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ORDINANCE 7253
An Ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by the
Augusta, Georgia Commission effective September 16, 1997 by amending
Section 26-1 (Special Exceptions)
THE AUGUSTA COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting the
following definitions in Section 26-1 (a)
(a) Church, synagogue, or other place of worship, or their related activities subject to
the following criteria:
(1) A tract upon which a church is to be established shall have at least one
hundred (100) feet of frontage on a collector street or an arterial street and
be at least one-half acre in area.
(2) Structures shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from any property
line separating the subject property from residentially zoned or developed
properties.
(3) Off-street parking shall conform to Section 4 of this Ordinance.
(4) DELETED.
(5) A plan illustrating compliance with the above requirements shall be
submitted to the Planning Commission before the proposal is placed on
the agenda. The Planning Commission shall determine that all of the
foregoing requirements have been satisfied, and further, that the benefits
of the proposed church are greater than any possible depreciating effects
and damages to the neighboring properties.
SECTION II. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the
following language in Section 26-1 (a)
(a) Church, synagogue, or other place of worship, or their related activities including, but
not limited to, the care for fewer than nineteen (19) children under the age of eighteen
(18) for not more than four (4) hours per day, subject to the following criteria:
(1) A tract upon which a church is to be established shall have at least one
hundred (100) feet of frontage on a collector street or an arterial street and
be at least one-half acre in area.
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(2) Structures shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from any property
line separating the subject property from residentially zoned or developed
properties.
(3) Off-street parking shall conform to Section 4 of this Ordinance.
(4) DELETED.
(5) A plan illustrating compliance with the above requirements shall be
submitted to the Planning Commission before the proposal is placed on
the agenda. The Planning Commission shall determine that all of the
foregoing requirements have been satisfied, and further, that the benefits
of the proposed church are greater than any possible depreciating effects
and damages to the neighboring properties.
SECTION III. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this 7 day of
June , 2011. �
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Second Reading: June 7, 2011
Publish in the Augusta Chronicle June 16, 2011