Columbus, Georgia

Subject: : (EXCP-04-16-0725) Special Exception Use request to allow for Auto/truck

sales, new and used in excess of one-half (0.5) acre but less than two (2)

acres located at 3688 and 3522 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, Georgia.

Joshua Cofer has submitted an application for the Special Exception Use cited

above. The property is located in a GC (General Commercial) zoning district.

The site is located at 3688 and 3522 Veterans Parkway and is 0.6 acres. The

purpose of the Special Exception Use is to allow for the operation of a

Auto/truck sales, new and used in excess of one-half (0.5) acre but less than

two (2) acres located within the GC (General Commercial) zoning district:

1. Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
   Veterans Parkway is a Major Arterial road. It will provide adequate free flow
   
   movement for both East and West bound traffic. This use will be a primary use
   
   for 3688 and 3522 Veterans Parkway.
2. Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
   Access into and out of the property in question will provide for adequate
   
   traffic and pedestrian safety. Emergency vehicles will have adequate access to
   
   the principal structure and accessory use.
3. Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
   Services such as water, sewer, utilities, police, and fire protection will be
   
   adequate and serve the proposed use at this location.
4. Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
   The properties are surrounded by other GC uses. Parking service and refuse
   
   should be adequate and provided as stated within the UDO. Noise, light, glare
   
   and odor should be limited due to the nature of the location.
5. Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
   The hours of operation for this use will not have an adverse impact on the
   
   neighboring properties in the area.
6. Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
   This structures height, size and location should match the uses found in other
   
   GC properties.

Council District: District 8 (Garrett)

Fifty five (55) property owners within 300 feet of the property have been

notified by mail of the proposed Special Exception Use. The Planning Department

has received no comments supporting or opposing this request.

Additional Information:

There is no additional information at this time.

The Planning Advisory Commission recommended Approval at the May 18, 2015

meeting.

The Planning Department recommends that the Council Approves the use because

the application for a Special Exception use meets the criteria for approval.

• Future Land Use.pdf
• Land Use and Zoning Map.pdf

• Future Land Use.pdf 
• Land Use and Zoning Map.pdf