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 5-10-4197
Applicant: Ed Jenkins
Owner: Jeff McCrary
Location 4423 Cusseta Road
Acreage: 0.339 acres
Current Zoning Classification: RMF 2 (Residential Multi Family 2)
Proposed Zoning Classification: NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
Current Use of Property: Personal Storage
Proposed Use of Property: Business Office
Council District: District 3 (Hunter)
Planning Advisory Commission's Recommendation: Approval based on the fact that the proposed use
is compatible with existing uses in the area.
Planning Departments Recommendation: Conditional Approval based on the fact that the proposed
use is compatible with existing uses in the area. The recommended conditions
are as follows:
Future construction on the subject property shall be National Pollutant
Discharge and Elimination System compliant.
Noise and Smoke disclosure statements shall be included in real estate
documents pertaining to the property.
Fort Benning's Rcommendation: Fort Benning concurs with the rezoning request. The
recommendation is smoke and noise disclosure statements shall be included in
all real estate documents.
DRI Rcommendation: N/A
General Land Use: Planning Area C
Land Use Designation:
Single Family Residential
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 ? I-185
South ? RMF2 (Residential Multi Family 2)
East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
West ? I-185
Reasonableness of Request The request is not consistent with the future land use map of
the comprehensive plan however, the proposed use is compatible with existing
land uses in the area.
School Impact There will be no school impact.
Buffer Requiremnts
The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the RMF2 zoning districts. The 3 options under
Category C are:
1) 20 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, understory 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: Thirteen (13) property owners were notified of the
request. The Planning Department has not received any phone calls in
opposition.
Additional Information: The applicant is proposing to lease the building on the subject
property for business office space. The property was originally zoned NC. In
the early part of this decade, at the request of Council, the properties along
the west side of Cusseta Road were rezoned from a commercial designation to a
single family or multi-family designation (depending on the land-use). This
property was included in said rezoning.
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