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-6-14-1318
- Applicant
- Bright-Meyers Manchester, LLC / Matt Sasser
- Owner
- Muscogee County School District
- Location
- 1042 Manchester Expressway
- Acreage
- 8.152
- Current Zoning Classification
- RMF1 (Residential Multi-Family 1)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council 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. The Planning Department recommends the following
condition:
Any and all traffic and transportation improvements shall be determined by the
City Traffic Engineer in conjunction with the Georgia Department of
Transportation.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area F
Land Use Designation:
Public/Institutional
- 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
- The property is served by all city services.
- Traffic Impact
- A traffic study has been reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer regarding this
site.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? GC (General Commercial)
South ? RMF1 (Residential Multifamily 1) / GC (General Commercial)
East ? GC (General Commercial)
West ? RMF1 (Residential Multifamily 1)
- 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 RMF1 zoning districts. 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
- Fifty-five (55) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has not received any
comments regarding this rezoning request.
- Additional Information
- The applicant is proposing to build a new shopping center that consists of two
new buildings and a gas station: Walmart Neighborhood Market (41,983 square
feet) with gas sales (12 gas pumps) and a shopping center (10,500 square feet).
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