AN ORDINANCE
NO.
An ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for Columbus,
Georgia so as to amend certain sections of the Unified Development Ordinance of
the Columbus Codes so as to correct certain errors.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.2.5.C.5(A) to read as follows:
(A) The minimum height of not less than five feet shall be achieved within 12
months of installation of the buffering and screening when vegetation is
utilized for all or a portion of the installation. Height requirements shall
be measured from the grade or floor elevation of the development.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.2.5.C.5(C) to read as follows:
(C) A screening wall shall be permanent and constructed of masonry, brick, or
similar opaque materials, and shall be consistent with the color and style of
the principal structure. Height requirements shall be measured from the grade
or floor elevation of the development.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.2.11.F to read as follows:
F. Pass-by Lane. Each drive-through facility shall provide a pass-by lane
separate from the drive-through lanes. The pass-by lane shall provide a minimum
width of ten feet. Each drive-through facility shall provide a pass-by lane
separate from the drive-through lane, when the lane is also used for parking
access. The design shall be approved by the Director of Engineering.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.3.8 to read as follows:
A. Minimum Dimensions. Minimum dimensions for parking stalls are indicated in
Table 4.3.1 and Figure 4.3.1.
B. Paving. All minimum dimensions of parking spaces, travel aisles, and other
vehicular circulation areas shall be paved. The City Engineer may approve use
of specialty paver brick or surfaces.
C. Parking Bays. Parking bays, which are the total of stall depth plus aisle
width shall provide for adequate maneuvering and parking space. Parking bays
shall be subject to the minimum standards as described in Table 4.3.1 and
Figure 4.3.2.
D. Location Near Sidewalks. Sidewalks located in front of parking spaces shall
have a minimum width of six (6) feet or provide bumper stops or curbing to
prevent the front of the vehicle from overhanging the sidewalks.
E. Parking Near Property Lines. All parking must be offset three (3) feet from
any property line, unless an adjacent parking/access agreement exists between
adjoining property owners.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.3.11.C.2 to read as follows:
2. Planned Developments. Any request for an increase of parking equal to or
greater than twenty-five percent of required parking which affects a planned
development shall be considered as request for approval of a waiver by the
Council.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.3.15.I to read as follows:
I. Refrigerated Trucks. Refrigerated trucks and other trucks which require
compressors, engines, refrigeration equipment, and similar equipment to be
continuously or periodically operational shall not park within 250 feet of any
residential zoning district during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on
weekdays, and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.4.3 to read as follows:
All sign applications must be reviewed and approved or denied by the Director
of Inspection and Codes, within fifteen working days of the date of the
application.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.4.4.Q.1 to read as follows:
1. Permitted. Menu boards shall be permitted in UPT and CRD zoning districts.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by amending
Section 4.4.7.A to read as follows:
A. Annual Permit Required. A portable sign may be used only after obtaining
an annual permit from the Department of Inspections And Codes, and only under
the conditions listed below.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting
Section 4.4.7.B.7 in its entirety.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.4.10.A.1 to read as follows:
1. UPT and CRD Zoning District Ground/Monument Sign. 1 sign. 150 square feet;
20 feet high.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.4.10.A.2 to read as follows:
2. NC, RO, CO, CG, LMI, and HMI Zoning District Ground/Monument Sign.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.4.14 to read as follows:
Multiple message signs shall be permitted in GC, LMI and HMI zoning districts
under the following conditions.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.4.23.B.3 to read as follows:
3. Permit Fees. Before any permit is issued under the provisions of this
Article, the applicant shall pay fees as established by the Council.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.5.4.F.2(C) to read as follows:
(C) An expansion of the gross square feet of buildings or site's physical
development that cumulatively totals more than 50 percent since the effective
date of the original Buffer Ordinance (April 29, 1999).
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.5.7 to read as follows:
An applicant may choose the option to be used for rear and side yards based
upon the category of buffer as established in Table 4.5.2. A list of tree
species to be used in the buffers is provided in Table 4.6.5.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.5.8 to add Subsections A and B to read as follows:
A. All portions of a parcel proposed for development, redevelopment or
expansion that abuts a public street or highway right-of-way shall be buffered
as provided in Table 4.5.3.
