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Council amends conditions for Old Guard Road rezoning after residents raise traffic and sidewalk concerns

Columbus, Georgia City Council · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Developers sought rezoning for two Old Guard Road parcels and requested removal of earlier conditions; Councilor Lehi Davis negotiated replacement conditions requiring a site plan and landscaped buffer while waiving a short sidewalk segment; the rezoning items were scheduled for final vote in two weeks after further refinements.

Council considered two rezoning petitions for adjoining parcels on Old Guard Road and heard detailed public comment on traffic, sidewalks and density on March 10.

Developer representative Joshua Muir (Sanford Group) described the request to rezone adjacent parcels to Single‑Family Residential 4 (SFR‑4) and to remove several older, site‑specific zoning conditions on the parcel currently listed with restrictions. Councilor Lehi Davis said he had met with the developer and negotiated replacement conditions tied to the proponent's submitted site plan: an approved site plan will be…

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