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-7-12-2365
- Applicant
- Larry Bussey, Inc. / Beth Causey
- Owner
- Larry Bussey
- Location
- 460 6th Avenue
- Acreage
- 5.3080 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
- 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 and the growth of the area. The recommended condition is: 1)
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 recommended condition is the same as the one
recommended by the Planning Advisory Commission plus one additional condition
that is as follows: 2) Buffers shall be required along the cemetery, subject to
the approval of the City Arborist and Inspections and Code Department.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation:
Public Institutional
- 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 ? LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
South - LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
East - LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
West - RMF2 (Residential Multifamily 2)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A
- Buffer Requirements
- No buffer requirement needs to be met for this case at this point since the
applicant is planning to use the existing building and parking lot. In the case
of expansion or additions, a buffer requirement must be met in accordance with
Article 5 of Chapter 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Eight (8) 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 application.
- Additional Information
- The applicant is proposing to utilize 28,500 sq. ft of the existing 56,328 sq.
ft. building for thrift mall/general retail. They are also planning to use the
existing parking lot.
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