Month: July 2012

Boring but important: Unified Zoning Ordinance (UZO) for Savannah and unincorporated Chatham County

We have 126 zoning districts, far more than much larger cities. Some current development requirements do not work for urban settings, which results in an inordinate number of appeals for variances. And too many property and business owners simply can’t find their way easily through the complex documentation and bureaucracy.