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City of Savannah Zoning Board of Appeals · Case 26-000832-ZBA

809 W. 53rd St

Variance to rear yard setback

ApprovedThe City of Savannah Zoning Board of Appeals approved this request on May 28, 2026.
This case was heard at 2 SZBA meetings. This page covers one of them. See the full case history →

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Property
809 W. 53rd St, Liberty City/Summerside/Southover/Richfield, Savannah
Parcel (PIN)
20556 04004 · Chatham County parcel number, from SAGIS
Request
Variance to rear yard setback (Regular agenda)
Applicant
Joel Thomas Maddox
Staff recommendation
Denied
Board decision
Approved — 5 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstaining (May 28, 2026)

The board's motion

APPROVAL of a variance to reduce the rear yard setback from 20 feet to 10 feet.to accommodate the off- street parking requirement and to align the rear yard setback with the lot to the west based on the angle of the lots.

Documents

809 W. 53rd St, geocoded from Savannah's SAGIS address records.

Also on the May 28, 2026 docket

This page last changed Oct 5, 2026