Ord. of 10-28-2021(15), § 1A

Effective on: 10/28/2021

(Ord. of 5-9-2024(19), § 1)

Effective on: 5/9/2024

(Ord. of 10-10-2024(12), § 1, 2)

Effective on: 10/10/2024

(Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1)

Effective on: 4/27/2017

(Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1)

Effective on: 4/27/2017

1. 1.
   Modifications.

   Modifications are classified as major or minor. The classification of the modification will determine the type of review.

   1. a.
      Major Modifications Permitted.

      Major modifications require review and approval by the Metropolitan Planning Commission and are limited to the following:

      1. i.
         Development Standards. Any development standard that is specific to this PUD where the minimum requirement, if any, is proposed to be reduced by 10 percent or more, or where the maximum requirement, if any, is proposed to be exceeded by 10 percent or more.
      2. ii.
         Parking. A reduction in the number of parking spaces required by this Section.
   2. b.
      Minor Modifications Permitted.

      Minor modifications require review and approval by Metropolitan Planning Commission staff. In the event that a minor modification is denied by the Metropolitan Planning Commission staff, then the matter shall be deemed a major modification and reviewed by the Metropolitan Planning Commission.

      Minor modifications are limited to the following:

      1. i.
         Development Standards. Any development standard that is specific to this PUD where the minimum requirement, if any, is proposed to be reduced by less than IO percent, or where the maximum requirement, if any, is proposed to be exceeded by less than IO percent. 
      2. ii.
         Buffers. Any buffer standard that is specific to this PUD where the minimum requirement, if any, is proposed to be reduced by less than 10 percent, or where the maximum requirement, if any, is proposed to be exceeded by less than 10 percent.
      3. iii.
         Street relocation. Any relocation of a street, road or lane shown on the Master Plan or any addition of a street, road or lane not shown on the Master Plan shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Commission as a Site Development Plan and submitted for approval pursuant to Section 8-3033. 
      4. iv.
         Subdivision. Any subdivision or recombination of lots shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Commission as a Site Development Plan and submitted for approval pursuant to Section 8-3033.
2. 2.
   Variances.

   A denial of a decision by the Metropolitan Planning Commission with respect to matters described in Sec. 8-3347(1) may be appealed to the Board of Appeals and the variance process shall follow the procedure established in Article H (Board of Appeals).

3. 3.
   Site Development Plan.

   A Site Development Plan shall be required for each proposed development within the PUD which shall be consistent with the Master Plan. The criteria for submittal shall be the same criteria as set forth in the Planned Unit Development District pursuant to Sec. 8-3033. Any Site Development Plan submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Commission must be accompanied with a written approval from the master developer.

(Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1)

Effective on: 4/27/2017

(Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1)

Effective on: 4/27/2017

1. 1.
   Open space.

   A minimum of 10% open space shall be provided and may apply to the PUD in its entirety rather than to individual developments within the PUD. Open Space shall include areas identified as Open Space on the Master Plan, parks, plazas, playgrounds, courtyards, and other similar hardscaped and greenspace areas.

2. 2.
   Density.

   The number of dwelling units shall not exceed the number of units as shown on the master plan.

3. 3.
   Residential and Non-residential Development Standards.

4. 4.
   Screening and Buffers.

   Screening and buffering shall be required as provided in Sec. 8-3066 (Visual Buffers and Screening) of this Chapter where non-residential and mixed-use development is proposed adjacent to single family and two-family residential. Where a non-residential or mixed-use development is proposed across a public right of way from a non-residential or mixed-use development, no buffering or screening is required. For all other development scenarios, no screening or buffering shall be required between use types. However, the following standards will apply if the condition exists:

   1. 1.
       Where surface off street parking is visible from public or private streets or adjacent properties, a Type "G" buffer per Section 8-3066 will be required.
   2. 2.
      All exterior non-residential trash receptacles and multifamily residential with common trash receptacles shall be screened from public view on three sides and on the fourth side by a gate that screens the receptacles from view. The enclosure and gate should be made of materials compatible so that of the primary structure.
   3. 3.
      Loading docks and truck parking shall be screened from public view using building mass, screen walls, roll down doors and/or landscaping.
5. 5.
   Off-street Parking and Service Requirements.

   Off-street parking and service requirements shall be required as provided in Article D (Off-street Parking and Service Requirements) of this Chapter except as provided below, however applicants may provide parking below the sum total of the minimum requirements for all uses, based on different uses sharing a set amount of parking when such combinations of uses have different levels of parking demand at different times of the day. In order to reduce the minimum requirements based on shared parking, applicants must submit an independent study of shared parking calculation prepared by a licensed professional engineer or an AICP certified transportation planner.

   1. a.
      Off-street Parking Reduction.

