Wednesday, November 1, 2000
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Wednesday, November 1, 2000 |
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Village revised
plan gets P&Z approval By MONROE
ROARK
Plans for the proposed Village development have been revised, but the plan agreed upon at last week's Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission is not as different from the original plan as it once was. Developers came to the commission earlier in October with news that state and federal regulations regarding stream disturbance would necessitate some changes. A proposal presented at the P&Z workshop called for the addition of a right-in/right-out entrance on Ga. Highway 54 at the western end of the site, along with the realignment of some buildings in the commercial and office section of the development. That plan was scrapped, however, and the only major change now is the shifting of the main Hwy. 54 entrance about 63 feet west of where it originally was. It will still align with the entrance to the Magnolia Park office development now under construction on the south side of the highway. Some additional technological elements will allow for a combination of piping and bridging to remain within the 300-foot maximum for disturbing perennial streams. The previous maximum was 500 feet, and that change earlier this year is what necessitated another look at the plan. The original plan for the Village, a mixed-use development on the west side of Fayetteville next to Fayette County High School, was approved in the spring of this year. There was some concern expressed last week about one-way streets at various locations within the development. Developer Walt Rekuc said that he had no problem with one-way or two-way streets and would do whatever the city likes, but he proposed the one-way streets in the first place because he wanted to reduce the potential clutter from cars parking along the streets in both directions. Rekuc said he met with the fire marshal and would mark off no-parking areas for emergency vehicles to use when necessary. The commission approved the revised development plan with the following conditions: Layout and directions of internal streets are to be worked out with city staff and the city engineer. One-way streets would be approved only with a caveat that they be converted to two-way streets if they become problematic. The turnaround on LaFayette Parkway would be a permanent access. Dixon Park would revert to its original design, with a linear park between the town homes and Camden Stone Path. A letter from Magnolia Park would be provided to the city, assuring the realignment of that entrance with the intersection of LaFayette Parkway and Lanier Avenue West. The commission voted unanimously to approve.
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