Columbus, Georgia

Subject: (EXCP-10-13-3345) Special Exception Use request to operate a Personal Care

Home, Type III in an RO (Residential-Office) Zoning District located at 6450

Schomburg Road.

Douglas and Patricia Manuel/John I. Rivers have submitted an application for

the Special Exception Use cited above. The property is located in an RO

(Residential-Office) zoning district. The site for the proposed personal care

home is approximately 3.38 acres. The applicant has submitted a site plan,

which is attached. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to permit a

personal care home, Type III in an RO 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?
   Schomburg Road is classified as a two (2) lane collector that will provide
   
   adequate access for the proposed use. The driveway/access entering the site
   
   meets the access requirements in order to accommodate the flow of traffic
   
   during the hours of service for the use.
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?
   The site allows ingress/egress to a collector road, which maintains adequate
   
   flow of traffic to and from the subject property. The proposed use will utilize
   
   the existing off-street parking for the overall development.
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. Furthermore, there will
   
   be no impact on neighboring schools in the immediate area.
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?
   Off-street parking will be utilized on-site. No buffer requirement exists
   
   along the property lines bordered by the NC and Ro zoning districts. A Type C
   
   buffer shall be required along the property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning
   
   district. External dumpsters/compactors and lighting are addressed in the
   
   UDO. Noise impacts are addressed in the City Code.
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. The hours of operation will be 24 hours.
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?
   All buildings in the proposed overall development will be one story.

Council District: District 6 (Allen)





Forty Seven (47) property owners within 300 feet of the property have been

notified by mail of the proposed Special Exception Use. To date, the Planning

Department has received five comments regarding this request; three are in

opposition, one neutral and one in favor. The comments were mainly concerns

about the type of clientele that will be living on the property and the

potential impact to the neighboring homes.



The Planning Advisory Commission recommended approval at the November 20, 2013

meeting.



The Planning Department recommends that the Council approves the use because

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

• ALL UPDATED REV.pdf

• ALL UPDATED REV.pdf