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Council approves change allowing smaller self-storage sites on commercial lots after debate about losing green space
Summary
Ordinance 22-46 passed to allow commercial self‑storage facilities on 10,000-square-foot C-3 lots with new standards; councilors raised concerns about drainage, corridor character and loss of one of the few undeveloped lots on Walnut Street.
The Augusta City Council approved ordinance 22-46, a text amendment to section 10-36 of the city zoning regulations, to permit commercial self-storage facilities on the same reduced lot-size basis the council approved earlier for vehicle and equipment sales.
Staff told council the change reduces the previous one-acre minimum and aligns self-storage with the C-3 zoning district’s 10,000-square-foot minimum while adding specific-use standards intended to mitigate impacts, including increased lot-coverage allowances tied to meeting setback, landscaping and buffering requirements.
Staff said the specific parcel that prompted the…
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