Columbus, Georgia

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Council Members

AN ORDINANCE



NO.



An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated Government

of Columbus, Georgia; this amendment changes certain boundaries of a district

located at 4710 Steam Mill Road from SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)

District to GC (General Commercial) District.



THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:



That the Zoning Atlas on file with the Planning Division of the Department

of Community and Economic Development be, and the same is hereby amended by

changing the following described property from SFR2 (Single Family Residential

2) District to GC (General Commercial) District:



All that tract and parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 149 of

the Coweta Reserve of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, and being known and

designated as Parcel ?B? consisting of 2.00 acres in a map or plat of said

property dated October 4, 1988, prepared by French & Associates, the same being

recorded in Plat Book 107, Folio 89, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior

Court of Muscogee County, to which reference is made for the particular

dimensions of the property herein conveyed.



The above-described property is being rezoned with the following condition:



A deceleration lane shall be required as determined by the City Traffic

Engineer.

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

held on the 15th day of May, 2007; introduced a second time at a regular

meeting of said Council held on the day of , 2007 and

adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of _______ members of

said Council.





Councilor Allen voting _______

Councilor Anthony voting _______

Councilor Baker voting _______

Councilor Barnes voting _______

Councilor Davis voting _______

Councilor Henderson voting _______

Councilor Hunter voting _______

Councilor McDaniel voting _______

Councilor Pugh voting _______

Councilor Woodson voting _______







__________________________ _______________________

TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON

CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR







The Columbus Consolidated Government

Planning Department

Post Office Box 1340 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340

Telephone (706) 653-4116

Fax (706) 653-4120

Website: www.columbusga.com/mpo



STAFF REPORT

ZC0702-5

Applicant: Julius Rodgers



Owner: Same



Location 4710 Steam Mill Road



Acreage: 2.0 acres



Current Zoning Classification: SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)



Proposed Zoning Classification: GC (General Commercial)



Current Use of Property: Vacant



Proposed Use of Property: Retail



Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Conditional approval based on the fact that it

is compatible with existing land-uses. The recommended condition is: a

deceleration lane shall be required as determined by the City Traffic Engineer.



Planning Divisions Recommendation: Conditional approval based on the fact that it is compatible

with existing land-uses and the area near the intersection of Steam Mill Road

and Northstar Drive has various commercial uses in existence. 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 11

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. See Traffic Report.



Surrounding Zoning: North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)

South ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)

East ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)

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 zoning district. 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: Thirty-eight (38) property owners within 300 feet were

notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department did not receive any

comments concerning the rezoning request.



Additional Information: The applicant originally filed to rezone the property to the NC

zoning classification. The request was amended to the GC zoning classification

due to the size of the proposed major use of the property.



Under the NC district, the maximum size of a use is 5,000 square feet. The

major use of the property is proposed for 8,000 square feet. The proposed use

size is prohibited in the NC district.



Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map

Planning District 8 Future Land-Use Map

Site Plan

Traffic Report

Attachments


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