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-4-13-1799

Applicant
St. Francis Hospital, Inc./Rick Lowe
Owner
Kelly L. Carter and Sarah Sexton Dudley
Location
4037 and 4043 Acacia Drive
Acreage
0.5 acres
Current Zoning Classification
SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
Proposed Zoning Classification
RO (Residential Office)
Council District
District 8 (McDaniel)
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with existing land

uses.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with

existing land uses and consistent with the future land-use map of the 2028

Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Department recommends the following

conditions:



1. Off-Site Parking shall be permitted for distances in excess of 500 feet to

allow St. Francis Hospital to shuttle employees back and forth to the Columbus

Airport, 3250 W. Britt David Road, Columbus, GA 31907.



2. St. Francis Hospital shall maintain an off-site parking agreement for a

minimum of 511 parking spaces until permanent parking is established On-site on

the St. Francis Hospital campus, including the area to be rezoned, all as shown

on Exhibit ?A? attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as the ?Campus?) and on

any other property within the area of the Campus that has been subsequently

rezoned for such parking purposes, or until the additional parking provided for

under the off-site parking agreement is no longer needed as determined by the

Traffic Engineering Manager.



3. The Traffic Engineering Manager and the Inspections and Code Enforcement

Director shall check the normal daily parking demand for St. Francis Hospital

after the 2013 building project reaches 95% occupancy. The parking demand may

be checked subsequently on six (6) month intervals to determine if the On-site

parking capacity for St. Francis Hospital within the Campus and any other

property within the area of the Campus that has been rezoned for St. Francis

Hospital parking purposes meets the normal parking demand.



4. Should said parking surveys determine that there is adequate parking on the

Campus and any other property within the area of the Campus that has been

rezoned for such parking purposes upon completion of on-site parking, the

Traffic Engineering Manager, with concurrence from the Inspections and Code

Enforcement Director, is authorized to notify St. Francis Hospital in writing

that the off-site parking agreement is no longer needed.
Fort Benning's Recommendation
N/A.
DRI Recommendation
N/A.
General Land use
Consistent

Planning Area D

Land Use Designation:

Office/Professional
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
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 ?SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)

South ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/NC

(Neighborhood Commercial)

East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/RMF2

(Residential Multifamily 2)

West ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)
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 SFR3 zoning district. 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
Forty (40) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were

notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received three

inquires related to this case basically asking for information. One of the

callers was also concerned about the impact on the value of the houses in the

neighborhood, particularly on that block, as well as a possible increase in the

noise in the neighborhood. One call was in opposition and her main concern is

with construction pollution, traffic congestion, reduced amount of green areas,

noise impact and interruption of utilities during construction period.
Additional Information
The purpose of this rezoning request is to build a 380 employee parking lot for

St. Francis Hospital, 45 of those spaces will be located within these two lots.

All other spaces are already rezoned, in the process of being rezoned

(REZN-7-13-2614) or will be rezoned at a later date (REZN-8-13-2817). This

parking area will be used from Monday thru Friday dayshift only in order to

provide convenient parking for St. Francis? patients and their families.



The Traffic Engineering Department and Planning Department reviewed the parking

study provided by St. Francis Hospital and determined that there is a need for

an additional 511 spaces that could be resolved by keeping the off-site/share

parking agreement that they currently have with the Columbus Airport and St.

Francis Hospital, Inc.
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