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-6-14-1302
- Applicant
- Mulford Waldrop
- Owner
- MJW Investments, LLC
- Location
- 1300 5th Avenue
- Acreage
- 1.998 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- UPT (Uptown)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 7 (Woodson)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The recommended conditions are as follows:
1. Allow for a reduction on the front and side corner setbacks from 20 feet to
0 feet.
2. Billboards shall not be allowed on this property.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The Planning Department recommends the same conditions as
the ones recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation:
High Density Mixed Use
- 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 ? UPT (Uptown)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
South ? GC (General Commercial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/UPT
(Uptown)
East ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/GC (General Commercial)
West ? UPT (Uptown)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A.
- Buffer Requirements
- No buffer is required since the site has already been built.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Eighteen (18) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments in regards to this case.
- Additional Information
- The purpose of this rezoning request is to bring the existing site into
conforming status. UPT zoning district does not allow for any auto/truck
repair uses, so the applicant wants to rezone to GC which allows for these king
of uses. He is currently operating different businesses as nonconforming uses.
If the rezoning were to be approved, these uses will be conforming.
The site has 4 different building that total 44,850 sq. ft and currently
provides approximately 215 parking spaces.
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