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Staff Report
ZC0807-3

Applicant
Cusseta Road LLC
Owner
Same
Location
4801 Old Cusseta Road and all properties along the new cut of Antietam Drive
Acreage
7.875 acres
Current Zoning Classification
SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / GC (General Commercial)
Proposed Zoning Classification
RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)
Council District
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Approval based on the fact that it is served by all city services, it is not in

a floodway or floodplain, and it will not negatively impact schools.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Conditional approval based on the fact that it is compatible with existing

land-uses, it is the highest and best use of the property west of the lake, it

will cater directly to soldiers due its proximity to base, and multi-family

residential is the best use of the property because of topography, which works

well to separate the single family component of the overall development from

the multi-family component. The recommended conditions are: 1) a smoke

disclosure statement shall be required in all lease agreements. The requirement

for the disclosure shall be included in the restrictive covenants of said

development. A sample smoke disclosure statement is attached to this ordinance

and a completed smoke disclosure statement shall be filed by the developer or

subsequent grantor with the Clerk of Council and the Clerk of Superior Court,

and 2) a noise disclosure statement shall be required in all lease agreements.

The requirement for the disclosure shall be included in the restrictive

covenants of said development. A sample noise disclosure statement is attached

to this ordinance and a completed noise disclosure statement shall be filed by

the developer or subsequent grantor with the Clerk of Council and the Clerk of

Superior Court.
Fort Benning's Recommendation
Conditional approval (see above).
DRI Recommendation
N/A
General Land use
Property is located in Planning District 11

Land Use Designations: Low Density 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 will not have a negative impact on the transportation

network. Please see Traffic Report.
Surrounding Zoning
North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / GC (General Commercial)

South ? RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2) / GC (General Commercial)

East ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / RMF2 (Residential Multi-Family 2)

West ? GC (General Commercial) / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
Reasonableness of Request
The proposed zoning classification is compatible with existing land-uses.
School Impact
This development could have a maximum of 20 children of various ages.

Elementary age students would attend Cusseta Road Elementary, which has 538

students (capacity: 513). Middle school age students would attend Eddy Middle

School, which has 634 students (capacity: 613). High school age students would

attend Spencer, which has 959 students (capacity: 900).
Buffer Requirements
The proposed development shall have a Category B buffer requirement along all

property lines bordered by the SFR2 zoning district. The 3 options under

Category B are:

1) 15 feet with a certain amount of canopy trees, understory trees, and shrubs

/ ornamental grasses per 100 linear feet

2) 10 feet with a certain amount of understory trees and shrubs / ornamental

grasses per 100 linear feet and a wood fence or masonry wall

3) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.



The proposed development shall have a Category A buffer requirement along all

property lines bordered by the GC zoning district. The 3 options under

Category A are:

1) 5 feet with a certain amount of shrubs / ornamental grasses per 100 linear

feet and a wood fence or masonry wall

2) 10 feet with a certain amount of understory trees and shrubs / ornamental

grasses per 100 linear feet

3) 20 feet undisturbed natural buffer.
Attitude of Property Owners
Ten (10) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning

request. The Planning Department did not receive any comments concerning the

rezoning request.
Additional Information
The existing apartments (located on the west side of the lake) were rezoned in

2006. Leasing is currently in progress.
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