Board of Zoning Appeals

Augusta, Georgia Board of Zoning Appeals meeting — October 20, 2026. The board considered zoning variances for development projects; no procurement, contract awards, or purchasing decisions were identified. For BZA 26-19, the applicant sought to reduce side setbacks from 25 feet to 5 feet to build eight townhomes for student housing. Staff recommended denial, citing that the variance criteria were not met. The applicant agreed to postpone the project while considering a smaller development; the case was postponed until November. The board also noted that BZA 26-32 was postponed and BZA 26-35 was withdrawn.

For BZA 26-36, the board approved a variance for an addition providing 14 beds at an existing rehabilitation hospital at 1355 Independence Drive, reducing the required front setback from 30 feet to 3 feet. The approval followed staff’s recommendation and was subject to conditions limiting the addition to the submitted conceptual plan, requiring a minimum 3-foot setback, and restricting approval to the dimensions on the final approved plot plan. The proposal also remains subject to applicable historic-preservation and site-plan conditions.