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-8-13-2818
- Applicant
- Robert Morrison
- Owner
- Same
- Location
- 3556 and 3562 St. Mary's Road
- Acreage
- 2.0 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial) with Conditions
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial) without Conditions
- Council District
- District 3 (Huff)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval without Conditions based on the fact that the request is compatible
with existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Approval with Conditions based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. The proposed conditions are as follows:
1. Condition #1 from Ordinance 07-64 shall be deleted.
2. Condition #2 from Ordinance 07-64 shall be amended to allow office,
mini-storage, and convenience stores with gas sales only.
3. Properties shall be limited to one monument sign each. Signs for single
businesses shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet and a height of six (6)
feet. Joint identification signs for multiple businesses at one location shall
have a monument sign not to exceed sixty-four (64) square feet in size and a
height of eight (8) feet.
4. Gas station pump islands must be mostly obscured from view from St. Mary?s
Road, either through location or by plantings or other methods. Pump islands
shall only house gas pumps, windshield-cleaning materials, and trash
receptacles. Canopies for gas pumps shall have architectural style and detail
such as gabled or hip roofs with a three to twelve roof pitch or higher. All
support columns shall be brick, brick veneer, or stone construction. Canopies
shall only display logo identification signs. No other advertising is allowed.
5. Billboards shall not be allowed on these properties
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
Single Family Residential
- Environmental Impacts
- The properties do 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
- Properties are 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 ?SFR2 & 3(Single Family Residential 2 & 3)/RO (Residential Office)
South ?GC (General Commercial)/LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)
East ? GC (General Commercial)/SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)
West ? GC (General Commercial)/ LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial)/RMH
(Residential Manufactured Home).
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- N/A.
- Buffer Requirements
- N/A.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Twenty Eight (28) 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 remove the conditions established
under Ordinance #07-64 approved on September 18, 2007 as part of rezoning case
# ZC0705-2. The approved conditions are as follows: 1) The site plan developed
by Ray Underwood, Architect, dated May 12, 2006 is hereby incorporated by
reference and made a part of this ordinance. 2) The property subject to
rezoning shall be limited to office and mini-storage use only.
Back in 2007, the applicant proposed to build mini storage units and offices,
but he was not able to build them. Now, he would like to use the existing 1,761
sq. ft structure and add an additional 900 sq. ft building to create a
convenience store with 4 gas pumps. He is planning to add 13 parking space sand
possibly build a car wash facility.
A convenience store with gas sales is allowed under General Commercial zoning
district, but since the request was approved with conditional uses, a
convenience store will not be allowed unless the conditions are removed. The
applicant is requesting to remove both conditions listed under Ordinance
#07-64.
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