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-1-12-1095
- Applicant
- Foresite Group, Inc / George W. Mize, Jr.
- Owner
- Columbus Bank & Trust / Lynchar, Inc. c/o Circle K Stores
- Location
- 5445 and 5447 Forrest Road
- Acreage
- 1.472 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 4 (Turner-Pugh)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are: 1) Allow for an increase in
the number of parking spaces from 53 spaces to 63 spaces (change from 1 space
per 250 sq. ft. to 1 space per 210 sq. ft.). 2) Reduce the minimum parking lot
drive aisle width from 24 feet to 22 feet. 3) Reduce the minimum
parking space dimensions from 9? x 20? to 9? x 18?. 4) In order to accommodate
the future Forrest Road Widening Project, the applicant is requesting to reduce
the street buffers along the public right of ways (Forrest Road and Woodruff
Farm Road) from five (5) feet to the shortest distance measured from the back
of the parking lot curbing to the property/Right-of-Way line. The owner will
plant the trees and other plantings along said right-of-ways in said reduced
buffers as required by the UDO and shall be allowed to use as much of the
City's right of way as necessary to so comply, provided the total buffer need
not to exceed five (5) feet in width. Further, the owner of the property shall
be responsible to maintain any portion of the City's right of way used as
described above. These conditions have been reviewed by the Engineering
Department and City Arborist.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are the same as those
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
Neighborhood 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
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.
Note: The Forrest Road Widening Project from Woodruff Farm Road to Schatulga
Road: This project will widen the road from two (2) lanes to three (3) lanes
and it is now under design. Two bridges are scheduled to be replaced on Forrest
Road, one over Bull Creek and the other over Cooper Creek. Both bridges will
have sidewalks and railing. The project is scheduled for Right-of-Way
acquisition in the near future and is estimated to start construction in 2014.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
South ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)/
GC (General Commercial)
East ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial) /
SFR2 (Single-family Residential 2)
West ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial) / RO (Residential Office) / RMF2
(Residential Multifamily 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A.
- Buffer Requirements
- None.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Twenty Five (25) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments regarding this application.
- Additional Information
- The applicant is proposing to build a 13,225 Sq. Ft. Pharmacy for CVS with 63
parking spaces (including 4 handicap accessible).
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