By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

Bob Adams Homes wants to revamp its plans for the Lexington Park multi-use development by increasing the amount of residential units by 100 while shrinking the space allocated for commercial usage.

The company has submitted a new concept plan for the development, which is located at the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Walt Banks Road. A letter to the city outlined the various changes the company wants for the 73-acre site.

The company is seeking to increase the number of residential units from 160 to 260, including both lofts and townhouses.

The city had previously approved just 130 single-family detached units and 30 additional multi-family units for the development.

The letter also proposes an additional 45,000 square feet set aside for a hotel or assisted living space.

But for the changes to be approved by council, the city must lift its moratorium on considering rezonings for multi-family housing, Mayor Bob Lenox indicated at Wednesday's council meeting. He instructed city staff to study the request to determine if council needs to consider lifting that moratorium in the upcoming weeks so the changes can be considered.

Lenox said he would determine whether or not to approach council about lifting the moratorium.

But if the changes are viewed to be "substantive," it might force council to consider the changes as a new rezoning action, according to guidelines in the original rezoning ordinance for limited use commercial that council approved in March.

Lenox told council that the proposal from Bob Adams Homes includes 200 lofts.

The request also reveals a dramatic cutback in overall commercial space, cutting its original 90,000 square feet of office space in half. The retail space, including the restaurants, would be reduced from 200,000 square feet to 134,000 square feet.

The proposal also allows for 68,000 square feet of "live/work space ... where people can choose to work, to live or to do both within the same space."

The developer also wants to increase the maximum size of the largest retail building on the property from 32,000 to 50,000 square feet.

Lenox told council about the letter at Wednesday night's council meeting. He said he had been contacted by Bob Adams Homes about the changes the company wanted to the limited use commercial zoning designation that council approved in November of last year.

Lenox said he was told the changes are needed because Peachtree City's needs for retail space have declined with the addition of other projects.

If council doesn't ultimately approve the changes requested by Bob Adams, the property will revert to its previous zoning designation of general commercial, Lenox said.

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