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Staff Report
REZN 5-10-4197

Applicant
Ed Jenkins
Owner
Jeff McCrary
Location
4423 Cusseta Road
Acreage
0.339 acres
Current Zoning Classification
RMF 2 (Residential Multi Family 2)
Proposed Zoning Classification
NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
Council District
District 3 (Hunter)
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Approval based on the fact that the proposed use is compatible with existing

uses in the area.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Conditional Approval based on the fact that the proposed use is compatible with

existing uses in the area. The recommended conditions are as follows:

Future construction on the subject property shall be National Pollutant

Discharge and Elimination System compliant.

Noise and Smoke disclosure statements shall be included in real estate

documents pertaining to the property.
Fort Benning's Recommendation
Fort Benning concurs with the rezoning request. The recommendation is smoke and

noise disclosure statements shall be included in all real estate documents.
DRI Recommendation
N/A
General Land use
Planning Area C

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 ? I-185

South ? RMF2 (Residential Multi Family 2)

East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)

West ? I-185
Reasonableness of Request
The request is not consistent with the future land use map of the comprehensive

plan however, the proposed use is compatible with existing land uses in the

area.
School Impact
There will be no school impact.
Buffer Requirements
The proposed development shall have a Category C buffer requirement along all

property lines bordered by the RMF2 zoning districts. The 3 options under

Category C are:

1) 20 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, understory 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
Thirteen (13) property owners were notified of the request. The Planning

Department has not received any phone calls in opposition.
Additional Information
The applicant is proposing to lease the building on the subject property for

business office space. The property was originally zoned NC. In the early part

of this decade, at the request of Council, the properties along the west side

of Cusseta Road were rezoned from a commercial designation to a single family

or multi-family designation (depending on the land-use). This property was

included in said rezoning.
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