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Planning Commission approves rezoning for Walker Village with conditions, residents secure historic marker placement
Summary
The Augusta Georgia Planning Commission approved rezoning of a 3.13-acre site at 1924 Grand Boulevard to R‑1C for a 14‑lot subdivision called Walker Village, with conditions including sidewalks, architectural variety and placement of a historical marker honoring Camp Dyer.
The Augusta Georgia Planning Commission on Jan. 6, 2025 voted to approve rezoning case Z‑24‑38, allowing a 3.13‑acre parcel at 1924 Grand Boulevard to be rezoned from R‑1B (one‑family residential) to R‑1C (one‑family residential) for a proposed development called Walker Village.
Staff planner Rachel Martin said the application proposes 14 detached single‑family homes on private streets with two access points, a stormwater detention pond, a mail kiosk and 0.52 acres of common open space. Martin said the tract is vacant and cleared, has public water and sewer, is outside mapped FEMA special flood hazard areas and has nearby public transit on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The rezoning followed a December community meeting with the Turpin Hill neighborhood, Martin said,…
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