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-5-12-1921
- Applicant
- Willis Plantation, LLC / Jackson-Burgin, Inc. / Warren D. Mason
- Owner
- Willis Plantation, LLC / Jackson-Burgin, Inc.
- Location
- Southwest Corner of 9601 Yellow Pine Road (Garret Pines subdivision) and the
Northwest Corner of 8997 Macon Road (proposed Midland Downs development)
- Acreage
- 3.47 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- Southwest Corner of 9601 Yellow Pine Road is SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
/ the Northwest Corner of 8997 Macon Road is PMUD (Planned Mixed Unit
Development)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- PMUD (Planned Mixed Unit Development) for Southwest Corner of 9601 Yellow Pine
Road / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3) for Northwest Corner of 8997 Macon
Road
- Council District
- District 6 (Allen)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are: 1) Reduce the required
minimum rear perimeter buffer from 100 feet to 0 feet because proposed single
family residential lots will be abutting proposed single family residential
lots in the adjoining Garrett Pines subdivision. 2) Smoke and noise disclosure
statements shall be included in closing information on real estate business or
leases.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are the same as those
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Fort Benning concurs with the rezoning request but recommends that smoke and
noise disclosure statements shall be included in all real estate documents.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area B
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
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
- For 9601 Yellow Pine Road is:
North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
South ? PMUD (Planned Mixed Use Development)/HMI (Heavy Manufacturing
industrial)
East ? HMI (Heavy Manufacturing industrial)/ LMI (Light Manufacturing
Industrial)/ RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/ SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
For 8997 Macon Road is:
North ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
South ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1)/ SFR2 (Single Family Residential
2)
East ? PMUD (Planned Mixed Use Development)/ RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
West ? HMI (Heavy Manufacturing industrial)/SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- Information provided under REZN-11-10-5370 on November 15, 2010.
School
10-12 Current Enrollment
Capacity
Available Space
Anticipated Impact on School
Mathews Elementary School (PK-5)
503
575
72
214
Midland Middle School (6-8)
774
875
101
107
Shaw High School (9-12)
1194
1350
156
107
Projection
260 Single Family Units: 1.6 x 260=416 students
208 elementary, 104 middle and 104 high school
200 Multi-Family Units: 200 x 6%=12 students
6 elementary, 3 middle and 3 high school
A new middle school is being built at the northeast corner of the intersection
of Yarbrough Road and Garrett Road. The school is scheduled to be opened in
August 2013.
- Buffer Requirements
- The proposed development shall meet the
buffer requirements for Master Planned
Developments as defined in the UDO (Chapter 2, Table 2.5.2).
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Nine (9) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning request.
The Planning Department received two inquiries about the rezoning request, one
dealing with an utility easement located near the property.
- Additional Information
- In March of 2011 the City Council conditionally approved the rezoning of 125.5
acres of the subject property along with two other parcels for a Planned Mixed
Use Development (PMUD) called Midland Downs Development, LLC.
Said PMUD includes approximately 260 single-family units and 200 multi-family
units. The development will have a commercial center at the intersection of
Calumet Road and US Highway 80. More information could be found under
REZN-11-10-5370.
The purpose of this rezoning application is to swap the land to appropriately
apply the correct zoning as it applies to each respective development. Both
locations will construct single-family homes on the properties being swapped.
- Attachments
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