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.org/planning
STAFF REPORT
REZN-7-09-2087
Applicant: J.Barrington Vaught
Owner: Glenwood Cross Country, LLC
Location 3201 Macon Road
Acreage: 35.095 acres
Current Zoning Classification: Neighborhood Commercial
Proposed Zoning Classification: General Commercial
Current Use of Property: Retail/Services Center
Proposed Use of Property: Retail/Services Center
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Conditional Approval based on the fact that it
is compatible with the future land-use map of the 2028 Comprehensive Plan. The
recommended condition is: The following uses shall be prohibited: taxidermy,
tattoo parlors, transient lodging, homeless shelters, pawn shops, personal care
homes, private kennels, mobile home sales, and bus stations.
Planning Departments Recommendation: Conditional Approval based on the fact that it is
compatible with the future land-use map of the 2028 Comprehensive Plan. 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: Planning Area D
Land Use Designation: Mixed Use
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 Plan 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.
Surrounding Zoning: North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? GC (General Commercial)
East ? GC (General Commercial)
West ? GC (General Commercial)/ NC(Neighborhood Commercial)/ SFR2 (Single
Family Residential 2)
Reasonableness of Request The proposed zoning is compatible with existing land-uses.
School Impact No Schoop Impact.
Buffer Requiremnts
The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning districts. The 3 options under
Category C are:
20 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, understory trees, and shrubs /
ornamental grasses per 100 linear feet
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: Sixty-nine (69) property owners within 300 fet were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has recieved 3 phone
calls and 6 emails conerning the rezoning request. Midtown, Incorporated has
forwarded 15 emails concerning the request.
Additional Information: Cross Country Plaza was constructed 50 years ago in the county. At
the time, C-2 was a General Commercial designation. After consolidation, C-2
converted to a Neighborhood Commercial designation and C-3 became the new
General Commercial designation. There were few differences between C-2 and C-3
up until 2005, when the UDO was adopted. The Planning Department was seeking a
neighborhood commercial designation that was truly neighborhood focused;
therefore C-2 became NC, which has a 5,000 square feet use limit. The new NC
designation created some nonconforming uses, but none as significant as Cross
Country Plaza, which is a regional destination. It now has 18 legal,
nonconforming uses. The owners are now attempting to bring the zoning into
compliance by rezoning it to a GC designation.
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