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Metropolitan Planning Commission · Case Z-0410-000516

TEXT Amendment: Sec. 3-12 Visual Buffers and Screening

TEXT Amendment: Sec. 3-12 Visual Buffers and Screening

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Property
Savannah
Request
TEXT Amendment: Sec. 3-12 Visual Buffers and Screening (Regular agenda)
Applicant
Bridget Lidy for The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, GA and Marcus Lotson for Chatham County
Staff recommendation
Approved
Board decision
Approved — 10 in favor, 0 against (Apr 21, 2026)

The board's motion

Approval of the proposed amendments to the following sections: Chatham County Zoning Ordinance Sections: 3-12.4.D (Manufacturing and Industrial Buffer Requirements) 3-12.6.D (Type F Buffer Provisions) and City of Savannah Zoning Ordinance Sections: 5.17.5 (Development Standards for Permitted Uses) 9.5.4(c) (Exemptions) 9.5.4(e)(i) (Land Use Classes) Table 9.5-1 (Determination of Buffer Type) 9.5.4(e)(iii) (Use Buffer Types and Options) 9.5.4(e)(v) (Design Standards for Use Buffers)

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