Wednesday, May 2, 2001
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Wednesday, May 2, 2001 |
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Tree law changes may get action Thursday
By
DAVE HAMRICK
A public hearing on proposed changes to Fayette County's tree protection ordinance will be Thursday night at the County Administrative Complex. County Planning Commission members have been discussing the changes for several months with an eye to adding some language governing timbering operations. A buffer would be required surrounding clear-cut land, and a minimum number of trees within the clear-cut area would have to be saved. The proposed changes also call for cleanup of timbering sites once the cutting is done. During their most recent work session, commission members directed county engineers to make several minor changes in the language of the proposed new section. Following Thursday's hearing, they'll either vote to recommend approval or take the matter up in additional work sessions if the public makes suggestions that need follow-up. If the group votes Thursday night, its recommendation will go to the County Commission May 24 for final action. Also, an office park for Ga. Highway 54 at Flat Creek Trail and a cheerleader training facility on Walter Way off Ga. Highway 85 north are among proposals the Planning Commission will consider tomorrow. Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the County Administrative Complex. Owner Frances Loyd is asking for a change in zoning category from A-R (single family homes on minimum five-acre lots) to O-I (office-institutional) for 4.5 acres at Hwy. 54 west and Flat Creek Trail. Plans are for a bank and three office buildings. The parcel falls within an area where the county has imposed special architectural standards offices developed there would have to have a residential appearance. Mark Wurster, owner, is seeking a light industrial zoning category, M1, for one acre on Walter Way in the Kenwood Business Park. The rest of the park is already zoned M1, and this one parcel was inadvertently zoned M1 with special conditions. Plans are to lease the space to Tusc Cheer Lab, which has been teaching cheerleading classes using the facilities of Fayette Ballet and is ready for its own facility, said Wurster. Also on the agenda, Mary Katherine Reid is seeking to add a half acre to her 1.5-acre lot on Dogwood Trail, and is asking for R-70 zoning, which allows homes on two-acre lots.
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