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Votes at a glance: November Augusta Planning Commission

Augusta Planning Commission ยท November 4, 2025

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Summary

At its November meeting, the planning panel withdrew one petition and approved five items to forward or take final action: a 28-unit townhome rezoning (Z-25-35), a residential rezone (Z-25-38), a duplex for pediatric cancer families (Z-25-39), a 100-acre heavy-industrial rezoning (Z-25-40) and a Walmart parking variance (PV-25-01).

Summary of formal actions taken by the Augusta Planning Commission at the November meeting:

- SV-25-03 (Subdivision variance petition by Jennifer Hee on behalf of Elaine Cook): Withdrawn without prejudice (motion approved).

- Z-25-35 (Connect Development / MRP Residential): Rezoning of ~4.28 acres at 1901 Bungalow Road from R-1A to R-1E to allow 28 townhomes. Approved with staff conditions (design elevations, sidewalks, guest parking distribution, tree ordinance compliance, 10-foot tree buffers, minimum 25% open space, 6-foot privacy fence along Richmond Hill Road). Forwarded to the full commission on Nov. 18, 2025.

- Z-25-38 (Earl Allen Thompson Jr / A and W Enterprise LLC): Rezoning of 0.1-acre at 801 Crawford Ave from P-1 to R-1C to restore single-family residential use. Approved; will advance to the full commission.

- Z-25-39 (Miller Street duplex / Miller House nonprofit): Rezoning of 0.11-acre at 1012 Miller Street from R-1C to R-2 to allow a duplex that the petitioner said will provide lodging free to families of pediatric cancer patients. Staff recommended denial because the lot does not meet R-2 minimum lot size (2,500 sq ft per unit) and 50-foot width; commission approved and will forward to the full commission on Nov. 18, 2025.

- Z-25-40 (SGPB Holding LLP / Nixon Trust): Rezoning of ~100 acres at 15544 4 H Club Road from agricultural to heavy industrial to permit a roughly 301,000 sq ft warehouse/manufacturing building with rail access. Approved with conditions including subdivision/recorded platting, wetland buffers, USACE Section 404 concurrence/permit and FAA notice requirements. Forwarded to full commission on Nov. 18, 2025.

- PV-25-01 (Katie Gray / Walmart Real Estate Business Trust): Parking variance to reduce required spaces from 685 to 669 for the Walmart Supercenter expansion; approved as final action by the Planning Commission (no further referral required).

Also approved: October meeting minutes; the meeting adjourned following routine closing remarks.