Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016

Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning


10/21/2011
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council

Subject: Karl Douglass has withdrawn his application (via e-mail) for a text amendment

regarding conversion of a residential accessory structure. Per the Unified

Development Ordinance, a case that is withdrawn (after the case has been called

for) has to be accepted or declined for withdrawal at Council. The section

regarding this process is stated below:



Section 10.2.8. Withdrawal.



E. Withdrawal Request Following Call for Ordinance. If the request for

withdrawal is made by the applicant after the City Council has called for the

ordinance and public hearing, the petition shall remain on the City Council

public hearing agenda and the withdrawal request shall be considered for

approval or denial by the City Council.



1. If the withdrawal request is denied, then the public hearing on the

approval or denial of the petition will proceed.



2. When withdrawal of a petition for a zoning change has been approved

by the Council at their public hearing on the ordinance, the Council will not

consider a new petition for a zoning change for a different zone classification

or special exception use until the lapse of six months, or for the same zone

classification or special exception use until the lapse of 1 year, from the

date the withdrawal was approved.





The withdrawal e-mail is attached.

Respectfully,

Rick Jones, AICP
Director, Planning Department



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