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Augusta planning commission approves liquor store special exception at Central Avenue with 9 p.m. closing
Summary
After public testimony and mixed votes, the Augusta Georgia Planning Commission approved a special exception to allow a liquor store at 2059 Central Avenue, setting a condition that liquor sales end at 9 p.m.
The Augusta Georgia Planning Commission voted to approve a special exception allowing a liquor store at 2059 Central Avenue, but limited alcohol sales to end at 9 p.m.
The commission acted after hearing staff analysis, testimony from the applicant and neighbors, and a petition both supporting and opposing the request. Planning staff had recommended denial because the site did not meet two of three criteria in section 21-2(c) of the comprehensive zoning ordinance governing liquor stores in the B-1 zone.
Ryan Jones, Planner I, presented staff findings and noted that the property is a 0.52-acre tract in the B-1 neighborhood-business district, currently occupied by a convenience store and a three-pump gas canopy. Jones said the site is in the Old Augusta character area and within the Somerville Historic District, and that it failed to meet staff's interpretation of…
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