Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum

Subject: Subject: (VARI-11-14-2521) Hardship variance to subdivide a 3-Acre Land-locked

lot at 0 County Line Rd.

Applicant's Proposal

Planning & Zoning

Applciant

Lillie Ruth Byrd

Owner

Same

Acreage

3 Acres

Current Zoning Classification

RE1 ? Residential Estate 1

Current Use Of Property

Rural / Residential

District

Planning District B

General Use

Rural / Residential

Environmental Impacts

None

Surrounding Zoning

RE1- Residential Estate 1 - North

RE1- Residential Estate 1 - South

RE1- Residential Estate 1 - East

RE1- Residential Estate 1 - West

Traffic Impact

None

Planning Departments Recommendtion

CONDITIONAL APPROVAL based upon the fact that the strict enforcement of the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance is not applicable to the subject property. Said condition is that any new access easements be adequate for fire truck access and turn-around ability.

Attitude of Property Owners

This application is for a replat to subdivide an existing 13.23-acre tract of land. Proposed Parcel 1-B does not have street frontage and access is provided via a 25-foot access easement. The applicant?s intent is to create a separate lot to build a house for her son. The project site is located at 0 County Line Rd., just South East of County Line Rd. The proposed replat is consistent with the RE1 (Residential Estate 1) lot size requirement of 43,560 square feet for newly created lots.



Section 7.3.5 (F2) of the Columbus Unified Development Ordinance states, ?all lots shall front on a minimum of 25 feet of dedicated public right-of-way or upon a right-of-way that has received the legal status as such.? The proposed subdivision of the existing lot creates three (2) lots, which will meet the minimum street frontage requirement as stated above.

Other Recommendations

• Engineering: N/A
• Public Safety: N/A
• Public Works: N/A

Variance Criteria

In order to grant the requested variances, the City Council must make a decision that is based upon all of the following findings required by the variance regulations of the Columbus Zoning Ordinance:

• The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public safety, health, or welfare or injurious to other property;
  As such, the granting of the proposed variance will not adversely affect the
  
  character, livability, or appropriate development of abutting properties or the
  
  surrounding area, and will not be detrimental to the public welfare or
  
  injurious to other property.
• The conditions upon which the request for a variance is based are unique to the property for which the variance is sought and are not applicable generally to other property;
  Parcel 1-B has primary access off of an existing 25-foot access easement. Said
  
  parcel will not front on a dedicated right-of-way. For this reason, a variance
  
  is requested to waive the minimum street frontage requirements.
• Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of the specific property involved, a particular hardship to the owner would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, if the strict letter of these regulations are carried out; and
  The applicant owns a tract of land (13.23 acres). The primary use of the
  
  property is undeveloped. The property owner?s intent to subdivide the
  
  existing land onto a separate piece of property. A hardship results on the
  
  property owner because the new property does not front on a dedicated public
  
  street. The applicant shall maintain the access easement.
• The variances will not in any manner vary the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan or Official Map.
  Granting of the variance will not vary the provisions of the Unified
  
  Development Ordinance. It will not alter the existing character of the
  
  subdivision and retain the scope of the Unified Development Ordinance and
  
  Comprehensive Plan.
  
  
  
  The granting of this variance to waive the minimum street frontage requirement
  
  will not detract from the intent and spirit of the Zoning Ordinance and will
  
  not adversely impact the overall objectives of the area as outlined in the
  
  Comprehensive Plan.

• Variance maps and photos.pdf

• Variance maps and photos.pdf