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-5-13-2005
- Applicant
- GCW Real Estate Holdings, LLC/Genevieve Green
- Owner
- W. Karl Ingram
- Location
- 2828 Warm Springs Road
- Acreage
- 0.35 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Council District
- District 8 (McDaniel)
- 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 40 spaces to 46 spaces (change from 1 space per 250 sq. ft
to 1 space per 218 sq. ft). 2) The wood fence or masonry wall requirement
listed in Type C, Option 2 buffer requirement in Section 4.5.6. of the Unified
Development Ordinance shall be waived for all property lines bordered by RMF2.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The rezoning will also make the existing office compliant
with the parking requirements as set forth in Chapter 4, Article 3 of the
Unified Development Ordinance.
The recommended conditions are the same as the ones recommended by the Planning
Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation:
Mixed Use
- 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.
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for commercial usage.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ?NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
South ?RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)/ SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
East ?NC (Neighborhood Commercial)/ RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)
West ? RO (Residential Office)/ SFR2 (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 RMF2 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
- Thirteen (13) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments in regards to this case.
- Additional Information
- The purpose of this rezoning request is to build a new parking lot for an
office (Woodruff Office). The existing office has 10,000 sq. ft. and has 23
parking spaces. The applicant is requesting to build 23 additional parking
spaces.
The applicant requested two conditions to be added to the rezoning request for
the following reasons: The Woodruff office which currently employs 41 employees
doesn?t have enough parking for those employees and it is creating a burden on
Club Hill Apartments. The Engineering Department can only approve a 10% +/-
administrative change (4 spaces), leaving 2 spaces in need of a variance. Both
parcels will provide a total of 46 parking spaces. Also, the fence requirement
to be waived since Club Hill Apartments are owned by the Woodruff Company as
will be the parking lot.
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