Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning
Staff Report
REZN-9-12-2799
- Applicant
- Denny Neville and Martin Flournoy
- Owner
- Southeast Canners, Inc.
- Location
- 7607 Veterans Parkway
- Acreage
- 12.42 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 2 (Davis)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are: 1) Billboards shall not be
allowed on this property. 2) The property shall be reinstated back to LMI if
the current (Front Porch of the South) tenant fails to purchase the land.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing and future land uses. The recommended conditions are the same as the
ones recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission except for the second
condition. The zoning law does not allow for a property to be rezoned back
without going through the zoning process, so there is no a legal procedure that
automatically rezones back a piece of land. The only option will be for the
owner to go through the zoning process again and request the property to be
rezoned to LMI.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area A
Land Use Designation:
General 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.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1)
South ? GC (General Commercial)/ LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
East ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/GC (General Commercial)
West ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/GC (General Commercial)/SFR1
(Single Family Residential 1)
- 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 LMI 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
- Twenty Eight (28) 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 allow the current uses to operate as
legal conforming uses in accordance to the city of Columbus rules and
regulations. The current/proposed uses are 80,000 sq. ft. for retail/thrift
mall; 20,000 sq. ft. for event center/banquet facility; 30,000 sq. ft. for
warehouse space for a total of 130,000 sq. ft. The site currently has 75
parking spaces (includes 13 handicap accessible) and the owner is proposing to
add 122 additional parking spaces. The applicant is not planning to add or
expand the current structure.
The current tenant is the Front Porch of the South.
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