The Augusta Planning Commission recommended approval for a proposed fitness center, Monday afternoon.
Applicant Tammy Prosper confirmed her plans to build a 3-5,000-square foot metal building at her 1.49-acre parcel along 1712 and 1714 Barton Chapel Road, to be used as a fitness training center. She requested a special exception at the property, zoned One-family Residential (R-1B).
Augusta’s city code allows privately owned and operated multi-use facilities in residential zones by special exception.
Prosper described the development as a “recreation facility used for health and fitness to help the community get back into shape.”
Planning Commissioner Donnie Smith asked if the facility would operate like a Gold’s Gym or similar fitness centers, probing for indications that the site’s proposed 26 parking spaces would be sufficient.
Prosper replied that it would not, saying that it would be a private facility with mostly one-on-one fitness training, along with occasional scheduled group classes or fitness boot camps.
Following the recommendation of the planning staff, and with no one in the audience opposing, the commissioners unanimously voted to recommend approval of the special exception.
The Planning Commission also approved the final plat for phase one of Knox Place, a proposed subdivision comprised of 106 lots along 2420 Willis Foreman Road.
Skyler Andrews is a reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
