Council rezones parcels to I‑1 with plan development overlay for storage expansion

The Augusta City Council approved Ordinance No. 2270 to rezone several parcels near the North Ohio and High Street intersection to I‑1 industrial with a Plan Development Overlay (PDO) that limits permitted uses and imposes site‑specific design standards. Staff said the PDO narrows allowed uses to commercial self‑storage and related office uses and includes buffering, screening, street‑facing architectural elements, and traffic circulation and drainage standards to reduce neighborhood impacts.