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Augusta Planning Commission approves rezoning for off-campus student housing in Sandhills, 5–4
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a rezoning to allow a six-bedroom, student-oriented development near Augusta University, despite neighbors’ concerns about traffic, scale and parking; the approval carried 5–4 with conditions including a combination plat, downward lighting and required site-plan approval.
The Augusta Georgia Planning Commission voted to rezone multiple parcels in the Sandhills/Old Augusta character area to R-3B to allow a proposed off-campus student housing development, approving the application 5–4 with staff conditions.
Ashley Catterton, development services administrator, told the commission the request covers properties at 616, 708 and 710 Weed Street and 2450 Wheeler Road and that the applicant’s concept planned roughly 132 bedrooms intended to serve about 130 students in six-bedroom units. Staff found the rezoning consistent with elements of the 2023 comprehensive plan and recommended approval subject to…
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