Columbus Consolidated Government

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TO: Mayor and Councilors

Date: 12/6/2005 12:00:00 AM

TO: Mayor and Councilors

Date:

Created:

6/17/2008 10:32:00 AM

THRU: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager

FROM: Rick Jones, AICP, Director of Planning

Subject: Bryan Hudson

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In 1998, Leon's Fabrics (a wholesale operation) was relocated from the downtown

area due to the redevelopment activities and the Total System development and

allowed to relocate at 2120 Warm Springs Road. The property at that time was

zoned Neighborhood Commercial (C-2). Technically, wholesale operations are not

an allowable use under a C-2 classification. However, permission was granted

by a previous administration to allow this business to locate in this zone.

This use has functioned well at this location.



The owner is now requesting that another upholstery shop be allowed to operate

in a separate building he owns that faces Warm Springs Road. The current

Unified Development Ordinance reflects the same requirements as the previous

zoning ordinance and does not allow for upholstery shops in Neighborhood

Commercial (NC) zones.



To remedy this situation immediately, staff is prepared to issue a Certificate

of Occupancy for the new upholstery shop. This action is based upon the fact

that the City has already allowed a similar type of business in this same

zone. In doing so however, the applicant has been reminded that this use will

be considered a nonconforming one, and that should this use stop or be

destroyed more than 50 percent, the City cannot issue a new Certificate of

Occupancy. Rezoning of the property to a General Commercial (GC) zone, which

allows these uses, has also been encouraged. Mr. Hudson has been informed of

this situation.