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-4-13-1799
Applicant: St. Francis Hospital, Inc./Rick Lowe
Owner: Kelly L. Carter and Sarah Sexton Dudley
Location 4037 and 4043 Acacia Drive
Acreage: 0.5 acres
Current Zoning Classification: SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
Proposed Zoning Classification: RO (Residential Office)
Current Use of Property: 4043 - Single Family Residence; 4037 Vacant
Proposed Use of Property: Commercial Parking Lot for St. Francis
Council District: District 8 (McDaniel)
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Approval based on the fact that the request is
compatible with existing land uses.
Planning Departments Recommendation: Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is
compatible with existing land uses and consistent with the future land-use map
of the 2028 Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Department recommends the
following conditions:
1. Off-Site Parking shall be permitted for distances in excess of 500 feet to
allow St. Francis Hospital to shuttle employees back and forth to the Columbus
Airport, 3250 W. Britt David Road, Columbus, GA 31907.
2. St. Francis Hospital shall maintain an off-site parking agreement for a
minimum of 511 parking spaces until permanent parking is established On-site on
the St. Francis Hospital campus, including the area to be rezoned, all as shown
on Exhibit ?A? attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the ?Campus?) and on
any other property within the area of the Campus that has been subsequently
rezoned for such parking purposes, or until the additional parking provided for
under the off-site parking agreement is no longer needed as determined by the
Traffic Engineering Manager.
3. The Traffic Engineering Manager and the Inspections and Code Enforcement
Director shall check the normal daily parking demand for St. Francis Hospital
after the 2013 building project reaches 95% occupancy. The parking demand may
be checked subsequently on six (6) month intervals to determine if the On-site
parking capacity for St. Francis Hospital within the Campus and any other
property within the area of the Campus that has been rezoned for St. Francis
Hospital parking purposes meets the normal parking demand.
4. Should said parking surveys determine that there is adequate parking on the
Campus and any other property within the area of the Campus that has been
rezoned for such parking purposes upon completion of on-site parking, the
Traffic Engineering Manager, with concurrence from the Inspections and Code
Enforcement Director, is authorized to notify St. Francis Hospital in writing
that the off-site parking agreement is no longer needed.
Fort Benning's Rcommendation: N/A.
DRI Rcommendation: N/A.
General Land Use: Consistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation:
Office/Professional
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: This rezoning request does not anticipate generating a negative impact
on the transportation network.
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for commercial usage.
Surrounding Zoning: North ?SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)
South ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/NC
(Neighborhood Commercial)
East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/RMF2
(Residential Multifamily 2)
West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)
Reasonableness of Request The request is compatible with existing land uses.
School Impact N/A.
Buffer Requiremnts
The site shall include a Category C buffer along all property lines bordered by
the SFR3 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: Forty (40) property owners within 300 feet of the subject
properties were notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department
received three inquires related to this case basically asking for information.
One of the callers was also concerned about the impact on the value of the
houses in the neighborhood, particularly on that block, as well as a possible
increase in the noise in the neighborhood. One call was in opposition and her
main concern is with construction pollution, traffic congestion, reduced amount
of green areas, noise impact and interruption of utilities during construction
period.
Additional Information: The purpose of this rezoning request is to build a 380 employee
parking lot for St. Francis Hospital, 45 of those spaces will be located within
these two lots. All other spaces are already rezoned, in the process of being
rezoned (REZN-7-13-2614) or will be rezoned at a later date (REZN-8-13-2817).
This parking area will be used from Monday thru Friday dayshift only in order
to provide convenient parking for St. Francis? patients and their families.
The Traffic Engineering Department and Planning Department reviewed the parking
study provided by St. Francis Hospital and determined that there is a need for
an additional 511 spaces that could be resolved by keeping the off-site/share
parking agreement that they currently have with the Columbus Airport and St.
Francis Hospital, Inc.
Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map
Future Land-Use Map
Concept Plan
Traffic Analysis
Collage
Attachments