COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
REZN-03-19-0359
Applicant: George Mize
Owner: LRW Group, LLC
Location: 6890 River Road
Parcel: 180-005-004
Acreage: 9.33 Acres
Current Zoning Classification: RO (Residential Office) with Conditions
Proposed Zoning Classification: RO (Residential Office) with Amended Conditions
Current Use of Property: Undeveloped / Raw Land
Proposed Use of Property: Residential Condominiums
Council District: District 2 (Davis)
PAC Recommendation: Approval based on the Staff Report and compatibility with
existing land uses.
Planning Department Recommendation: Approval based on compatibility with
existing land uses and consistency with Future Land Use Map of the 2038
Comprehensive Plan.
Fort Benning?s Recommendation: N/A
DRI Recommendation: N/A
General Land Use: Inconsistent
Planning Area A
Current Land Use Designation: Mixed-Use
Future Land Use Designation: Mixed Use
Compatible with Existing Land-Uses: Yes
Environmental Impacts: The property does not lie within the 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: Average Annual Daily Trips (AADT) will increase by 204 trips if
used for type use. The Level of Service (LOS) will remain at level B.
Traffic Engineering: This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the
Columbus Consolidated Government for residential usage.
Surrounding Zoning: North RO (Residential Office)
South RO (Residential Office)
East SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
West RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
Reasonableness of Request: The request is compatible with existing land uses.
School Impact: N/A
Buffer Requirement: The site shall include a Category C buffer 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, under story 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: Fifteen (15) property owners within 300 feet of
the subject properties were notified of the rezoning request. The Planning
Department received three (3) calls and/or emails regarding the rezoning.
Approval 0 Responses
Opposition 3 Responses
Additional Information:
ORIGINAL CONDITIONS PROPOSED CONDITIONS
1. There shall be no more than ten (10) buildings permitted on the Property.
2. Said buildings combined shall contain no more than 70,000 square feet of
space, with no building having a building footprint more than 12,000 square
feet in area.
3. Buildings shall be no more than two stories in height. Buildings which front
River Road shall be one story in height and any other buildings shall be either
one story or two stories in height.
4. A landscaped buffer not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be planted
and installed along the northern boundary line of the Property. Said landscaped
buffer shall be densely planted with evergreen plant materials of sufficient
height at installation to screen the planned improvements on the Property from
view from the adjacent property to the north.
5. A landscaped buffer not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be planted
and installed near the western boundary line of the Property (which is the
common boundary line with River Road). Said landscaped buffer shall be planted
with plant materials of varying heights.
6. In addition to the buffers described above, all buffer and landscaping
ordinances set forth the Unified Development' Ordinance in the Code of
Ordinances of Columbus, Georgia shall apply.
7. The exterior of all buildings, all entrance improvements, all signage, and
all shall be of high quality brick, stone, stucco, glass, or wrought iron
materials.
8. All development lighting shall be directed internally.
9. All trash receptacle facilities shall be screened from adjacent properties
by means of densely planted evergreen landscaping.
10. Garbage pickup shall be done only on Mondays through Fridays and shall not
occur before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
11. Property shall be served by only one access point from River Road.
12. Developer shall reserve future right-of-way along River Road for the
widening of River Road.
13. No structure shall be constructed within twelve (12) feet of the northern
boundary line of the Property, and no structure shall be constructed within one
hundred-twenty (120) feet of the eastern edge of River Road as said road
presently exists.
14. Monument signage shall be no higher than twelve (12) feet in height as same
is to be measured from the elevation of River Road at the point of entry to the
Property.
15. No storm water detention or drainage facilities shall be located on the
northern three hundred-fifty (350) feet of the Property.
16. The Property is limited to the uses permitted in the Columbus Code of
Ordinances, Appendix A (Unified Development Ordinance), Section 3.1.1, that are
listed below:
a. Office, business and professional (as defined in Section 13, Article l)
means an establishment providing executive, management, and professional
services to the public, including but not limited to the following: advertising
services, business offices of private companies, business offices of utility
companies, public or nonprofit agencies, trade associations; employment
offices, excluding day labor and labor pool services; professional or
consulting offices for accounting, architecture, computer technology, design,
engineering, landscape architecture, law, urban planning, and similar
professions; property and financial management, real estate; secretarial and
telecommunication services; travel agencies; and related services.
b. Office, medical or dental (as defined in Section 13, Article I) means an
establishment offering patients medical services, examinations, and treatments,
by professionals trained in healing or practices, including: chiropodist,
chiropractors, dental surgeons, dentists, naturopaths, optometrists,
osteopaths, physicians, psychiatrists, surgeons, or any similar profession
recognized and licensed by the State of Georgia.
1. Delete
2. No more than 35 single story residential condominiums units.
3. Delete
4. A landscaped buffer not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be planted
and installed along the northern boundary line of the Property. Said landscaped
buffer shall be densely planted with evergreen plant materials of sufficient
height at installation to screen the planned improvements on the Property from
view from the adjacent property to the north.
5. A landscaped buffer not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be planted
and installed near the western boundary line of the Property (which is the
common boundary line with River Road). Said landscaped buffer shall be planted
with plant materials of varying heights.
6. In addition to the buffers described above, all buffer and landscaping
ordinances set forth the Unified Development' Ordinance in the Code of
Ordinances of Columbus, Georgia shall apply.
7. The exterior of all buildings, all entrance improvements, all signage, and
all shall be of high quality brick, stone, stucco, glass, cement Hard Plank
(not to exceed 20% of total exterior coverage) or wrought iron materials.
8. All development lighting shall be directed internally.
9. All trash receptacle facilities shall be screened from adjacent properties
by means of densely planted evergreen landscaping.
10. Delete
11. Property shall be served by only one access point from River Road.
12. Delete
13. No structure shall be constructed within twelve (12) feet of the northern
boundary line of the Property, and no structure shall be constructed within
thirty-five (35) feet of the eastern edge of the right-of-way of River Road.
14. Monument signage shall be no higher than twelve (12) feet in height as same
is to be measured from the elevation of River Road at the point of entry to the
Property,
15. No storm water detention or drainage facilities shall be located on the
northern three hundred-fifty (350) feet of the Property.
16. Delete
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