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Augusta council adopts zoning text amendments to clarify BZA authority and correct C‑3 use table
Summary
The Augusta City Council on Nov. 3 adopted Ordinance 2253, updating zoning text to align the Board of Zoning Appeals’ jurisdiction with the city's extraterritorial planning area, clarify hearing notice procedures, and add outdoor kennel runs/play yards as an approved secondary use in the C‑3 district.
The Augusta City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2253 on Nov. 3, approving a set of text amendments to the city's zoning regulations intended to fix inconsistencies and align procedures with current practice.
Assistant City Manager Cammie Schroop told the council staff had identified wording that limited the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to properties strictly within city limits while the zoning code already covered properties within the city's planning area. "We were looking to provide some clarification and alignment with our current practices," Schroop said. She said the…
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