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-8-13-2723
- Applicant
- Tiger Creek Development/David B. Erickson
- Owner
- Karen B. Clarke
- Location
- 8800 Veterans Parkway
- Acreage
- 35 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- PUD (Planned Unit Development)
- Council District
- District 6 (Allen)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses and consistent with the Future Land Use map of the 2028
Comprehensive Plan. The recommended conditions are proposed when the applicant
was requesting an SFR4 (Single Family Residential) zoning district. That
request has since been amended to a PUD and the recommended conditions are no
longer valid.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing and future land uses. The recommended conditions are:
1) Roadway access to the property from Veterans Parkway (US 27) shall be as
shown on a plat dated December 20, 2013 by EMC Engineering Services, Inc. named
Conceptual Master Plan or as otherwise specified by the Columbus Traffic
Engineering Division.
2) An Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) Easement shall be conveyed to the
developer as specified by the Traffic Engineering Division on the west side of
Veterans Parkway (US 27) as shown on a plat dated December 20, 2013 by EMC
Engineering Services, Inc. and named Intersection Sight Distance plan. Said
easement shall be approved by the Traffic Engineering Division and recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court prior to issuance of any permits for
the property subject to rezoning.
3) Allow an intersection to be constructed along Veterans Parkway at an
interval of less than 800 feet to an interval of 468.92 feet as shown on a plat
dated December 20, 2013 by EMC Engineering Services, Inc. and named D.O.T.
Access Plan.
4) The ISD easement shall be maintained by the developer for a period of three
years, to prevent any vegetation or other obstructions from interfering with
Intersection Sight Distance to the entrance/exit of the proposed subdivision.
Upon the conclusion of this three year timeframe, the owner of the property
where the easement lies is responsible for maintenance of said easement.
5) Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 55% percent.
6) No access shall be permitted through Oriana Drive during construction.
7) The development shall adhere to the characteristics of the attached PUD site
plan.
8) The developer shall be subject to the major amendments attached to this
ordinance.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area A
Land Use Designation:
Single Family Residential
- Environmental Impacts
- The property lies 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.
Note: Veteran?s Pkwy from Turnberry Lane to SR 315 in Harris County is a
T-SPLOST Project and is scheduled for widening in Band 3 ? (Years 2020-2022).
This site shall meet the Codes and regulations of the Columbus Consolidated
Government for residential usage.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
South ? PUD (Planned Unit Development)/SFR1 & 3 (Single Family Residential 1 &
3)
East ? RE1 & 5 (Residential Estate 1 & 5)/ SFR1 (Single Family Residential 1)
West ? PUD (Planned Unit Development)/ RE1 (Residential Estate 1)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request compatible with existing land uses.
- School Impact
- School
13-14 Projections
Capacity
Available Space
Anticipated Impact on School
North Columbus Elementary School (PK ? 5)
763
675
88
11
Veterans Memorial Middle School (6 ? 8)
606
650
44
5
Northside High School (9 ? 12)
1322
1525
203
5
Projection
89 Single Family Units: 89 x 24% = 21 students (21.3)
- Buffer Requirements
- The proposed development shall meet the buffer requirements for Master Planned
Developments as defined in the UDO.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Fifty One (51) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received two
inquiries and two comments in opposition. Their main concern is about serenity
in the Promenades neighborhood and the possibility of using their roads as
thoroughfare for the new community. Also, concern about the creek located in
the back of the property, traffic and access to the site as well as buffers.
- Additional Information
- The purpose of this rezoning request is to build 90 lots various houses ranging
from 1,800-2,500 sq. ft.
The applicant has negotiated an agreement with the adjacent property owner to
encroach his property to build the main access to the site.
- Attachments
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