infill. Metropolitan Planning Commission staff recommended approval and noted the change better aligns the map…

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