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Augusta considers self-storage businesses for vacant retail spaces
Storage businesses are not allowed now in two of the city s largest retail shopping areas.
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The building formerly occupied by Sears at the Turnpike Mall in Augusta. Sears moved out of the site in 2017.
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AUGUSTA As stores lose sales to online shopping, leaving many retail spaces vacant, Augusta officials are considering allowing self-storage businesses in two zoning districts that include the city’s two largest retail shopping areas.
The proposal from city staff members, recommended by the Planning Board, would allow self-storage businesses as conditional uses in two zoning districts the Civic Center District and Regional Business District where they are not allowed now.