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
Staff Report
REZN-1-13-1050
- Applicant
- Columbus Consolidated Government
- Owner
- Columbus Georgia, Elliott Family Properties, LLC., Holsey Chapel Christian, and
David B. Thurman
- Location
- 812, 818, 824, 828, 830, 832, 834, and 840 6th Avenue; 802, 806, 811, 812, 813,
815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 821, 825, 826, 827, 828, 831, 832, 834, 835, 840, and
842 7th Avenue; 800, 805, 811 and 823 8th Avenue; 711 8th Street; 618, 700,
720, 822, 824, 826, and 830 9th Street.
- Acreage
- 7.296 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- UPT (Uptown)/RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)/RO (Residential Office )/GC
(General Commercial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)
- Council District
- District 7 (Woodson)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended condition is: 1) Create dialog between the
City of Columbus, the Columbus Housing Authority, the businesses, churches,
residences, and organizations that are not only within the 300 ft but the
entire Liberty District shareholders area.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with existing land
uses and is consistent with the Liberty District Master Plan.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation:
High Density Mixed Use/Mixed Use /General Commercial
Consistent with the Liberty District Master Plan since it calls for multifamily
residential and live/work areas on these blocks.
The purpose of RMF2 is to provide high density residential uses which
correlates with the RO (Residential Office) zoning designation whose intent is
to provide higher density residential uses and lower density office uses.
- Environmental Impacts
- The property lies within the floodplain area, but does not lie within the
floodway area. The developer will need an approved drainage plan prior to
issuance of a Site Development permit, if a permit is required.
- City Services
- Property is served by all city services.
- Traffic Impact
- This rezoning request does not anticipate generating a negative impact on the
transportation network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/UPT (Uptown)/GC (General
Commercial)/RO (Residential Office)
South ? RO (Residential Office)/RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)/GC (General
Commercial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/SFR4 (Single Family
Residential 4)
East ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/GC (General Commercial)/ RMF1 and 2
(Residential Multifamily 1 and 2)
West ? UPT (Uptown)/GC (General Commercial)/SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- School
12-13 Current Enrollment
Capacity
Available Space
Anticipated Impact on School
Downtown Elementary School (PK ? 5)
532
550
18
10
Marshall Middle School (6 ? 8)
332
675
343
5
Jordan High School (9 ? 12)
710
1475
765
5
Projection
Because this will be a mixed housing development similar to Ashley Station
(former Peabody Apartments site) and Arbor Pointe(former Baker Village site),
these projections are based on what we have seen in student enrollment from
Ashley Station and Arbor Pointe after their revitalization.
Revitalization Information:
84 Multi-Family Units (did not include 1 bedroom units): 84 x 24% = 20.1
students [Normal % used for multi-family housing is 6% of the number of units.
Since this revitalization will include some low-rent housing units we have
increased this %.]
16 ? 1 bedroom units
60 ? 2 bedroom units
24 ? 3 bedroom units
- Buffer Requirements
- The site shall include a Category A buffer along all property lines bordered by
the GC and LMI zoning districts. The 3 options under Category A are:
1) 5 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear
feet and a wood fence or masonry wall.
2) 10 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear
feet.
3) 30 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Thirty (30) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received two calls
regarding this case. One was an inquiry about the possible impact on the
Liberty District; the other caller was concerned about the possible impact on
the area and conformity with the Liberty District Master Plan.
- Additional Information
- The purpose of this rezoning request is to relocate Phase I of the Booker T.
Washington multifamily apartments currently located between Victory Drive and
5th Street and Veterans Parkway and 5th Avenue. Phase I consist of
approximately 100 units (16-1Br/1Ba, 60-2Br/2Ba, and 24-3Br/2Ba) and the
addition on 416 parking spaces. Total acreage for Phase I is approximately 10
acres. The acquisition of the Vista Bakery/S-L Snacks GA, LLC properties is
underway to complete Phase I of this project. This portion will be rezoned at a
later date.
This redevelopment project will continue to be managed by the Columbus Housing
Authority and it consists of a total of three phases. Phase I and II will have
the residential component with a total of approximately 200 units and Phase III
of the project will have the commercial component.
The proposed project is located within the Liberty Heritage Historic District.
It is also within the 5th and 6th Avenue Redevelopment Area.
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