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Staff Report
ZC0805-1

Applicant
Woodruff Brokerage Company (Lucy Jones)
Owner
George M. Adams Company
Location
5550 Whittlesey Boulevard
Acreage
63.62 acres
Current Zoning Classification
SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1) / RO (Residential-Office) / GC (General

Commercial)
Proposed Zoning Classification
PUD (Planned Unit Development)
Council District
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Approval based upon the fact that it is consistent with the future land-use map

of the 2003 Comprehensive Plan and it is compatible with existing land-uses.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the future land-use map

of the 2003 Comprehensive Plan and it is compatible with existing land-uses.

Major amendments are attached below.
Fort Benning's Recommendation
N/A
DRI Recommendation
The Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center has reviewed the project

and has found that the proposed action is in the best interest of the region

and therefore of the state.
General Land use
Property is located in Planning District 2

Land Use Designations: Mixed Office / Commercial
Environmental Impacts
The property does 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 expected to have a negative impact on the

transportation network. A traffic study was completed by the applicant.
Surrounding Zoning
North ? GC (General Commercial) / RO

(Residential-Office)

South ? GC (General Commercial) / SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1)

East ? RO (Residential-Office) / SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1) / SFR2

(Single Family Residential 2) / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)

West ? GC (General Commercial)
Reasonableness of Request
The proposed zoning classification is consistent with the future land-use map

of the Comprehensive Plan and it is a master planned development.
School Impact
This development could have a maximum of 50 children of various ages.

Elementary age students would attend Blanchard Elementary, which has 567

students (capacity: 600). Middle school age students would attend Veterans

Memorial Middle School, which has 635 students (capacity: 650). High school

age students would attend Shaw, which has 1,282 students (capacity:

1,350).
Buffer Requirements
The proposed development shall meet the

buffer requirements for Master Planned

Developments as defined in the UDO. Said buffer requirements are more

stringent than the usual buffer requirements, such as 50- feet wide buffers

along nonresidential future land-uses and 100-feet wide buffers along

residential future land-uses.
Attitude of Property Owners
Seventeen (17) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning

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

rezoning request.
Additional Information
None.
Attachments
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