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.com/mpo
11/17/2008
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
Subject: (ZC0809-1) Request to amend the text of the Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO) to amend several minor issues related to pole banners, Chapter
Five (5), and Chapter Thirteen (13).
X = Portions to be deleted
X = Portions to be added
Amend Section 4.4.8 Signs in the Public Right-of-way to include pole banners
Amend Section 4.4.8.A by adding new subsection 12:
Pole Banners. Pole banners erected by local, state, or federal officials or
their designees.
Amend Section 5.4.2. Chattahoochee River Watershed to delete a reference to
Section 312 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
Amend Section 5.4.2.A.2(B) Hazardous Materials as follows:
(B) Hazardous Materials. Any new facility that handles hazardous materials of
the types listed in Section 313 of the Emergency Planning Right-To-Know Act,
excluding underground storage tanks, and in amounts of 10,000 pounds or more on
any one day, shall perform their operations on impermeable surfaces having
spill and leak collection systems as prescribed by DNR.
Amend Section 5.6.4. Plans for Land Disturbance Permits to delete the last
sentence
Design professionals shall indicate wetlands on appropriate plan sheets
required for a land disturbance permit application. The design professional
that prepared the required plans accompanying the permit application shall add
a statement to the appropriate plan sheets indicating whether or not wetlands
are located on the property by checking the appropriate box. At a minimum, the
statement shall be placed on the Grading Plan; the Erosion, Sedimentation and
Pollution Control Plan; and the Stormwater Management Site Plan. The Wetlands
Certification shall reflect the design professional's personal investigation
regarding the existence of wetlands on the property, and shall read as shown in
Figure 5.6.1 below, with the appropriate box checked.
Amend or delete various definitions in Chapter 13
Critical root zone means an area on the ground around a tree that is within the
drip line of a tree, and/or 1.5 times DBH in feet radius.
Design Professional means a person registered in the State of Georgia as a Land
Surveyor, Landscape Architect or Professional Engineer.
Residential development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to
begin land disturbing activities for a single-family residential construction
project as defined in Chapter 8 of this UDO.
Restaurant, fast food or drive-in or drive-in stand means an establishment that
provides ready-to-eat food for consumption in the restaurant's seating
facilities or in the patron's vehicles.
Site development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to begin
land disturbing activities for all non-exempt land disturbing activities other
than those requiring a Residential Development Permit (RDP) or UDP (Utility
Development Permit) or MLD (Minor Land Disturbance Permit) as defined in
Chapter 10 of this UDO.
The Planning Advisory Commission considered this text amendment at their
meeting on September 17, 2008. The Planning Advisory Commission recommended
approval.
The Planning Department recommends approval.
Attached is a copy of the Planning Department?s Staff Report.
Sincerely,
Rick Jones, AICP
Director of Columbus Metropolitan Planning Organization
Attachments
STAFF REPORT
ZC0809-1
APPLICATION
The Planning Department requests to amend the text of the Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO) to amend several minor issues related to pole banners, Chapter
Five (5), and Chapter Thirteen (13).
PROPOSED TEXT AMMENDMENT
X = Portions to be deleted
X = Portions to be added
Amend Section 4.4.8 Signs in the Public Right-of-way to include pole banners
Amend Section 4.4.8.A by adding new subsection 12:
Pole Banners. Pole banners erected by local, state, or federal officials or
their designees.
Amend Section 5.4.2. Chattahoochee River Watershed to delete a reference to
Section 312 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
Amend Section 5.4.2.A.2(B) Hazardous Materials as follows:
(B) Hazardous Materials. Any new facility that handles hazardous materials of
the types listed in Section 313 of the Emergency Planning Right-To-Know Act,
excluding underground storage tanks, and in amounts of 10,000 pounds or more on
any one day, shall perform their operations on impermeable surfaces having
spill and leak collection systems as prescribed by DNR.
Amend Section 5.6.4. Plans for Land Disturbance Permits to delete the last
sentence
Design professionals shall indicate wetlands on appropriate plan sheets
required for a land disturbance permit application. The design professional
that prepared the required plans accompanying the permit application shall add
a statement to the appropriate plan sheets indicating whether or not wetlands
are located on the property by checking the appropriate box. At a minimum, the
statement shall be placed on the Grading Plan; the Erosion, Sedimentation and
Pollution Control Plan; and the Stormwater Management Site Plan. The Wetlands
Certification shall reflect the design professional's personal investigation
regarding the existence of wetlands on the property, and shall read as shown in
Figure 5.6.1 below, with the appropriate box checked.
Amend or delete various definitions in Chapter 13
Critical root zone means an area on the ground around a tree that is within the
drip line of a tree, and/or 1.5 times DBH in feet radius.
Design Professional means a person registered in the State of Georgia as a Land
Surveyor, Landscape Architect or Professional Engineer.
Residential development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to
begin land disturbing activities for a single-family residential construction
project as defined in Chapter 8 of this UDO.
Restaurant, fast food or drive-in or drive-in stand means an establishment that
provides ready-to-eat food for consumption in the restaurant's seating
facilities or in the patron's vehicles.
Site development permit means a permit issued giving authorization to begin
land disturbing activities for all non-exempt land disturbing activities other
than those requiring a Residential Development Permit (RDP) or UDP (Utility
Development Permit) or MLD (Minor Land Disturbance Permit) as defined in
Chapter 10 of this UDO.
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Advisory Commission considered this text amendment at their
meeting on September 17, 2008. The Planning Advisory Commission recommended
approval.
PLANNING DIVISION RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Department recommends approval.
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