Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Website: www.columbusga.gov/planning
Staff Report
REZN-10-12-3012
- Applicant
- Keith Milligan and Paul Gibson
- Owner
- James Keith Milligan
- Location
- 5601, 5625, 5629, 5639, and 5647 Forrest Road & 2424 Woodruff Farm Road
- Acreage
- 8.93 acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial) for 5601 Forrest Road and 2424 Woodruff Farm Road
/ SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3) for 5625, 5629, 5639, and 5647 Forrest
Road
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- GC (General Commercial)
- Council District
- District 4 (Turner-Pugh)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Conditional Approval based on the fact that the request is compatible with
existing land uses. 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.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A.
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A.
- General Land use
- Inconsistent
Planning Area E
Land Use Designation:
Single Family Residential /Neighborhood Commercial
- 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.
Note: The City is in the process of acquiring property for the widening of
Forrest Road from 2 lanes to 3 lanes. The project?s estimated time of
completion is fall 2015.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ?SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3)/RO (Residential Office)/NC
(Neighborhood Commercial)
South ? SFR2 (Single Family Residential 2)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
East ?GC (General Commercial)/ SFR2 and 3 (Single Family Residential 2 and 3)
West ?GC (General Commercial)/NC (Neighborhood Commercial)/SFR3 (Single Family
Residential 2)
- 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 SFR2 and SFR3 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 Two (52) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department has received a couple
of comments in regards to this case. One wanted to have more details about the
proposed development, but didn?t express being against or in favor; the other
two were against the request: their main concerns were the amount of
new/existing commercial development in the area and the possible traffic impact
that this new development will bring to the area. The last caller supported the
request because she likes the idea of having a supermarket close by.
- Additional Information
- The purpose of this rezoning request is to build a new grocery store (Piggly
Wiggly) along with other retail shops. A total of 7.61 acres are already zoned
NC. The remaining 1.32 acres are zoned SFR2.
The new development will cover a total of 54,876 sq. ft of building area and
will provide 220 parking spaces.
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