      The required number of off-street parking spaces required by Section 8-3089 of the City of Savannah Zoning Ordinance may be reduced by the percentage or number provided in Table 3. To determine the use category for a particular use, reference Table 1. For uses not listed, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the parking requirement.

5.  
   2.  b.
      Off-site Parking.

      Required off-street parking may be provided off-site at a distance of no more than 1,300 feet from the use being served. Valet parking may be provided offsite at a distance of no more than 300 feet from the use being served. The distance shall be measured using the shortest distance from the nearest point of the vehicular or pedestrian access of the parking facility to the nearest public entrance of the building or use to be served.

      Off-site parking may be provided for a specific use or shared with one or more uses provided that off-site parking area is not being used to meet the required off-street parking requirement for any other use and that it is legally available. A parking facility agreement provided on a form established by the City of Savannah is required for off-site and/or shared parking. If approved off-site parking is to be eliminated, any required parking space(s) proposed elsewhere must be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the event that the City of Savannah shall build or own a parking garage or facility on site, parking spaces located in the parking garage facility may be used by SRL as available parking spaces for purposes of this PUD.

   3.  c.
      Surface Parking Lot Location.

      To the extent possible, parking areas for multi-family, mixed use and nonresidential development shall be located within the interior of a block. Parking that cannot be located on the interior shall be screened with a three (3) foot tall opaque fence or wall, or a three (3) foot tall hedge row that is capable of becoming opaque.

Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1, Ord. of 7-9-2020(14), § 1 

Effective on: 7/9/2020

Animal Services, indoor. Animal grooming, shelter, kennel, day care, veterinary clinic or similar service where the animal care service is provided entirely indoors.

Assisted Living Facility. A facility that provides or arranges for the provision of housing, food service, custodial care and activities for ambulatory adults who may or may not require some degree of medical assistance but who do not require full-time nursing care.  Individual living spaces within the facility are self-contained and include, at minimum, a living area, kitchenette, bathroom and sleeping area that may be shared by no more than two (2) persons. Common areas for socializing and a central kitchen and dining room are required. Each unit shall count as one-half (0.5) unit for the purposes of calculating density.

Building Frontage on Front Street. Building frontage percentage on a front street shall mean the minimum percentage of a front yard street that has a building façade, wall or a public space within the maximum setback area along the front street. The standard shall only apply to front streets and shall not apply to side, corner or rear yards.

Business Support Services. Includes such uses as photocopy or blueprint service, package shipping, printing and publishing, and mailbox rental.

Child Adult Day Care Home. A facility that provides care and supervision for more than six (6) but no more than 12 children or adults as an accessory use of an operator-occupied dwelling and that is licensed by the State of Georgia. Children or adults who reside in the residence are not included in the number permitted.

Child/Adult Day Care Center. A facility that provides care and supervision for more than six (6) children or adults and that is licensed by the State of Georgia. This use is not permitted within a dwelling.

Continuing Care Facility. A residential development that provides a choice of housing options, continuing care and other services for persons through a contractual relationship which may include the lifespan of the resident. At least two of the following housing options must be provided: independent living, assisted living or nursing facilities. For purposes of this definition, independent living includes all single-family, two-family multifamily housing types, and upper story residential.

Convenience Stores. A retail establishment of up to 5,000 square feet of floor area that primarily sells food products, beverages, candy, tobacco items, newspapers and magazines, limited personal, household and car care items, and that may include limited on-site food preparation.

Dwelling. One or more rooms designed as a unit, including a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping area, to provide complete housekeeping facilities for one (1) or more persons living as a household. Dwelling, shall only apply to residential uses identified in subsection (g)(I) as one-family, two family, three and four-family, multifamily and upper story residential dwellings.

Food-oriented Retail. An establishment primarily engaged in the sale of food products for off-premise consumption. This term includes grocery stores, butcher shops, fish and seafood markets, bakeries, produce and fruit markets and similar establishments. This term does not include restaurants, convenience stores, catering establishments, farmer's markets, or package stores.

Indoor sports facility. Includes athletic, racquet, swim or health club, gymnastic facility, or similar uses. This term does not include firearm ranges.

Instructional Studio or Classroom. The instruction of dance, yoga, martial arts, music, or similar disciplines in a classroom or studio setting. This term does not include educational uses that are part of a college, university, seminary, primary or secondary school, trade school, or vocational school.

Mixed Use. Any development or building that includes residential and nonresidential principal uses.

Multi-family Residential. A residential building containing five four or more dwelling units. Each multi-family residential building shall consist of one or more dwelling units per floor.

Nursing Home. A state-licensed facility that admits patients by medical referral and for whom arrangements have been made for continuous medical supervision. It maintains the  services and facilities for skilled nursing care and rehabilitative nursing care, and has an agreement with a physician and dentist who are available for any emergency and who are responsible for the general medical and dental supervision of the facility as required by Georgia Administrative Code Chapter 290-5-8. Nursing homes typically provide care for bed patients on a long-term basis. For the purposes of this Ordinance, this term includes traumatic brain injury facilities, which are regulated by Georgia Administrative Code Chapter 290-5-53.

