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-4-14-0686
- Applicant
- Edgar Hughston
- Owner
- Same
- Location
- 4400 South Stadium Drive
- Acreage
- 5.43 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- RO (Residential Office)
- Council District
- District 6 (Allen)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The condition is to allow for a reduction of the rear
property buffer from 40 ft. to 25 ft.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The Planning Department recommends the same condition as
the one recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area A
Land Use Designation:
General Commercial
- Environmental Impacts
- The property does not lie within the floodway and floodplain 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
- After conducting a 7 day traffic count the beginning of May, we have concluded
that this rezoning request does not anticipate generating a negative impact on
the transportation network. The existing level of service (LOS) is C for NC
Zoning District and it will go to a LOS B with the proposed RO Zoning District
for 56 units.
All traffic related issues seem to be related to peak time problems due to the
schools operating in that area.
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for commercial usage.
Note: A 25 speed limit ordinance was approved for South Stadium Drive back in
2005 from 7-9 AM and 2-4 PM during school days only.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? MCSD-SFR2 (Single Family Resiential 2)/RO (Residential Office)
South ? J.R. Allen Parkway
East ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)/ RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
West ? RO (Residential Office)/SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RMF2
(Residential Multifamily 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- School
13-14 Enrollment
Capacity
Available Space
Anticipated Impact on School
Eagle Ridge Academy
(PK ? 5)
738
1092
354
1
Blackmon Road Middle School (6 ? 8)
629
1287
658
1
Shaw High School
(9 ? 12)
1156
1443
287
0
Projection
40 Multi-Bedroom Units: 40 x 6% = (2.4) students
- Buffer Requirements
- No side and rear buffer is required since the neighboring zoning is RO.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Ninety Five (95) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received three calls
in opposition. Their main concerns were with the traffic and congestion in the
area particularly during school hours. There are two schools in the area, Shaw
High School and Eagle Ridge Academy.
- Additional Information
- The applicant rezoned this property back in 1990 from R-4 (High Density
Residential) to C-2 (Neighborhood Shopping District). See Ordinance #90-10.
Also in 2006, the applicant requested a rezoning from NC to GC. At that time
PAC and the Planning Department recommended approval, but the case was denied
by City Council (Case #ZC0604-1).
He is now requesting to rezone the property from NC to RO to build a total 56
multifamily units (16-1 bedroom, 24-2 bedroom and 16-3 bedroom). He is planning
to provide a total of 117 parking spaces.
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