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Fairburn wants new homes to match the old By JOHN
THOMPSON Fairburn officials would like to see new development in subdivisions closely resemble the existing development. For that reason, the Fairburn City Council is set to discuss an "in-fill development" ordinance Monday night that would make the development more consistent. City officials have expressed concern recently that new development in existing subdivisions is markedly different than the older development. In the ordinance, the town wants new developments to conform with existing architectural style, roof pitch, siding materials, dwelling unit square footage and front yard setbacks. The town defines the area to be examined as the immediately surrounding neighborhood of a subdivision, which is defined as the adjoining six developed lots. In determining the size of the new home to be placed in the subdivision, the ordinance calls for calculating the average floor area of all single family dwellings within the immediate neighborhood. The ordinance would cover all single-family neighborhoods within any of the residential areas in which 75 percent of the lots have been developed for a minimum of five years. The town will discuss the ordinance starting at 7:30 Monday night at Fairburn City Hall.
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