The Augusta Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled to hear petitions from three businesses in its meeting on Monday afternoon.
David Avery of Auben Realty is requesting a variance at 2110 Faircrest Ave. The five acre commercial tract off Peach Orchard Road is currently the location of 4,800-square feet of warehouse space.
The request calls for a variance from two sections (particularly Section 13-5, which says “ of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to increase permitted building height from two and a half stories to three stories. The parcel is zoned General Business, in which buildings over two and a half stories are restricted in the Zoning Ordinance to the regulations of R-1E One-family residential zoning.
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Stephanie Clark, on behalf of Augusta home builders Capital Rise, is petitioning for a variance at 644 Crawford Ave. A 6,800-square foot rooming house, over a century old, sits at the parcel now. Capital Rise acquired the property from Mercy Ministries last year.
This request seeks a variance from an ordinance for R-3C Multiple-family zoning that limits the lot area to a minimum of 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit, in order to allow a density of up to eight units.
Truck dealer Peterbilt of Augusta is looking to install a 50-foot sign at its location off Riverwatch Parkway. Peterbilt of Atlanta president Scott Pearson, on behalf of Riverwatch Property, submitted a request for that variance for the local branch at 2923 Riverwest Dr., from the ordinance which allows a maximum height of 30 feet in Heavy Industrial zoned areas.
The Board of Zoning appeals is scheduled to meet Monday, Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m, in the Commissioners Chambers room in the Municipal Building.
Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
