Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning
Staff Report
REZN-2-12-1357
- Applicant
- Donald R. Jones / Carson Cummings
- Owner
- Warm Springs, LLC
- Location
- 4250 Miller Road
- Acreage
- 1.63 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 5 (Baker)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing and future land used. The recommended condition is: 1) Increase the
maximum lot coverage percentage from fifty (50) percent to seventy (70)
percent.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing and future land uses. The recommended conditions are the same as those
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area A
Land Use Designation:
General Commercial
- 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 ? GC (General Commercial)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
South ? GC (General Commercial)/RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)
East ? GC (General Commercial)
West ? GC (General Commercial)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A.
- Buffer Requirements
- N/A
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Thirteen (13) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received one
neutral comment regarding this application.
- Additional Information
- The applicant is proposing to build either a 7,500 sq. ft. building or a 7,700
sq. ft. building (options depend on sewage location).
Auto/Truck sales, new and used, in excess of one-half (1/2) acre but less than
two (2) acres, shall be located as a special exception use as provided in
Section 3.1.1 of the Unified Development Ordinance; therefore, the applicant is
submitting a special exception request to conduct business in a lot under two
(2) acres but greater than half (0.5) acre.
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