The Columbus Consolidated Government
Planning Department
Post Office Box 1340 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340
Telephone (706) 653-4116
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STAFF REPORT
ZC0807-3
Applicant: Cusseta Road LLC
Owner: Same
Location 4801 Old Cusseta Road and all properties along the new cut of Antietam
Drive
Acreage: 7.875 acres
Current Zoning Classification: SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / GC (General Commercial)
Proposed Zoning Classification: RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)
Current Use of Property: Vacant
Proposed Use of Property: Townhouses / Duplexes
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Approval based on the fact that it is served by
all city services, it is not in a floodway or floodplain, and it will not
negatively impact schools.
Planning Divisions Recommendation: Conditional approval based on the fact that it is compatible
with existing land-uses, it is the highest and best use of the property west of
the lake, it will cater directly to soldiers due its proximity to base, and
multi-family residential is the best use of the property because of topography,
which works well to separate the single family component of the overall
development from the multi-family component. The recommended conditions are:
1) a smoke disclosure statement shall be required in all lease agreements. The
requirement for the disclosure shall be included in the restrictive covenants
of said development. A sample smoke disclosure statement is attached to this
ordinance and a completed smoke disclosure statement shall be filed by the
developer or subsequent grantor with the Clerk of Council and the Clerk of
Superior Court, and 2) a noise disclosure statement shall be required in all
lease agreements. The requirement for the disclosure shall be included in the
restrictive covenants of said development. A sample noise disclosure statement
is attached to this ordinance and a completed noise disclosure statement shall
be filed by the developer or subsequent grantor with the Clerk of Council and
the Clerk of Superior Court.
Fort Benning's Rcommendation: Conditional approval (see above).
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 will not have a negative impact on the
transportation network. Please see Traffic Report.
Surrounding Zoning: North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / GC (General Commercial)
South ? RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2) / GC (General Commercial)
East ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)
West ? GC (General Commercial) / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
Reasonableness of Request The proposed zoning classification is compatible with
existing land-uses.
School Impact This development could have a maximum of 20 children of various ages.
Elementary age students would attend Cusseta Road Elementary, which has 538
students (capacity: 513). Middle school age students would attend Eddy Middle
School, which has 634 students (capacity: 613). High school age students would
attend Spencer, which has 959 students (capacity: 900).
Buffer Requiremnts
The proposed development shall have a Category B buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning district. The 3 options under
Category B are:
1) 15 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 understory trees and shrubs / ornamental
grasses per 100 linear feet and a wood fence or masonry wall
3) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
The proposed development shall have a Category A buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the GC zoning district. The 3 options under
Category A are:
1) 5 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear
feet and a wood fence or masonry wall
2) 10 feet with a certain amount of understory trees and shrubs / ornamental
grasses per 100 linear feet
3) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
Attitude of Property Owners: Ten (10) 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 existing apartments (located on the west side of the lake) were
rezoned in 2006. Leasing is currently in progress.
Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map
Planning District 11 Future Land-Use Map
Site Plan
Traffic Report
Attachments