Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Memorandum
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TO: Mayor and Councilors
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Date: 1/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
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TO: Mayor and Councilors
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Date:
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Created:
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1/5/2006 12:24:00 PM
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THRU: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager
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FROM: Rick Jones, AICP, Director of Planning
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Subject: Memo - 1986 Zoning Conditions for Florida Rock
At the last Council meeting, several questions were raised pertaining to the
conditions placed upon Florida Rock in a 1986 rezoning case. On December 16,
1986, the Council approved Ordinance No. 86-130 to rezone 11.2 acres located
east of Smith Road and south of Heiferhorn Creek in Land Lot 201 of the 19th
District, from an A-1 (Agricultural) zone to a M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing) zone.
Conditions placed on the rezoning are as follows:
1. Earthen berms will be provided at the locations shown on the Plot Plan in
the Application to Rezone.
2. Road improvements to Smith Road will be provided as identified on the Plot
Plan in the Application to Rezone.
3. The existing driveway serving Southern Asphalt Company will be closed. The
conditions will be met prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for
rock quarrying operations on any property owned or leased by Florida Rock,
Inc., in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Attached is a copy of the plot plan submitted and included as part of the 1986
rezoning ordinance. The plan shows the location of the proposed berms and the
proposed location of the roadways, along with accel/decel lanes. Under the
1984 Zoning Ordinance, these condtions could only be enforced for a ten year
period, which ended in 1996. The quarry did not open until 1999. A review of
an aerial for this site, which is also attached, shows that the berm areas are
in place, and the former driveway has been closed. The proposed roadway was
not constructed, and was located to the west of the former entrance. This
location was reviewed and approved by the Traffic Engineer. A Certificate of
Occupancy has been issued for the business.
As a footnote, in 1998 the time limit for conditions was extended, for those
applications from that time forward, for a period of 20 years. The new Unified
Development Ordinance does not place a time limit on any zoning conditions,
causing such requirements to run continously, unless changed or a time limit is
imposed by the Council.