The Columbia County Planning Commission currently has fewer rezonings to look forward to in its upcoming late-July meeting.
That’s because, in its meeting on June 29, members voted to disapprove a rezoning request to accommodate a Parker’s Kitchen gas station along South Belair Road and recommended approval for a variance to make way for one at the intersection of Columbia and Lewiston Roads.
GIW Industries (once known as Georgia Iron Works) is undergoing what it calls a “site-wide beautification project” at its Grovetown location, according to the narrative document attached to the request submitted to Columbia County Planning last month.
The request seeks approval for the new master sign plan for the GIW campus at 5000 Wrightsboro Road. The plan entails installing two curved signs made of natural stone on either side of the main entrance, both 30 feet wide and seven feet tall, with the GIW Industries logo taking up 26 square feet and the KSB logo 24 square feet.
Two similar signs are to be built at the shipping and receiving entrance.
GIW, which manufactures slurry pumps for mining and dredging, is owned by German mining equipment producer KSB Group.
In April of last year, GIW celebrated the expansion of its Grovetown facility, part of a $44 million upgrade project for the company.
The Magnolia Valley Plantation subdivision in Evans is seeking a planned unit development (PUD) revision to add a playground to its neighborhood amenities. The subdivision’s homeowner’s association wants to modify its plans for greenspace at 2485 Sunflower Drive.
According to the application’s letter of intent, the HOA had originally planned to plant a community garden to complement the pool, pavilion and parking area. But the space set aside for the garden was never maintained, and homeowners voted in 2019 to use the space as a children’s playground area instead.
River Oaks CSRA, along with Yurui Huang, have submitted a conditional use application for permission to operate a massage business at 4158 Washington Road., Ste. 10.
This is the location of Oriental Massage, which was cited earlier this year when Columbia County Code Enforcement found employees performing massages without a license. In the hearing on the matter in March, the Columbia County Planning Commission voted to allow the business to continue under the condition that any further violations would result in the business losing its massage license.
All three items are scheduled for the Planning Commission’s meeting on Thursday, July 20.
Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
