Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning


8/6/2014
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council

Subject: (EXCP-6-14-1331) Special Exception Use request to Construct a Place of Worship,

250 or More Seats located at 6804, 6720 and 6714 Forrest Road; 6759 and 6763

Mitchell Drive.

Respectfully,

Rick Jones, AICP
Director, Planning Department


On 6/16/2014, Liberty Hill Baptist Church/Robert Jones submitted a Special

Exception Use application to construct Place of Worship, 250 or More Seats.

The property is located in an SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) zoning

district. The site for the proposed Place of Worship, 250 or More Seats is

approximately 7.51 acres. Places of Worship, 250 or More Seats are permitted in

an SFR2 zoning district only on a site-specific basis upon approval of the

Council based upon some conditions.



Attached is a land use map showing the location of the property along with the

proposed site plan. The Planning Department has recommended Conditional

Approval. The request will be on Council?s August 26th?s agenda. A staff

report will be sent to the Clerk of Council prior to the Council meeting date.


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