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 12-10-5754
- Applicant
- Chuck McClure
- Owner
- Cusseta Road, LLC
- Location
- 1565, 1559, 1553, 1547, 1541, 1534, 1529, 1487, 1576, 1570, 1564, 1558, 1552,
1546, 1540, 1571, 1578 Antietam Drive
- Acreage
- 6.94 total acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Council District
- District 3 (Huff)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that it is compatible with existing land uses and it
is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that it is compatible with existing land
uses and it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Due to the proximity of
the development to Fort Benning, the recommended condition is that smoke and
noise disclosure statements shall be included in closing information before
sale of a home. The development shall be in compliance with construction
permitting of the National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Fort Benning concurs with the rezoning request.
- 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 will not have a negative impact on the transportation
network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/ GC (General Commercial)
South ? RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family Residential2)/ GC (General Commercial)
East ? RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family Residential2
West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The proposed zoning is compatible with existing land uses in the immediate
area. Furthermore, there are single-family residential lots north and west of
the subject property.
- School Impact
- Elementary age students would attend Cusseta Road Elementary School (PK-5),
which has 382 students (capacity: 550). Middle School age students would
attend Eddy Middle School (6-8), which has 358 students (capacity: 613). High
school age students would attend Spencer High School, which has 773 students
(capacity: 950).
- Buffer Requirements
- The proposed development shall have a Category A buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the GC zoning district. The 3 options under
Category A are:
1) 5 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
- Seventeen (17) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning
request. The Planning Department has not received any comments on the request.
- Additional Information
- In September 2008 the subject property was rezoned from SFR2 (Single Family
Residential 2) and GC (General Commercial) to RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family
2). Reference the attached Ordinance 08-51.
Currently, the applicant would like to rezone the property back to SFR2 (Single
Family Residential 2) to accommodate for 10,000 square-foot lots. There are 17
lots in the proposed development.
- Attachments
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