Columbus, Georgia

AN ORDINANCE



NO.



An Ordinance amending Chapter 22 of the Columbus Code (Zoning Ordinance) so

as to create a new zoning district classification entitled Mill Restoration

Overlay District (MROD) District.



THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



Chapter 22 of the Columbus Code is hereby amended by adding the following

zoning district:



Sec. 22-26.3 MROD Mill Restoration Overlay District.



(A) Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of creating a Mill Restoration

Overlay District (MROD) is to allow the Council to address specific issues that

may exist with vacant mills without the necessity for creating an entirely new

zoning district or creating the need for one or more variances to achieve a

desired community benefit. A MROD allows the Council to address the following

issues concerning mill restoration:



(1) Architectural or design issues.

Architectural or design issues shall be addressed individually concerning each

mill.

(2) Building fa?ades.

Building facades shall be addressed individually concerning each mill.

(3) Economic development.

Economic development criteria:

(A) Job creation

(B) Neighborhood revitalization

(C) Taxation impact

(D) New land-use designations

(4) Historic resources.

Historic resources shall be assessed by the Lower Chattahoochee Regional

Development Commission?s Historic Preservation Planner.

(5) Landscaping.

Landscaping shall be addressed in Article VI, Buffer, Screening and Landscaping

Requirements, of Chapter 18A, Subdivisions, of the Columbus City Code (Ord. No.

99-25, 04-29-99; Ord. No. 00-58, 06-13-00).

(6) Natural resources protection and preservation.

Natural resources protection and preservation shall be addressed individually

concerning each mill.

(7) Signage.

No portable signs or billboards shall be permitted in the MROD. All other

signage requirements shall be addressed in the Sign Regulations ordinance

(Columbus City Code, Chapter 17E, Ord. No. 98-11, 02-10-98).

(8) Specific use regulations.

(A) Principal uses:

(1) Education:

(a) College and universities (off-site classes, distance learning and

outreach

only).

(b) Dancing schools.

(c) Day care centers (children only).

(2) Housing

(a) Multi-family dwelling.

(3) Restaurants

(a) Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants.

(b) Drinking establishments, such as bars, taverns, and cocktail

lounges.

(4) Retail trade

(a) Apparel & accessory stores.

(b) Bicycle sales.

(c) Book & stationary stores, excluding adult bookstores.

(d) Camera & photographic supply stores.

(e) Florists.

(f) Food stores.

(g) Gift, novelty, antique, and souvenir stores, excluding any adult

entertainment

activity.

(h) Hobby, toy, and game shops.

(i) Jewelry stores.

(j) Merchandise stores (specialized).

(k) News dealers and newsstands.

(l) Sporting goods store.

(m) Tobacco shop or stand.

(5) Services (personal):

(a) Barber and beauty shops.

(b) Dry cleaners.

(c) Gyms.

(d) Photographic studios.

(e) Shoe repair and shoeshine parlors.

(f) Yoga and pilates.

(6) Services (repair):

(a) Repair services. Light repairs conducted in a wholly enclosed building,

involving no outdoor storage of materials, equipment or items being repaired,

unless elsewhere permitted in the district, and performing a repair service

which generates no noise, odors or fumes which can be detected beyond the walls

of the building in which housed.

(b) Bicycle repair and service.

(c) Computer repair.

(d) Jewelry repair.

(e) Television and radio repair.

(7) Services (health):

(a) Clinics, including a pharmacy as an accessory use.

(b) Day spas.

(c) Massage therapy.

(d) Office of health service practitioners. Physicians, surgeons, dentists and

dental surgeons, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors and other

licensed practitioners similar to

those listed.

(e) Pharmacies.

(8) Services (professional and business):

(a) Financial institutions.

(b) Offices for accountants, architects, auditors, bookkeepers,

engineers.

(c) Offices for finance, real estate and insurance.

(d) Offices for legal services.

(e) Offices for other services, businesses and professions.

(9) Transportation:

(a) Taxi stands.

(B) Accessory Uses:

(1) Earth satellite station (receive only).

(2) Laundry room for use of occupants of the multi-family dwelling.

(3) Office for administration of a multiple family development.

(4) Parking, off-street spaces.

(5) Recreational/meeting facilities constructed in connection with a

residential development.

(6) Signs (see "Sign requirements")

(7) Swimming pool and game courts, lighted and unlighted for use of

occupants or their guests.

(8) Telephone (public), inside a main building.

(9) Vending machines (coin- operated), for candy, ice, soft drinks,

and sundries, inside a building.

(9) Tree and vegetation preservation.

Tree and vegetation preservation shall be addressed in the Tree Preservation

and Replacement ordinance (Columbus City Code, Chapter 20A, Ord. No. 02-43,

06-04-02) and in Article VI, Buffer, Screening and Landscaping Requirements, of

Chapter 18A, Subdivisions, of the Columbus City Code (Ord. No. 99-25, 04-29-99;

Ord. No. 00-58, 06-13-00).



(B) MROD Creation and Application. A MROD shall be created and applied as

indicated below:



(1) Creation.

A MROD shall be adopted in the same manner as a standard zoning

district.

(2) Application.

A MROD shall be applied to vacant mills in the City at the request of the

property owner. The specific boundaries of a MROD shall be created by the

implementing ordinance and shall be indicated on the official Zoning Atlas.

The Planning Division shall review all applications for compliance with the

requirements of the MROD.

(3) Regulations and Incentives.

The regulations, incentives and other land development regulations applicable

within a MROD shall be included in the ordinance creating the district.

(4) Inclusion in Land Development Regulations.

All mill restoration overlay zoning districts that are created

shall be included in the Zoning Ordinance.

(5) Conflicts.

In the event of a conflict between the regulations associated with a

MROD and the regulations of the underlying zoning district, the requirements of

the overlay district shall apply. Unless otherwise addressed in the ordinance

approving a MROD, the requirements of the underlying zoning district shall

apply.

(6) Special Terms

The following words are used with reference only to a historic

district or landmark site:

(A) Board of Historic and Architectural Review is a seven-member historical

preservation commission established by the Columbus City Council under Georgia

Code 2-6102 (see ?Board of Historic and Architectural Review?, Sec. 22-39)

(B) Certificate of Appropriateness means a document evidencing approval by the

board of historic and architectural review [of a] structure located within a

designated historic district, which document must be obtained before such

material change may be undertaken (see ?Administration?, Sec. 22-36)

(C) Historic property means a structure, site or work of art deemed worthy of

preservation by reason of its natural or aesthetic interest and which is

continuing to contribute to the cultural or historical development and

heritage of the City of Columbus. Historic properties shall include all

properties zoned H (historic district) or designated L (landmark site) in the

zoning ordinance or on the zoning atlas of Columbus, Georgia.



(Ord. No. 84-6, ? 2, 1-31-84: Ord. No. 97-3, 1-14-97: Ord. No.

97-92, ? 1, 9-9-97)



SECTION 2.



All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance

are hereby repealed.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia

held on the --- day of , 2003; introduced

a second time at a regular meeting of said Council held on the day of

, 2003 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting _____________

Councilor Anthony voting _______

Councilor Davis voting _______

Councilor Henderson voting _______

Councilor Hunter voting _______

Councilor McDaniel voting _______

Councilor Rodgers voting _______

Councilor Suber voting _______

Councilor Pugh voting _______

Councilor Woodson voting _____________









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Tiny B. Washington

Robert Poydasheff

Clerk of

Council Mayor