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 2-10-3391
- Applicant
- Don Bowles & Bill Hart
- Owner
- Don Bowles & Bill Hart
- Location
- 1267 Alta Vista Road
- Acreage
- 5.75 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4)
- Council District
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact it is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that it is compatible with the
Comprehensive Plan. The recommended condition is the development shall not have
ingress/egress from Morris Road.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- 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 is not expected to have a negative impact on the
transportation network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? GC (General Commercial)/ SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/ LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
East ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The proposed zoning is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- Elementary age students would attend Edgewood Elementary School (PK-5), which
has 343 students (capacity: 463). Middle School age students would attend
Richard Middle School (6-8), which has 746 students (capacity: 768). High
school age students would attend Hardaway High School, which has 1,674 students
(capacity: 1,648).
- Buffer Requirements
- There shall be no buffer requirement due to the surrounding properties being
zoned residential.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Thirty-eight (38) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning
request. The Planning Department has not received any inquiries about the
rezoning request.
- Additional Information
- The applicant is proposing to construct a 21-lot subdivision.
- Attachments
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