Conflicts with Overhead Lines.
1. When the street buffer is within 20 feet of overhead utilities, small
maturing trees must be substituted for the required large maturing tree.
2. Substitutions must be two for one and be planted at either 25 or 50 feet
separation.
3. Substitutions must meet large maturing tree size
specifications.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.5.9.D to read as follows:
D. Exemption. Parcels zoned RE10, RE5, RE1, RT, SFR1, SFR2, SFR3, SFR4, RMF1
AND RMF2 are exempt from the requirements of this Section.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.6.4.B.8(A) to read as follows:
(A) Cooperation. Cooperate closely with and assist the Public Services
Department, the Planning Department, the Department of Inspections and Codes,
the Engineering Department, the Parks and Recreation Department, the
Development Authority and the Downtown Development Authority, and all other
City departments of this government in a program to protect and maintain
existing trees and green areas and all City-owned and recreational lands and
properties.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.6.7.B.3(B) to read as follows:
(B) Exclusion. Trees that are replanted within any utility easement or street
right of way cannot be counted toward meeting tree density requirements.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.6.7.C.1 & 2 to read as follows:
Minimum Caliper Sizes.
1. Small Maturing Trees. Minimum caliper size for small maturing tree species
is 1.5 inches at a minimum height of five (5) feet tall immediately after
planting.
2. Large Maturing Trees. Minimum caliper size for large maturing tree species
is 2 inches at a minimum height of eight (8) feet tall immediately after
planting.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.6.8.A.2(A) to read as follows:
(A) The issuance of a site development permit for any property to be developed
as a residential subdivision within a residential estate or single-family
residential zoning district; or
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.6.9.B to read as follows:
B. Inclusion of Certain Trees. All trees required by any required
zoning buffer or perimeter trees and trees required to be planted in any
parking lot as provided in this Article or by any other legal requirement shall
be counted in calculating whether a property complies with the required TDU
standard.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.7.2.A.3 to read as follows:
3. Issuance of Certificates and Permits. A site development permit,
certificate of occupancy, or building permit shall not be issued without the
approval of the City Arborist signifying compliance with the provisions of this
Article.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.7.2.B.1 to read as follows:
1. Cooperative Review. On any project, which the City Manager determines to
be a fast track, large economic development project, the Arborist will work
with the Community Project Team, the Development Authority, the developer, and
the company representatives to comply with the 15 day permit turn around time.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Section 4.7.6 to read as follows:
There shall be close cooperation between the City Arborist, the Public Services
Department, the Planning Department, the Department of Inspections and Codes,
the Engineering Department, the Parks and Recreation Department and all other
City departments when their work affects public trees. The City Arborist shall
review and comment on the proposed landscaping plans of all recreational lands
and other public properties within the City and any plan or project of any
department of this City which requires the removal of any tree.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Table 4.3.1 to read as follows:
Number of Parking Spaces Length of
Stacking Area (ft)
21-40 40
41-100 60
101 or more 100
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Figure 4.3.1 to read as follows:
GRAPHIC LINK: Figure 4.3.1.
LEGEND
A=Stall Angle
B=Stall Width
C=Vehicle Projection
D=Aisle Width, One Way
E=Curb Length per Car
F=Wall to Wall Width for Double Aisle
G=Overlap Center Width for Double Aisle
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Table 4.3.3 to read as follows:
Category of Use Parking Spaces Required Additional Standards
(GSF= Gross Square Feet)
Commercial and Personal Services
Boat, Trailer and Marine Sales 1 per 250 GSF of office area
1 per 2,000 GSF of shop area
Building and Construction Trades Office and Shop 1 per 250 GSF of office area
1 per 2,000 GSF of shop area
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by deleting Table 4.4.1 in its entirety.
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by amending Table 4.5.1 to read as follows:
SEE SCAN BELOW FOR CHAPTER 4 TABLE 4.5.1 AND TABLE 4.5.4
Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance is hereby amended
by creating Figure 4.6.1 and place it at the end of Section 4.6.15 to as
follows:
Attached.
SECTION 2.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
16th day of June, 2009 introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2009, 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 MAYOR
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