Columbus, Georgia
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Staff Report
REZN-04-17-0657
- Applicant
- George W. Mize Jr.
- Owner
- PH Columbus Land Holding, LLC.
- Location
- LLC.
Location: 2357 & 2367 Warm Springs Road as well as 3705, 3713, 3721, 3803,
3809, 3817, 3823 & 3829 Gurley Drive Parcels # 187-001-001, 187-001-002,
187-001-003, 187-001-004, 187-001-005, 187-001-006, 187-001-007, 187-001-009 &
187-001-010.
- Acreage
- 10.96 Acres
- Current Zoning Classification
- NC (Neighborhood Commercial) / RO (Residential Office) and RE1 (Residential
Estate 1)
- Proposed Zoning Classification
- RO (Residential Office) with condition for buffering if the structures
footprint is not changed
- Council District
- District 8 (Garrett)
- PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
- Approval with condition based on the staff report and compatibility with
existing land uses.
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
- Approval with condition based on compatibility with existing land uses.
1. As long as the footprint of the existing building(s) remains the same and/or
no additional building is placed or constructed on the property, then the
existing parking, buffering and tree densities shall be permitted and allowed
to remain as is. If the footprint of the existing building(s) change or new
construction is started then all buffers shall be in effect.
2. If the developer requests a traffic signal at the ingress and egress
point on Warm Springs Road, they will be required to submit a traffic impact
analysis. If the analysis meets required warrants then the developer may
request a signal be placed at their cost that meets the specifications of the
Engineering Department.
- Fort Benning's Recommendation
- N/A
- DRI Recommendation
- N/A
- General Land use
- Consistent
Planning Area D
Land Use Designation: Mixed-use and Office Professional; Mixed-use is the
predominant land uses to be encouraged in Midtown. These properties lie within
the intersection area of Woodruff Road/Hilton Avenue and Warm Springs Road.
- 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 will have a positive impact on the projected traffic on
Warm Springs Road should the buildout and completion of the development take
place. The level of service (LOS) for the connecting street of Warm Springs
Road will not change the LOS of C. The projected increase of traffic generated
from this development would be 658 AADT. The estimated trip generation for an
office building with current square footage for this site is 950 AADT.
- Surrounding Zoning
- North ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential) and NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
South ? RO (Residential Office) and NC (Neighborhood Commercial)
East ? SFR3 (Single Family Residential) and RO (Residential Office)
West ? RO (Residential Office), SFR3 (Single Family Residential) and NC
(Neighborhood Commercial)
- Reasonableness of Request
- The request is compatible with existing land-uses.
- School Impact
- N/A
- Buffer Requirements
- As long as the footprint of the existing building(s) remains the same and/or no
additional building is placed or constructed on the property, then the existing
parking, buffering and tree densities shall be permitted and allowed to remain
as is. If the footprint of the existing building(s) change or new construction
is started then all buffers shall be in effect.
- Attitude of Property Owners
- Seventy two (72) property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were
notified of the rezoning request. The Planning Department received zero calls
and zero emails regarding the rezoning.
- Additional Information
- This building was previously zoned C-2 before the adoption of the UDO in 2005.
During the conversion, the property changed to NC. This zoning has maximum
gross square feet of 5,000. The current structure is well over the districts
maximum and has been vacant for over 6 month. Thus, making the current
structure unusable under the current zoning.
The developer is requesting that should the office building be
remodeled for another office use (with interior alteration of the building
only) that as long as the footprint of the existing building(s) remain the same
and/or no additional building is placed or constructed on the property, then
the existing parking, buffering and tree densities shall be permitted and
allowed to remain as is.
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