This term does not include hospices, hospitals, intermediate care facilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, or any other type of facility that may be permitted under this Chapter as a nursing home unless it meets the definition of nursing home as set forth in the Georgia Administrative Code and is state-licensed as a nursing home.

Office, general. An establishment generally providing professional services where tangible products are not produced or sold. This term does not include medical offices.

Office, medical.  A health care facility in which a doctor, dentist, psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or similar licensed medical provider treats or counsels patients. Also includes birthing centers, urgent care centers and ambulatory surgical centers. This term does not include general offices.

Parking Facility. An off-street parking area not accessory to a principal use. Includes public and commercial parking facilities.

Personal Care Home. Any residence or group of buildings, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide or arrange for the provision of housing, food service, custodial care and activities for two (2) or more ambulatory adults who do not require nursing care and who are not related to the owner or administrator by blood, marriage or adoption. The primary goal of this use is to enable residents to live as independently as possible in a watchful and family-like environment.  Watchful oversight includes but is not necessarily limited to a daily awareness by the management of the resident's functioning, his or her whereabouts, the ability and readiness to intervene if a crisis arises for a resident, supervision in areas of nutrition, medication and the provision of transient medical care, with a 24-hour responsibility for the well-being of the resident. Each resident shall be provided, at minimum, the amount of square footage required for sleeping, bathroom, bathing and dining facilities as identified in Georgia Administrative Code 111-8-62-.13, as amended. A personal care home is one of four (4) types: registered, family, group or congregate.

Registered Personal Care Home: An operator-occupied personal care home in which the number of residents do exceed the number permitted by the "household" definition.

Family Personal Care Home: A personal care home in which the number of residents do not exceed six (6) persons.

Group Personal Care Home: A personal care home in which the number of residents is at least seven (7) but not more than fifteen ( 15) persons.

Congregate Personal Care Home: A personal care home in which the number of residents exceeds fifteen (15) persons.

The term "personal care home" does not include buildings which are devoted to independent living units which include kitchen facilities in which residents have the option of preparing and serving some or all of their own meals, nor does it include assisted living facilities, nursing homes, rooming houses, single room occupancy residences, substance recovery facilities which do not provide personal care. This term also does not include the use of a residence or group of buildings as a home for individuals on parole, probation, or convicted and released from incarceration, for any crimes including child molestation, aggravated child molestation or child sexual abuse, as defined in O.C.G.A. § 16-6-4 or individuals required to register as sex offenders pursuant to O.C.G.A. §42-1-12.

Personal Service Shop. Includes, but is not limited to, such uses as hair salon, barber shop, beauty salon, nail salon, tanning establishment, massage therapy, acupuncture and day spa. This term does not include any service uses that are identified separately in the Permitted Use Table and does not include the sale of products identified in Sec. 8-3350(2), or massagists and massage establishments as identified in City Code Chapter I, Article C or as amended.

Pharmacy. An establishment primarily engaged in the preparation and dispensing of prescription medications and the sales of non-prescription medications, medical supplies and equipment

Place of Worship. Any non-profit religious organization facility operated for worship or promotion of religious activities, including churches and other places of worship and classrooms for religious instruction; and accessory uses on the same site, including living quarters for clergy and child care facilities operated during services/events sponsored by the organization. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time educational institutions, day cares, hospitals and other potentially related operations (e.g., a recreational camp) are classified separately.

Repair-oriented Services. An establishment offering repair services for personal items such as appliances, bicycles, canvas products, clocks, computers, jewelry, musical instruments, office equipment, electronics, shoes, watches, clothing, locks and furniture. The repair of internal combustion engines, such as those found in lawnmowers, chainsaws, outboard motors, or vehicles are prohibited.

Retail, general. An establishment that sells, leases, or rents new or used products, including wholesaling. This term does not include any retail uses that are identified separately in the Permitted Use Table and does not include the sale of products identified in Sec. 8-3350(2).

Services, general. An establishment generally providing personal, business, or financial assistance to customers where tangible products are not customarily or principally produced or sold. This term does not include personal service shops and any services identified in Sec. 8-3350(2).

Stacked Townhouse. A multifamily residential building with 4 to 16 attached multifamily residential dwelling units consolidated into a single structure. Each unit shares a common wall. Units are may be mixed vertically, horizontallv, or both vertically and horizontally; however, no more than 1 unit is permitted above another unit. Each unit must have its own entrance either facing the street or facing an interior lobby or courtyard.

