JSMG Development is seeking to amend the conditions of an earlier rezoning request to accommodate its planned townhome subdivision in south Augusta.
In 2022, the Augusta Commission approved rezoning some six acres at 3125 Richmond Hill Rd. from R-1A Single-family Residential to R-3B Multifamily Residential.
The original concept plan for the property was for a two-story apartment complex with 112 dwelling units. The revised plan is to build a neighborhood of 39 townhomes, consisting of nine buildings, open space, a dog park and a 50-foot buffer along the right-of-way of Richmond Hill Road.
The owner of a 23-acre tract in Hephzibah is looking to split it in three to make an easement from Grindstone Creek Road.
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Richard Baldwin of EMC Engineering Services, on behalf of property owner Hae B. Kim, has requested a variance to subdivide 1607 Hephzibah-McBean Road, a parcel zoned Agricultural, located some 5,000 feet east of Peach Orchard Road, into three tracts. The front two lots would be broken into 1.978 acres and 1.528 acres, with a frontage on Grindstone Creek. The third rear tract would be just more than 20 acres.
The applicants are proposing an ingress/egress easement, some 30 feet wide and about 200 feet long, on the two front parcels to provide permanent access to Grindstone Creek.
The City of Augusta is looking to revisit its ordinances on medical cannabis dispensaries, according to a zoning ordinance amendment submitted for the Augusta Planning Commission’s upcoming March meeting.
Georgia’s medical cannabis law prohibits low-THC dispensaries from being located within 1,000 feet of a school, preschool or church. Local governments, however, may make allowances via their zoning laws to allow retail outlets to service registered patients living within their jurisdiction.
The Augusta Commission has requested the Planning Commission address this with an amendment that would make a special exception permitting dispensaries to operate closer to schools.
Living Well Pharmacy at 3736 Mike Padgett Highway, requested such a special exception, as otherwise it would not be able to acquire a license due to its location.
All three items are scheduled for the Planning Commission’s meeting on Monday, March 4.
Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
