Department of Community & Economic Development
Planning Division
Post Office Box 1340 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340
Telephone (706) 653-4116 Fax (706) 653-4120
STAFF REPORT
ZC0505-7
Applicant: Jordan Electric Company, Inc.
Owner: D. Wade Jordan
Location 4923 Warm Springs Road
Acreage: 1.67 acres
Current Zoning Classification: SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
Proposed Zoning Classification: GC (General Commercial)
Current Use of Property: Single family residential
Proposed Use of Property: Electrical contractor?s office
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: The Planning Advisory Commission recommends
conditional approval based upon the fact that it is compatible with existing
land-uses. The recommended condition is: no external trash dumpsters /
compactors shall be permitted on the property.
Planning Divisions Recommendation: Approval based on the fact that it is compatible with
existing land-uses and it is land-locked property that only has access through
existing GC property. The recommended condition is the same as that
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
Fort Benning's Rcommendation: N/A
DRI Rcommendation: N/A
General Land Use: Property is located in Planning District 2
Land Use Designations: Low Density Residential
Environmental Impacts: The property does not lie within a floodway and floodplain area.
The developer will need an approved drainage plan prior to issuance of a Site
Development permit, if a permit is required.
City Services: Property is served by all city services.
Traffic Impact: The proposed project is not expected to have a negative impact on the
transportation network. The current traffic count is 6,755 trips per day.
Under the current zoning, traffic counts would increase to 6,775 (20 tpd) trips
per day. Under the new zoning, traffic counts will increase to 6,778 (23 tpd)
trips per day. The Level Of Service will remain at A (8,200 trips per day) for
Warm Springs Road.
Surrounding Zoning: North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? GC (General Commercial)
East ? RMF1 (Residential Multi-Family 1)
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
Reasonableness of Request The proposed zoning classification is compatible with
existing land-uses.
School Impact No school impact.
Buffer Requiremnts
The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR2 and RMF1 zoning districts. The 3 options
under Category C are:
1) 20 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, understory trees, and shrubs
/ ornamental grasses per 100 linear feet
2) 10 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear
feet and a wood fence or masonry wall
3) 30 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
Attitude of Property Owners: Forty-one (41) property owners within 300 feet were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Division did not receive any
comments concerning this rezoning request.
Additional Information: The PAC approved this case by a vote of 4 to 2.
Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map
Planning District 2 Future Land-Use Map
Site Plan