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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Land Use
Plan was' adopted in 1995 to guide development through the year
2015;: and
WHEREAS, in conformity with that plan, on September 14, 1998,
and on October 6, 1998 the Augusta-Richmond County Planning
Commission and the Augusta Commission respectively approved the
rezoning of those properties that are currently zoned agricultural
(A) .to a residential. classification (R-1) within a large area
described generally as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Old Waynesboro Road and
Georgia Highway 56 (Mike Padgett Highway), then southwest
along Old Georgia-Florida Railroad, then south along the
Old Waynesboro Road to Spirit Creek, then west along
Spirit Creek to the Georgia-Florida Railroad, then south
along the Georgia-Florida Railroad right-of-way to the
Hephzibah city limits, then east along the Hephzibah City
limits to U. S. Hwy. 25, then south along Highway 25 to
Little Spirit Creek, then northeast along Little Spirit
Creek to Georgia Hwy. 56 (Mike Padgett Hwy.), then north
along Mike Padgett Highway to the point of origin; and
WHEREAS, in the evaluation of the area to be rezoned it was
determined that four (4) "sections" of the area designated above
are currently used predominantly for manufactured-homes residential
development, those "sections" being shown on maps and described
generally:
* An area surrounding Forest Road (south of Richmond Way)
and Fairbluff Road (south of citation Road);
* An area surrounding Keys Road;
* An area east of Old Waynesboro Road surrounding Pine Log
Road and Bethlehem Center Road;
* An area north of Willis Foreman Road surrounding Ruffin
Road on English Road; and
WHEREAS, in the evaluation of the area to be rezoned it was
determined that two "sections" of the area described above are
planned for future commercial development, not future residential
development, those sections being described as:
* A strip of land 400 feet wide
perpendicular from the right-of-way
Padgett Highway (Ga. Hwy. 56), from
Road to Little Spirit creek; and
when measured
line of Mike
Old Waynesboro
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'. ...;7' * A strip of land 400 feet wide when measured
.J .. perpendicular from the right-of-way line of Peach
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Orchard Road (U. S. Hwy. 25) , from Spirit Creek to
/", ..",. Little Spirit Creek; and
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WHEREAS, it was the intent of the planning process that the
"sec.tions" described above would not be subject to rezoning from
Agricultural (A) to Residential (R-1), with such intent being
exprlassed at the public hearing held at Goshen Elementary School on
August 4, 1998 and at other times; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing on September 14, 1998, held by
the
Augusta-Richmond
County 'Planning
Commission
when
a
recommendation on the issue of rezoning the subj ect area was
formulated, the "sections" described above were included in error,
the same being true at the meeting of the Augusta Commission on
October 6, 1998 when this recommendation was adopted;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it'resolved that the respective actions of
the i\ugusta-Richmond County Planning Commission and the Augusta
commi.ssion to rezone from Agricultural (A) to Residential (R-1) the
area described above be amended to reduce such area so as not to
inclu.de the "sections" described above which are either utilized
predominantly for manufactured housing, or are not planned for
future residential development;
Done in Open Meeting under the Common Seal thereof this 020
day of !J..,..iPbe-L , 1998.
.APPROVED THIS .:J() day of (/Jt17JIlFtJ
, 1998.
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