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
- Applicant
- Perrin Nicolson
- Owner
- Bill Hart, Inc. & Don Bowles, Inc.
- Location
- North side of St. Mary?s Road, between Longwood Place & Dawson Estates
- Acreage
- 33.74 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
- Council District
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval based upon the fact that it is consistent with the future land-use map
of the Comprehensive Plan and it is compatible with existing land-uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional approval based on the fact that it is consistent with the future
land-use map of the Comprehensive Plan and it is compatible with existing
land-uses. The recommended conditions are: 1) restrictive covenants shall be
required for the development, 2) a smoke disclosure statement shall be required
in all home sales. 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, 3) a noise disclosure statement shall be required
in all home sales. 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, and 4) the proposed development shall connect a
street to the stubbed-out street of the new Woodruff development to the east.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- Conditional approval.
- 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 is not expected to have a negative impact on the
transportation network.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
East ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2) / SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
West ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The proposed zoning classification is consistent with the future land-use map
of the Comprehensive Plan.
- School Impact
- This development could have a maximum of 200 children of various ages.
Elementary age students would attend Dawson Elementary, which has 302 students
(capacity: 475). Middle school age students would attend East Columbus Middle
School, which has 760 students (capacity: 675). High school age students would
attend Kendrick, which has 1,133 students (capacity: 1,350).
- Buffer Requirements
- No buffer requirement.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Sixty-eight (68) property owners within 300 feet were notified of the rezoning
request. The Planning Department received comments opposing this rezoning
request.
- Additional Information
- The PAC approved this request by a vote of 4 to 1.
- Attachments
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