Augusta development and zoning news
Augusta development news, newest first: rezoning cases, building permits, new subdivisions and construction, each story linked to the city or county file.
Top story
Augusta zoning draft would keep new vape shops 1,200 feet from schools
Augusta's draft zoning code would keep new vape, tobacco, kratom and hemp shops 1,200 feet from schools, parks, day cares and each other. Updated November 2026.
Permits, zoning and home prices
Planning Commission
Building permits and zoning in Augusta
Augusta requires a permit for most work over $500 in materials. Permits: 706-312-5050, 1803 Marvin Griffin Road. Planning: 706-821-1796.
Home prices
Augusta home prices and housing market
The typical Augusta home was worth $187,663 in September 2026, up 2.43% in a year, Zillow says. Listings took 49 days to go under contract, a high.
Legal notices
Public notices in Augusta and Richmond County
An index of Augusta public notices: the Augusta Chronicle is the legal organ; tax sale Nov. 3; Board of Elections Oct. 12; zoning survey to Nov. 1.
Latest stories
Data centers
3.34M-sq-ft data center campus proposed in south Augusta
A developer wants to build a 3.34 million-square-foot data center campus on 388 acres off Mike Padgett Highway. The site needs a rezoning first. Here is what was filed.
City hall
Augusta zoning rewrite: what the new draft changes
Augusta's first full zoning rewrite since 1963: new districts, backyard cottages and short-term rental limits. The Planning Commission heard it Oct. 21; the Augusta Commission votes last.
Housing
Augusta zoning draft drops its short-term rental rules
Augusta's Oct. 23 zoning draft cuts the short-term rental rules the Oct. 14 version had. What changed, what the city has not said, and what comes next.
Data centers
South Augusta data center would draw 600 megawatts
The Nixon Technology Center filing puts the data center at $3 billion, a 600-megawatt peak load and 40 full-time jobs, with $38.8 million a year in local taxes.
Housing
Augusta short-term rental rules cut from new zoning draft
Augusta's Oct. 23 zoning draft removed the short-term rental rules. The Oct. 14 version allowed them only downtown, on farmland and in 2 mixed-use districts.