AN ORDINANCE
NO.
An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the Consolidated Government
of Columbus, Georgia; this amendment changes certain boundaries of a district
located at 6890 River Road from SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1) and RO
(Residential-Office) Districts to RO (Residential-Office) District.
THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
That the Zoning Atlas on file with the Planning Division of the
Department of Community and Economic Development be, and the same is hereby
amended by changing the following described property from SFR1 (Single Family
Residential 1) and RO (Residential-Office) Districts to RO (Residential-Office)
District:
All that lot, tract or parcel of land lying, situate and being in Land Lot 83,
8th District, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a concrete monument located at the intersection of the southern
boundary of the right-of-way of Mobley Road (an eighty foot right-of-way) and
the western boundary of River Road (S.R. 219) (a 130 foot right-of-way) and
running thence in a southerly direction along the eastern boundary of the
right-of-way of River Road a distance of 371.90 feet to an iron pin located on
the eastern boundary of the right-of-way of River Road, which iron pin marks
the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; from said point of beginning, run thence South 84
degrees 45 minutes 12 seconds East a distance of 710.32 feet to an iron pin;
running thence South 08 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds West a distance of 589.56
feet to an iron pin; running thence North 84 degrees 35 minutes 16 seconds West
a distance of 641.46 feet to an iron pin; continuing thence North 84 degrees 35
minutes 16 seconds West a distance a distance of 19.78 feet to a point located
on the eastern boundary of the right of way of River Road; running thence in a
northerly direction along the eastern boundary of the right of way of River
Road along an arc of a curve having a radius of 1845.08 feet a chord distance
of 557.03 feet a chord bearing a North 01 degrees 15 minutes 12 seconds East to
a concrete monument located on the eastern boundary of the right-of-way of
River Road; running thence North 10 degrees 00 minutes 03 seconds East along
the eastern boundary of the right-of- way of River Road a distance of 31.23
feet to an iron pin which iron pin marks the true point of beginning.
The above-described property is being rezoned with the following 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 walls/fences 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 1)
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 1) means an
establishment offering patients medical services, examinations, and treatments,
by professionals trained in healing or health-related 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.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
11th day of December, 2007; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the day of ____ , 2007 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 OF COUNCIL MAYOR
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