Wednesday, October 18, 2000
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Wednesday, October 18, 2000 |
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developer looking to make a change
By MONROE
ROARK
The developers of the proposed Village multi-use development on the west side of Fayetteville have hit a snag that they say requires a zoning change, but the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission is not in a hurry to accomodate them yet. Walt Rekuc told the commission at last week's workshop that a change in standards regarding wetlands and streambed encroachment has necessitated an update in the plan for the Village, a 110-acre site on the north side of Ga. Highway 54 south of Fayette County High School. Standards regarding stream impacts have been reduced from 500 to 300 feet, Rekuc said, making a portion of his plan unworkable in its current state. The Village is a proposed "neighborhood" development that would combine residential, office and commercial sites in a single plan amid a number of parks and other amenities in an attempt to create an attractive "live, work and play" development. Rekuc's revised plan has relocated two or three commercial structures farther west toward the office park in the southwest corner of the property, and added a right-in, right-out entrance onto Hwy. 54. The initial Hwy. 54 access point has been reworked to connect with an office development going up on the opposite side of the highway. A city staff evaluation recommended approval of the request, on the condition that the two connections between the commercial village and the office park be maintained. A city staff memo cited no adverse effects from the proposed rezoning change, which would be from Planned Community District (PCD) to PCD Masterplan Amendment. But members of the Planning and Zoning Commission wanted to see what other steps could be taken to work through the wetlands problem. Rekuc said getting approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could take from several months to a couple of years, and he added that even then it would not be a sure thing. "If I ask for their approval, the first thing they're going to do is ask me what other options I have," such as getting city approval for these suggested changes, he said. Rekuc said Monday that he is trying to arrange a meeting with the Corps of Engineers, and will report back to the Planning and Zoning Commission at next Tuesday's meeting.
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