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-3-14-0608
- Applicant
- The Planning Department
- Owner
- City of Columbus Georgia
- Location
- 304 and 3701 South Lumpkin Road and Two Other Unknown Addresses
- Acreage
- 185.02 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/HMI (Heavy Manufacturing Industrial)/GC
(General Commercial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 7 (Woodson)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended condition is as follows: Billboards shall
not be allowed on these properties.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The Planning Department recommends the same condition as
the one recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Fort Benning has no objections to the proposed rezoning request.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area C
Land Use Designation:
Park/Recreation/Conservation
- Environmental Impacts
- The properties partially 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: South Lumpkin Road currently has a daily traffic count of 5,430 cars per
day at a Level of Service B. There a plans to reconstruct this arterial from a
2 lane road to a 3 lane road. The Level of Service should remain at LOS B after
the reconstruction.
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for commercial usage.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? HMI (heavy Manufactuing Industrial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing
Industrial)/RO (Residential Office)
South ? HMI (heavy Manufactuing Industrial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing
Industrial)
East ? GC (General Commercial)
West ? HMI (heavy Manufactuing Industrial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- No school impact.
- Buffer Requirements
- The site shall include a Category c buffer along all property lines bordered by
the LMI and HMI 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
- Four (4) 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 bring relocate Historic Westville
here to Columbus, GA. The current zoning does not allow for cultural
facilities, therefore rezoning to GC is needed.
- Attachments
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