AN ORDINANCE
NO.
An ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for Columbus,
Georgia so as to amend certain sections of the Unified Development Ordinance of
the Columbus Codes so as to correct certain errors.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.4.8.A to add Subsection 12. to read as follows:
Pole Banners. Pole banners erected by local, state, or federal officials or
their designee.
Chapter 5 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 5.4.2.A.2.B to read as follows:
B. Hazardous Materials. Any new facility that handles hazardous materials of
the types listed in Section 313 of the Emergency Planning Right-To-Know Act,
excluding underground storage tanks, and in amounts of 10,000 pounds or more on
any one day, shall perform their operations on impermeable surfaces having
spill and leak collection systems as prescribed by DNR.
Chapter 5 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 5.6.4 to read as follows:
Design professionals shall indicate wetlands on appropriate plan sheets
required for a land disturbance permit application. The design professional
that prepared the required plans accompanying the permit application shall add
a statement to the appropriate plan sheets indicating whether or not wetlands
are located on the property by checking the appropriate box. At a minimum, the
statement shall be placed on the Grading Plan; the Erosion, Sedimentation and
Pollution Control Plan; and the Stormwater Management Site Plan.
Chapter 13 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby
amended by amending various definitions to read as follows:
Critical root zone means an area on the ground around a tree that is within the
drip line of a tree, and/or 1.5 times DBH in feet radius.
Design Professional means a person registered in the State of Georgia as a
Landscape Architect or Professional Engineer.
Site development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to begin
land disturbing activities for all non-exempt land disturbing activities other
than those requiring UDP (Utility Development Permit) or MLD (Minor Land
Disturbance Permit) as defined in Chapter 10 of this UDO.
Chapter 13 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby
amended by deleting various definitions as follows:
Residential development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to
begin land disturbing activities for a single-family residential construction
project as defined in Chapter 8 of this UDO.
Restaurant, fast food or drive-in or drive-in stand means an establishment that
provides ready-to-eat food for consumption in the restaurant's seating
facilities or in the patron's vehicles.
SECTION 2.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
18TH day of November, 2008 introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2008, 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__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK MAYOR
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