The Columbus Consolidated Government Planning Department Post Office Box 1340 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340 Telephone (706) 653-4116 Fax (706) 653-4120 Website: www.columbusga.org/planning

City Manager

City Attorney

Clerk of Council

Subject: (EXCP-11-17-2224) Special Exception for Existing Building in Neighborhood Commercial Districts request for property located at 1501 13^th Street.

Brian Sillito has submitted an application for the Special Exception cited above. The property is located in an NC (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District. The purpose of the Special Exception is to allow uses within the building located at 1501 13^th Street to allow any uses within said building to exceed the use size limit of 5,000 square feet.

(1) Access. Is street access to the building adequate to serve one or more permitted uses that occupy more than 5,000 gross square feet in the building?


The local streets providing access to the property will be adequate for neighborhood commercial uses (within said building).


(2) Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles if there are one or more permitted uses that occupy more than 5,000 gross square feet in the building?

(3) Adequacy of Public Facilities. Are or will public facilities such as water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to one or more permitted uses that occupy more than 5,000 gross square feet in the building?

The proposed use is served by all city services. There will be no school impact.

Council District: District 8 (Garrett)

Additional Information:

The Planning Advisory Commission recommended approval at the November 15, 2017 meeting.

The Planning Department recommends that the Council approve the use because the application for a Special Exception use meets the criteria for approval.

Respectfully,

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