Story. That portion of a building, other than the basement, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling above the floor of such story. Provided, however, a basement that is entirely underground; a crawl space or partial basement that is four (4) feet or less above grade; and rooftop structures such as church spires, cupolas, chimneys, tanks and supports, penthouses used solely to enclose stairways or elevator machinery, HVAC equipment shall not count as a story. An enclosed roofed structure above the roof of a building, containing habitable space for occupancy, is a story.

Theater/Cinema/Performing Arts. An establishment devoted to the showing of motion pictures or live performances. Does not include adult-entertainment establishments.

Upper Story Residential. One or more residential dwelling units located above a floor which contains one or more commercial uses.

Utilities, Major. A large-scale utility such as a water or wastewater treatment plant, water tower, electrical generation plant or electrical transmission facility.

Utilities, Minor. All utility facilities not considered major, including, but not limited to neighborhood-serving facilities such as pump stations, telephone exchanges, community wells, and lift stations.

(Ord. of 4-27-2017(13), § 1, Ord. of 7-9-2020(14), § 1)

Effective on: 7/9/2020

 dated September 18, 2018 and last revised November 4, 2024

Exhibit A New Hampstead Amended Land Use Plan

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Effective on: 1/1/1901

The Master Developer shall remain in control of the Land Use Master Plan until such time as control is transferred to a Master Property Owners Association (MPOA). Once transfer has been legally established, the MPOA shall provide to the MPC the necessary documents showing the transfer of control.

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

Effective on: 1/1/1901

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

1. 1.6.1
   Substantial Modification. Substantial modifications (or major amendments) to the Land Use Master Plan require approval of the Mayor and Aldermen. Notification of such modification shall follow the notification procedure in Section 3.2 "Public Notice" of the Zoning Ordinance. The Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) shall make a recommendation to the Mayor and Aldermen.

   The following criteria shall be used to identify a substantial modification:

   1. a.
      A change that would alter an approved land use classification except when there is a reduction in density or intensity.
   2. b.
      A change that would include a use not previously permitted.
   3. c.
      A change that would require an amendment to the PUD conditions approved by the Mayor and Aldermen.
   4. d.
      A change that would increase the land use intensity within any development phase without a corresponding decrease in some other portion of the overall PUD.
   5. e.
      A change in the type, location or size (except a reduction in the number of Dwelling Units of a multi-family land use in the PUD.
   6. f.
      A change to the phasing, if adopted, that would propose a land use in advance of the development it was designed to support.
2. 1.6.2
   Non-substantial Modification. Non-substantial modifications(or minor amendments) to district and community development standards approved for the PUD can be allowed in certain circumstances provided there is no adverse effect on adjacent properties. Non-Substantial modifications (or minor amendments) shall be governed by Section 6.1.22 "Amendments to an Approved Master Plan" of the Zoning Ordinance.
3. 1.6.3
   Changes That Are Not Modifications. The boundaries between parcels designated for different uses on the approved Land Use Master Plan are estimated for planning purposes, but the exact acreage of said parcels, and the exact location of the boundaries between said parcels have not all been precisely located by a recorded survey. Prior to the development of any such parcel, a subdivision plat precisely locating the boundaries of said parcel approved by the Master Developer, and complying with state and local law for a subdivision plat must be recorded in the Chatham County, Georgia records.

   The relocation of said boundaries based on said subdivision plat shall not be considered a modification to the Land Use Master Plan and shall not require an amendment to the Land Use Master Plan, so long as the density allocated to said parcel is not increased above the density listed on the approved Land Use Master Plan, and so long as the acreages of any affected parcels do not increase or decrease by more than 10% of the total acreage for said parcels shown on the Land Use Master Plan.

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025

1. 2.2.1
   Area

   Area shall be measured in gross square feet.

2. 2.2.2
   Setbacks and Yards

   All setbacks and yards shall be measured from the property line, unless otherwise identified herein, and are development setbacks.

3. 2.2.3
   Density

   Dwelling Units within the zoning districts allowing residential development shall not exceed 9819 Dwelling Units per the Land Use Master Plan. Master Developer shall allocate available Dwelling Units to tracts allowing residential development from time to time, in its sole discretion and shall monitor the total number of Dwelling Units that have been allocated and approved and the total number of Dwelling Units that are available for allocation. Master Developer shall coordinate the numbers of available and allocated Dwelling Units with the City of Savannah zoning administrator and the Chatham County/City of Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission as needed. The calculation of Dwelling Units per acre shall only include Upland acres.

4. 2.2.4
   Reversion of Dwelling Units

   Upon completion of development of any residential development tract, Dwelling Units exceeding the number of Dwelling Units actually developed shall automatically revert back to the Master Developer. Upon request of the Master Developer, the prior holder of the Dwelling Units shall execute an assignment for recording in the Chatham County, Georgia records confirming the reversion of said Dwelling Units to the Master Developer.

(Ord. of 5-22-2025(15), § 1)

Effective on: 5/22/2025