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-03-17-0424
- Applicant
- Lewis Bunn
- Owner
- Lewis Bunn
- Location
- 1340 29th Street, 029-029-008
- Acreage
- 0.146 Acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- LMI (Light Manufacturing & Industrial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- SFR4 (Single Family Residential 4)
- Council District
- District 8 (Garrett)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval with the condition that buffers be waived based on the staff report
and compatibility with existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Approval with the condition that buffers be waived based on compatibility with
existing land uses.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area D
- 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
- Property is served by all city services.
- Traffic Impact
- Traffic Impact will increase on 29th Street by 8 trips daily if it continues to
be developed as a single family dwelling.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? RMF2 (Residential Multi-family 2)
South ? GC (General Commercial)
East ? LMI (Light Manufacturing and Industrial)
West ? LMI (Light Manufacturing and Industrial)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land-uses.
- School Impact
- N/A
- Buffer Requirements
- The site shall include a Category A buffer along all property lines bordered by
the GC zoning districts. The 3 options under Category A are:
1) 5 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-nine (39) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received one call and
zero emails regarding the rezoning.
- Additional Information
- An existing single family residential structure is being subdivided off of the
parcel that contains a light manufacturing use to the east. Existing single
family residential structures are to the west and are currently zoned LMI.
- Attachments
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