Columbus, Georgia

Subject: (ZC0301-3) Special Exception Use request to allow a day care center at 322 25th

Avenue. NOTICE OF PLANNING DIVISION APPROVAL.

Resolution approving a Special Exception Use to allow a day care center at 322

25th Avenue (see Attached Map).

The applicants, Ruby and Samuel Shelton, submitted an application for a Special

Exception Use at the above referenced property. The property encompasses 0.90

acre in an R-4 (High Density Residential) zoning district. The applicant seeks

to operate a day care center on the property. Day care centers are allowed in

an R-4 district only on a site-specific basis and upon approval by the Planning

Division and the Council. The granting of a Special Exception Use must be

based upon the following criteria and conditions:

1. Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
   The applicant intends to operate the day care center within the existing
   
   structure located on the property. The property must meet State of Georgia
   
   certification requirements. The state?s regulations for child day care centers
   
   are designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the children.
   
   Before a license can be obtained to operate the center, the applicant must
   
   comply with state regulations.
2. Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
   The proposed Special Exception Use will not be injurious to the surrounding
   
   property values since the proposed use is located in an existing structure
   
   and the southwest property line is bordered by C-3 properties.
3. Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
   The subject property is zoned R-4. The uses located on this block are not
   
   consistent with the R-4 zoning district but are compatible with existing
   
   land-uses. The area north of the proposed day care is single family
   
   residential and the area south is mostly commercial along Cusseta Road.
4. Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
   The Buffer Ordinance does not require buffering or screening along the property
   
   lines because the day care will be in an existing structure and because the
   
   zoning is not changing.
5. Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
   Parking for the property will be accessed from 25th Avenue. The size of the
   
   lot and the placement of the building allows for much of the lot to serve as
   
   parking.
6. Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
   The applicant must comply with procedures and regulations established by the
   
   Child Care Licensing Section of the Office of Regulatory Services. Zoning
   
   verification is one of the requirements for obtaining licensing as a child care
   
   facility.

Thirty-six (36) property owners within 300 feet of the parcel were notified by

letter of the proposed Special Exception Use and the required notification sign

was posted on the property. The Planning Division did not receive any comments

concerning this project.



The Planning Division recommends that the Council approve the Special Exception

Use.

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cc: Ruby & Samuel Shelton

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