Columbus, GA · Muscogee County
Special Exception Use Application
This application requests approval for a special exception use on property in Columbus and is filed with the Columbus Consolidated Government Planning Department by the applicant or an authorized representative.
- licensed online notary
- ~15 min average
- Notarized PDF emailed
What you’ll need
- Government-issued photo ID
- Webcam-enabled device (laptop or phone)
- This form, ready to upload as a PDF
What this form is
Use this 12-page application package to request a special exception use for a property in Columbus. It collects applicant, owner, property, engineering, and legal-description information, and includes an interest disclosure and a special power of attorney affidavit. The city requires the package and supplemental materials to be complete for processing; the instructions also call for a concept plan and notice signs, and say the applicant or representative must attend specified meetings.
Who needs it
Property owners or their authorized applicants seeking a special exception use in Columbus must complete and submit this package with the required supplemental materials.
How to get this notarized
- 1
Download The Application
Get the Columbus special exception use application package and review its instructions and checklist.
- 2
Fill In The Application
Complete the applicant, owner, property, engineering, and legal-description sections and prepare the required supplemental materials.
- 3
Book An Online Notary
Arrange notarization for the applicable interest disclosure and, if authorizing an agent, the special power of attorney affidavit.
- 4
Sign On Video
Sign the applicable jurat sections before the commissioned online notary during your remote session.
- 5
Submit To The City
Send the completed package and required supplemental items to the Columbus Consolidated Government Planning Department.
Preview the form
The blank PDF straight from Columbus. Look it over, then upload your filled copy to start the notary session.
You’ll need ID and a webcam.
A licensed online notary will join you on video, verify your government-issued ID, witness your signature, and apply their seal. You’ll receive the notarized PDF by email when the session ends.
Frequently asked questions
- Which parts of the application need notarization?
- The interest disclosure statement and special power of attorney affidavit each include a Georgia state jurat. The form directs the applicant to sign the disclosure and the owner to sign the affidavit when authorizing an agent.
- How do I submit a complete special exception application?
- Complete the application and required notarized sections, then include the supplemental items identified in the instructions, such as the concept plan and sign pictures. Submit the package to the Columbus Consolidated Government Planning Department.
- Can I use a commissioned online notary?
- Georgia has no remote online notarization statute of its own. Georgia law recognizes acknowledgments taken by notaries of other states under O.C.G.A. §44-2-21, but this form requires jurats. Ask the city whether it will accept remote notarization; confirm with the city if unsure.
- Do I need to submit a special power of attorney affidavit?
- Submit the affidavit when the property owner authorizes an applicant to act on the owner's behalf. The instructions say it must be signed and notarized.