563 Forest Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815

Agricultural Zone

The area of Zone A shall be all of Augusta excepting therefrom any and all areas that have been, or may hereafter be, specifically covered by other zones created in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and shown on Maps on file with the Augusta Planning and Development Department. No land, no body of water, and no structure shall be put into use and no building shall be hereafter erected, constructed, moved, reconstructed, or structurally altered for any purpose in this zone (Zone A) which is designed, arranged or intended to be used or occupied for any purpose other than the following: Single-family Residential buildings and structures developed under the standards set forth in the R-1 Zone (Section 8), except that the maximum height of fences, walls, or hedges in any required front, side or rear yards of an A (Agriculture) Zone shall be limited to a height of 8 ft, except for corner yard areas discussed in Section 3-6 of this Ordinance.; Agriculture, dairying and ranching.; Buildings incidental to agriculture, dairying and ranching.; Building incidental to forestry.; Noncommercial boat piers, or slips, or boat houses for docking of private water craft.; Manufactured homes on individual lots subject to the criteria listed in Section 27-7 of this Ordinance.; Conservation Subdivisions where the overall density of development including portions of the tract devoted to greenspace does not exceed. 5 lots per acre.; Parking of vehicles related to agricultural and forestry enterprises engaged in on the same or an adjoining property; Parking of no more than 2 commercial vehicles to include freight carrying vehicles, (truck trailers and tractors) in excess of one ton capacity and three or more axles on a lot which exceeds one acre in area.; Flagpole lots, meeting the guidelines of the Land Subdivision Regulations.