Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning
Staff Report
REZN 5-11-1946
- Applicant
- Ricky Biggers, Jr.
- Owner
- Same
- Location
- 6931 & 6923 Forrest Road
- Acreage
- 0.5 acre
- Current Zoning Classification
- SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4)
- Council District
- District 4 (Turner-Pugh)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
and is compatible with existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
and is compatible with existing land uses.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
Single Family Residential
- Environmental Impacts
- The property does not lie within a floodway and floodplain area. The developer
will need an approved drainage plan prior to issuance of a Site Development
Plan permit, if a permit is required.
- City Services
- Property is served by all city services.
- Traffic Impact
- The proposed project is not expected to have a negative impact on the
transportation network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? Forrest Road
East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
- School Impact
- There will be no school impact.
- Buffer Requirements
- The proposed development shall have a Category B buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning district. The 3 options under
Category B are:
1) 15 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, under story trees, and shrubs
/ ornamental grasses per 100 linear feet.
2) 10 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear
feet and a wood fence or masonry wall.
3) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Twenty-two (22) Property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received one
comment in opposition to the request.
- Additional Information
- The applicant has requested to rezone the aforementioned properties from SFR3
(Single Family Residential 3) to SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4) zoning
district. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the properties into three
lots. The proposed lots would exceed the minimum lot size of 6,000 square foot
in a SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4) zoning district. Furthermore the
proposed lots would exceed the minimum lot width of 50 foot in a SFR4 (Single
Family Residential 4) zoning district. The applicant is proposing to construct
single-family dwellings on the properties. The applicant has accommodated for
proposed right of way acquisition for the widening of Forrest Road.
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