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Planning Commission'appointed BZA approves variance for Garfield Elementary gym storage addition

Augusta Planning Commission · November 13, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals granted variance case 2025-20, reducing the front building setback at Garfield Elementary from 30 feet to 19 feet 3 inches so a small gym-level storage addition (roughly 10 by 40 feet) can be built; staff found the property's school use and the 2020 zoning changes justify a variance.

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance (case 2025-20) to reduce the front building setback at Garfield Elementary from 30 feet to 19 feet 3 inches to allow a small storage addition for the gym.

Staff reported the school and its engineers requested the setback reduction to accommodate a roughly 10-foot-by-40-foot addition that…

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