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 5445 and 5447 Forrest Road from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning
District to GC (General Commercial) Zoning District.
THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
That the Zoning Atlas on file with the Planning Department be, and the same is
hereby amended by changing the aforementioned property of the following
described property from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District to GC
(General Commercial) Zoning District:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 10 of the 9th
District, Muscogee County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as
follows:
BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch rebar set at the intersection of the Westerly
right-of-way line of Woodruff Farm Road a.k.a. Floyd Road (100-foot
right-of-way) and the Northerly right-of-way line of Forrest Road (100-foot
right-of-way), said point being the True Point of Beginning; Thence along said
right-of-way of Forrest Road North 58 degrees 34 minutes 31 seconds West, a
distance of 180.10 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar set; Thence North 58 degrees 34
minutes 31 seconds West, a distance of 147.36 feet to a to a 1-inch crimp top
pipe found; Thence departing said right-of-way North 31 degrees 21 minutes 10
seconds East, a distance of 150.02 feet to a to a 1-inch crimp top pipe found;
Thence North 31 degrees 20 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 50.04 feet to
a to a 1-inch crimp top pipe found; Thence South 69 degrees 29 minutes 44
seconds East, a distance of 246.89 feet to a to a bolt found located on the
Westerly right-of-way line of Woodruff Farm Road; Thence along said
right-of-way and following along a curve to the left having an arc length of
35.64 feet, with a radius of 1084.36 feet, at a chord bearing of South 16
degrees 05 minutes 42 seconds West, for a chord length of 35.64 feet, to a
SIB-inch rebar set; Thence following along a curve to the left having an arc
length of 83.64 feet, with a radius of 1084.36 feet, at a chord bearing of
South 12 degrees 56 minutes 37 seconds West, for a chord length of 83.62 feet,
to a point; Thence South 11 degrees 04 minutes 53 seconds West, a distance of
142.00 feet to a 5/8-inch rebar set which is the True Point of Beginning.
The above-described property is being rezoned subject to the following
conditions:
1. Allow for an increase in the number of parking spaces from 53 spaces to 63
spaces (change from 1 space per 250 sq. ft. to 1 space per 210 sq. ft.).
2. Reduce the minimum parking lot drive aisle width from 24 feet to 22 feet.
3. Reduce the minimum parking space dimensions from 9? x 20? to 9? x 18?.
4. In order to accommodate the future Forrest Road Widening Project, the
applicant is requesting to reduce the street buffers along the public right of
ways (Forrest Road and Woodruff Farm Road) from five (5) feet to the shortest
distance measured from the back of the parking lot curbing to the
property/Right-of-Way line. The owner will plant the trees and other plantings
along said right-of-ways in said reduced buffers as required by the UDO and
shall be allowed to use as much of the City's right of way as necessary to so
comply, provided the total buffer need not to exceed five (5) feet in width.
Further, the owner of the property shall be responsible to maintain any portion
of the City's right of way used as described above.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
27th day of March, 2012; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the __ day of ____________, 2012
and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of members of said
Council.
Councilor Allen voting ____________.
Councilor Baker voting ____________.
Councilor Barnes voting ___________.
Councilor Davis voting ____________.
Councilor Henderson voting _________.
Councilor Huff voting _____________.
Councilor McDaniel voting _________.
Councilor Pugh voting ______________.
Councilor Thomas voting ___________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON
CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR
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