Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning

Staff Report
REZN-10-12-3012

Applicant
Keith Milligan and Paul Gibson
Owner
James Keith Milligan
Location
5601, 5625, 5629, 5639, and 5647 Forrest Road & 2424 Woodruff Farm Road
Acreage
8.93 acres
Current Zoning Classification
NC (Neighborhood Commercial) for 5601 Forrest Road and 2424 Woodruff Farm Road

/ SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3) for 5625, 5629, 5639, and 5647 Forrest

Road
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 condition is: 1) Billboards shall not be

allowed on this property.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with

existing land uses. The recommended condition is the same as the one

recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission. Two additional conditions are

recommended after further negotiation with the applicant and they are as

follows:

2) An opaque wooden fence shall be added to all areas bordered by Single Family

Residential Zoning Districts. 3) The following uses shall be prohibited:

Taxidermy; Tattoo and Body Piercing Shop; Transitional Housing Facility, Types

I & II; Transient Lodging; Temporary Shelter; Homeless Shelter; Pawn Shop;

Personal Care Home, Types I, II, & III; Kennel, Boarding or Breeding;

Manufactured and Mobile Home Sales; Bus Station; Flea Markets; Auto/Truck

Sales, New and Used; Auto/Truck Repair, Major; Auto, Vehicle and Truck Storage

and Maintenance Facility; Places of Worship; and Self Storage facilities.
Fort Benning's Recommendation
N/A.
DRI Recommendation
N/A.
General Land use
Inconsistent

Planning Area E

Land Use Designation:

Single Family Residential /Neighborhood 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
This rezoning request does not anticipate generating a negative impact on the

transportation network.

Note: The City is in the process of acquiring property for the widening of

Forrest Road from 2 lanes to 3 lanes. The project?s estimated time of

completion is fall 2015.
Surrounding Zoning
North ?SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/NC

(Neighborhood Commercial)

South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)

East ?GC (General Commercial)/ SFR2 and 3 (Single Family Residential 2 and 3)

West ?GC (General Commercial)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)/SFR3 (Single Family

Residential 2)
Reasonableness of Request
The request is compatible with existing land uses.
School Impact
N/A
Buffer Requirements
The site shall include a Category C buffer along all property lines bordered by

the SFR2 and SFR3 zoning districts. 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
Fifty Two (52) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were

notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received a couple

of comments in regards to this case. One wanted to have more details about the

proposed development, but didn?t expressed being against or in favor; the other

two were against the request: their main concerns were the amount of

new/existing commercial development in the area and the possible traffic impact

that this new development will bring to the area. The last caller supported the

request because she likes the idea of having a supermarket close by.
Additional Information
The purpose of this rezoning request is to build a new grocery store (Piggly

Wiggly) along with other retail shops. A total of 7.61 acres are already zoned

NC. The remaining 1.32 acres are zoned SFR2.



The new development will cover a total of 54,876 sq. ft of building area and

will provide 220 parking spaces.
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