STAFF REPORT
REZN-4-11-1710
Applicant: William C. Pound
Owner: St. Francis Hospital
Location 4131, 4137, 4143, 4149, 4153, and 4201 St. Francis Avenue (now part of
2122 Manchester Expressway)
Acreage: 12.091 acres
Current Zoning Classification: RO (Residential-Office) with conditions
Proposed Zoning Classification: RO (Residential-Office) with amended conditions
Current Use of Property: Parking lot
Proposed Use of Property: Parking lot
Council District: District 8 (McDaniel)
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Approval to delete condition #2 of Ordinance
02-47 to permit commercial driveway access to St. Francis Avenue.
Planning Departments Recommendation: Approval to delete condition #2 of Ordinance 02-47 to
permit commercial driveway access to St. Francis Avenue.
Fort Benning's Rcommendation: N/A
DRI Rcommendation: N/A
General Land Use: Consistent
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 Traffic Engineering Division reviewed a traffic impact study
requested by the Planning and Engineering Department to assist in determining
the affect new development on the St. Francis Hospital Campus would have on
traffic for the surrounding area. The traffic impact study indicated that the
surrounding streets, intersections and proposed driveways would not cause any
level of service to exceed ?C? therefore the Traffic Engineering Division
concluded the two new commercial driveways would satisfy the City?s
requirements.
Surrounding Zoning: North ? RO (Residential-Office)
South ? RO (Residential-Office) / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
Reasonableness of Request The request is consistent with the Future Land Use Map of the
Comprehensive Plan of Columbus. Furthermore the request is compatible with
existing land uses in the immediate vicinity of the St. Francis Hospital
Campus. Furthermore a traffic impact study was submitted concerning the affect
site development would have on the surrounding intersections and roads. The
traffic impact study satisfies the City?s requirements even with the two new
commercial driveways into St. Francis Avenue.
School Impact There will be no impact on neighboring schools.
Buffer Requiremnts
The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR3 zoning districts. 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: Fifty-eight (58) Property owners within 600 feet were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received three
inquiries concerning this rezoning.
Additional Information: In February of 2000 City Council conditionally approved the rezoning
of 0.76 acres at the north corner of Woodruff Road and St. Francis Avenue from
R2 (Low Density Residential) to AO (Apartment Office) for expansion of parking
space. Please reference the attached ordinance #00-21 for further details of
the rezoning.
In June of 2002 City Council conditionally approved the rezoning of 1.67 acres
of the subject property from R2 (Low Density Residential) to AO (Apartment
Office) for further expansion of parking space. The above-described property
was rezoned with the following conditions: 1.) All lighting shall be directed
internally using deflectors. 2.) No access shall be permitted onto St. Francis
Avenue.
Please note that since adopting the Unified Development Ordinance in 2005, R2
(Low Density Residential) is now classified as SFR3 (Single Family Residential
3).
AO (Apartment Office) is now classified as RO (Residential Office).
The applicant is proposing to have condition #2 deleted from ordinance 02-47.
Please reference the site plan for exact location of the property. By deleting
condition #2, the applicant would be permitted to have access to St. Francis
Avenue.
As indicated on the site plan this portion of the property would have one of
two proposed commercial driveways having ingress/egress from St. Francis
Hospital Campus to St. Francis Avenue.
Attachments: Aerial Land Use Map
Planning Area D Future Land-Use Map
Site Plan
Ordinance 00-21
Ordinance 02-47
Traffic Engineering Division Letter
Attachments