Columbus, Georgia

Subject: (ZC0207-5) Request to amend the text of the zoning ordinance to allow services

operations such as meat storage, cutting and distribution, milk bottling and

distribution, ice cream manufacture, printing, bookbindery, lithography, and

publishing, as a Special Exception Use in the C-3 zoning district



Johnny Daffin, owner of Daffin?s Meat Processing, has requested a text

amendment change concerning meat processing. Daffin?s has been located off

River Road since 1977. Mr. Daffin is interested in moving his business to a

location across the street from his current business. The property is zoned

C-3; the same zoning on which his current business sits. In 1977, the Columbus

Zoning Ordinance (1971) allowed this type of business in C-3 as a principal

use. The use was described as follows:



?Service operations such as meat storage, cutting and distribution, milk

bottling and distribution, ice cream manufacture, printing, bookbindery,

lithography, and publishing.?



This principal use was removed in the 1984 Columbus Zoning Ordinance revision.

Mr. Daffin is requesting that it be reinstated as a Special Exception Use. The

C-3 zoning district currently allows deer processing and taxidermy as principal

uses.



The Planning Advisory Commission considered this text amendment at their

meeting on August 4, 2004. The Planning Advisory Commission recommended that

this text change be approved.



The Planning Division recommends denial.



Attached is a copy of the Planning Division=s Staff Report.

Staff Report

Application

Johnny Daffin, owner of Daffin?s Meat Processing, has requested a text

amendment change concerning meat processing. Daffin?s has been located off

River Road since 1977. Mr. Daffin is interested in moving his business to a

location across the street from his current business. The property is zoned

C-3; the same zoning on which his current business sits. In 1977, the Columbus

Zoning Ordinance (1971) allowed this type of business in C-3 as a principal

use. The use was described as follows:



?Service operations such as meat storage, cutting and distribution, milk

bottling and distribution, ice cream manufacture, printing, bookbindery,

lithography, and publishing.?



This principal use was removed in the 1984 Columbus Zoning Ordinance revision.

Mr. Daffin is requesting that it be reinstated as a Special Exception Use. The

C-3 zoning district currently allows deer processing and taxidermy as principal

uses.

Proposed Text Amendment

Amend Sec. 22-22 C-3 general commercial district as follows:



(D) Special Exceptions:



(8) Service operations such as meat storage, cutting and distribution,

milk bottling and distribution, ice cream manufacture, printing, bookbindery,

lithography, and publishing

Planning Advisory Commission Recommendation

The Planning Advisory Commission considered this text amendment at their

meeting on August 4, 2004. The Planning Advisory Commission recommended that

text change 22-22 (D)(8) be approved.

Planning Department Recommendation

The Planning Division recommends denial of text amendment 22-22 (D)(8).

Application

Johnny Daffin, owner of Daffin?s Meat Processing, has requested a text

amendment change concerning meat processing. Daffin?s has been located off

River Road since 1977. Mr. Daffin is interested in moving his business to a

location across the street from his current business. The property is zoned

C-3; the same zoning on which his current business sits. In 1977, the Columbus

Zoning Ordinance (1971) allowed this type of business in C-3 as a principal

use. The use was described as follows:



?Service operations such as meat storage, cutting and distribution, milk

bottling and distribution, ice cream manufacture, printing, bookbindery,

lithography, and publishing.?



This principal use was removed in the 1984 Columbus Zoning Ordinance revision.

Mr. Daffin is requesting that it be reinstated as a Special Exception Use. The

C-3 zoning district currently allows deer processing and taxidermy as principal

uses.

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