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Board of Zoning Appeals approves setback variance for Garfield Elementary gym storage

Augusta Planning Commission · November 13, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to reduce the front setback at Garfield Elementary (1053 Osage St.) from 30 feet to 19 feet 3 inches so the school can add a roughly 10-by-40-foot storage addition adjacent to the gym; staff found the request met the variance findings.

The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance allowing Garfield Elementary to reduce its front building setback from 30 feet to 19 feet 3 inches to accommodate a storage addition for the gym.

Staff (S8) presented the request and walked the board through the required findings: the property’s continued school use is unique within its current R-1 zoning,…

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