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-11-11-3375
- Applicant
- Voorhees Properties, LLC. / Samuel W. Worthington, III
- Owner
- Voorhees Properties, LLC.
- Location
- 2408 Fort Benning Road
- Acreage
- 0.35 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- RO (Residential Office)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Council District
- District 3 (Huff)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with existing land
uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that it is compatible with existing land
uses and has been utilized as retail for several years. The building to be used
as the retail use is a traditional retail store front.
Fort Benning Road primarily consists of commercial-volume traffic and would not
be
conducive to Single Family Residential (which is the designated Future Land
Use). The recommended conditions are: 1) Smoke and noise disclosure statements
shall be included in closing information on real estate business or leases. 2)
All uses permitted in a NC zoning district identified on Table 3.1.1 of the
Unified Development Ordinance are allowed except all the uses related to
auto/truck.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Fort Benning concurs with the rezoning request
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area C
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
- North ? RO (Residential Office) / RMF2
(Residential Multifamily 2)
South ? RO (Residential Office)
East ? RO (Residential Office) / Single Family Residential 3 (SFR3)
West ? RO (Residential Office)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A
- Buffer Requirements
- No buffer requirement.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Nineteen (19) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments regarding this application.
- Additional Information
- K.W. Military Supply (8/27/1986 to 4/26/2007) and H&R Block (1/3/2008 to
4/29/2009) operated at this location.
- Attachments
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