Laney Walker Tax Program

Enterprise Zone

An enterprise zone is a designated geographic area within a city or county, which is suffering from disinvestment, underdevelopment, and general economic distress. In an effort to encourage revitalization in these distressed communities, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997, to induce the investment of private resources in productive business enterprises located in the designated area.

Zone Designation

Augusta-Richmond County created an ordinance pursuant to the Georgia Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997 to provide tax incentives and other incentives establishing the Laney Walker Enterprise Zone to include business or service enterprises and housing enterprise zones. The Laney Walker Enterprise Zone shall continue for a period of 10 years unless redesignated as an EZ for an additional period.

• To view a map of the Laney Walker Enterprise Zone Expansion as approved on December 1, 2015, please click here.
• To view a list of eligible addresses located in the Laney Walker Enterprise Zone Expansion as approved on December 1, 2015, please click here.

Laney Walker Enterprise Zone

Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the centerlines of 12th Street and Telfair Street thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Telfair Street a distance of 4540 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of 5th Street thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of 5th Street a distance of 3660 feet more or less to a point of intersection with Laney Walker Boulevard thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Laney Walker Boulevard a distance of 1080 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of the right of way of the Norfolk Southern Railroad thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk Southern Railroad a distance of 8200 feet more or less to a point of intersection of the centerline of Molly Pond Road thence continuing southwest along the centerline of the Norfolk Southern Railroad a distance of 325 feet to a point thence going North 32 degrees 47 minutes West a distance of 2460 feet more or less to a point on the centerline of Old Savannah Road thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the right of way of the CSX Beltline Railroad thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of the CSX Beltline Railroad a distance of 2160 feet more or less to appoint of intersection with the centerline of Clay Street thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Clay Street a distance of 1575 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of Anderson Avenue thence in a westerly direction and then a northerly direction along the centerline of Anderson a/venue a distance of 550 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of Poplar Street thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Poplar Street a distance of 740 feet more or less to appoint of intersection with the centerline of Lee Beard Way; thence in a southwesterly direction with the centerline of Lee Beard Way a distance of 1715 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of Swanee Quintet Boulevard, thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Swanee Quintet Boulevard a distance of 1170 feet more or less to appoint of intersection with the centerline of Fifteenth Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Fifteenth Street a distance of 190 feet more or less to appoint, thence going North 67 degrees 48 minutes West an distance of 370 feet more or less to appoint on the centerline of Poplar Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Poplar Street a distance of 740 feet more or less to a point; thence South 67 degrees 48 minutes East a distance of 400feet more or less to a point on the centerline at Fifteenth Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Fifteenth Street a distance of 1030 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of Wrightsboro Road, thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Wrightsboro Road a distance of 440 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerlines oat Spellman Street and R.A. Dent Boulevard a distance of 4325 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of D’Antignac Street thence in a southeasterly direction along the point of intersection with the centerline of D’Antignac Street thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of D’Antignac Street a distance of 930 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of 12th Street a distance of 2165 feet more or less to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

For additional information please contact the Program Planning Coordinator at (706) 821-1797.