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-10-13-3166
- Applicant
- FirstChoice Property & Development
- Owner
- SEACSH, LLC
- Location
- 3845 and 3857 St. Mary's Road
- Acreage
- 4.46 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial) with Conditions
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial) with Amended Conditions
- Council District
- District 1 (Barnes)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended amended conditions are:
4. The western property lines shall meet the requirements of Category C, Option
3 of the Buffer Ordinance.
5. The northern property lines shall meet the requirements of Category C,
Option 1 of the Buffer Ordinance.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses and consistent with future land uses of the 2028
Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Department recommends the same conditions as
those recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
General Commercial
- Environmental Impacts
- The properties do 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.
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for commercial usage.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ?SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/ GC (General Commercial)
East ? GC (General Commercial)/RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)/ NC
(Neighborhood Commercial)
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- 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 SFR2 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
- Fifty (50) 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
- These properties were rezoned from SFR2 (R-1) to GC with conditions back in
2003. Conditions could be found in Ordinance # 03-101 (enclosed).
The applicant is requesting to slightly change condition four (4) that
currently reads as follows: The western and northern property lines shall meet
the requirements of Category C, Option 3 of the Buffer Ordinance. He wants it
to be replaced for: The western property lines shall meet the requirements of
Category C, Option 3 of the Buffer Ordinance.
The applicant wants to add a fifth condition to address the buffer requirement
in the northern property line as follows: The northern property lines shall
meet the requirements of Category C, Option 1 of the Buffer Ordinance.
The reason for this request is that when this property was rezoned, St. Mary's
was a two lane highway, the decal lane was not required by the City's Traffic
Department, and the detention pond requirements for a single development were
not in place. Also, the property lacks of depth needed to provide the required
buffer (option 3).
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