Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning
Staff Report
REZN-6-11-2405
- Applicant
- Mandeep Singh
- Owner
- Kulwant Singh
- Location
- 6939 Buena Vista Road
- Acreage
- 1.1 acre
- Current Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 4 (Pugh)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the 2028 Comprehensive
Plan and it is compatible with existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the 2028
Comprehensive Plan and it is compatible with existing land uses. The
recommended condition is: smoke and noise disclosure statements shall be
included in all real estate documents.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Conditional Approval.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
General Commercial
- 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)
South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / GC (General Commercial)
East ? Fort Benning
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is consistent with the future land use map of the 2028
Comprehensive Plan.
- School Impact
- No school impact.
- Buffer Requirements
- The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all
property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning district. The 3 options under
Category C are:
1) 20 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) 30 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Seven (7) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments regarding the request.
- Additional Information
- This property is the former location of Jack Tyler?s gas station and store.
- Attachments
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