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-05-15-1053
- Applicant
- Robert M. McKenna
- Owner
- R. Spender Waddell Inc.
- Location
- 7711 & 7701 Fortson Road as well as 2897 Hobbs Road
- Acreage
- 0.9380 Acre
- Current Zoning Classification
- SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)
- Council District
- District 2 (Davis)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the staff report and compatibility with existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Denial based on compatibility with existing land uses and inconsistency with
the Future Land Use of the Comprehensive Plan.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area A / Land Use Designation: Single Family Residential
- 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
- Properties are served by all city services.
- Traffic Impact
- 106 trips will be created per day if apartments are created on the site. This
rezoning request does not anticipate generating a negative impact on the
transportation network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
East ? NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is not compatible with existing land-uses and future land-use.
- School Impact
- N/A
- Buffer Requirements
- The site shall include a Category B buffer along all property lines bordered by
the SFR2 zoning districts. The 3 options under Category B are:
1) 15 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) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Thirty Two (32) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received three
comments regarding this rezoning request. Two were concerned it could bring in
more transient residents and contribute to crime. The other was concerned of
the proximity of the development to their recently purchased home.
- Additional Information
- This area is designated as Single Family Residential in the Future Land-Use Map
of the Comprehensive Plan.
- Attachments
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