| No action on
annexation at light council meeting By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com
As
expected, no action was taken Monday night by the
Fayetteville City Council on the proposed
annexation and rezoning of the Deer Pointe
subdivision, as the matter is still under
consideration by the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Council
approved a resolution calling for submission of
the project to the Atlanta Regional Commission
for study of regional impact.
While
allowing some brief comments from audience
members who were in attendance to hear the Deer
Pointe discussion, Mayor Kenneth Steele stressed
that, whether the property is annexed or not,
“it will be a lengthy process.”
Other
action on Monday night's relatively light agenda
included approval of a bid by Shockley Plumbing
in the amount of $97,000 for rehabilitation of
the lift station on Old Highway 92 south, and
denial of an exception to the city's sign
ordinance for a tenant of a new office building
on East Georgia Avenue at Church Street.
Jack
Goins of First Choice Realty and lawyer Melvin
White asked for the variance so that a single
ground sign advertising their respective
businesses could be erected outside their
building. Dr. Vince Velucci, the owner of the
building, already has a sign for his office.
As
the development is a planned center, only one
ground sign is permitted by city ordinances.
Using the city's formula based on the facade of
the building, a total of 33.75 square feet of
signs is allowed. The sign proposed by Goins and
White comprised 32 square feet.
Councilmen
Al Hovey-King and Walt White said that the
ordinance should be followed and if a variance
such as this were granted for every building with
multiple tenants, the city would be covered with
ground signs.
Councilman
Bill Talley suggested that the applicants take up
the issue with their landlord, Velucci, who must
adhere to the sign ordinance while deciding how
much signage he will give his tenants.
“If
the owner intends to allow one tenant to use the
entire ground sign, he's going to have empty
spaces for a long time,” said Talley.
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