Katz rezoning request delayed

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

The rezoning application from John Wieland Homes regarding the Katz property has been tabled again at the request of company officials.

At last week’s Peachtree City Council meeting, the request to rezone the property from general industrial to general residential 4 was on the agenda to be considered. But attorney Doug Dillard, representing John Wieland, said the company wanted to wait until the next council meeting to see what recommendation came from the West Village Task Force on the possibility of annexing over 900 acres into Peachtree City.

Council agreed to postpone its decision on the rezoning application until the next council meeting.

The task force recommended Wednesday that the city proceed with annexing the property, which might cause the company to withdraw its rezoning application for the property.

The 101-acre tract Wieland wants to have rezoned is currently inside the city limits but it would be considered part of the West Village concept if the city decides to annex.

In the rezoning application, Wieland is proposing to build 350 single-family homes on the property. The site is bordered on the south by land which is being developed into the Cedarcroft subdivision, which will have approximately 200 homes on 63 acres.