Friday, July 27, 2001
Friday, July 27, 2001 |
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New subdivision plans unveiled Proposal for
development next to Wynnmeade
By JOHN
MUNFORD
Plans for a 107-home subdivision in Peachtree City north of Wynnmeade have been sent back to the drawing board. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of a concept plan from Piedmont Properties for the Live Oaks subdivision Monday night, with several commissioners noting there were too many unanswered questions about the plan. The subdivision will link to the northern extension of MacDuff Parkway by an access road. Fire department officials believe this road is key to keeping emergency response times down in the area. City staff want the access road to MacDuff to be completed within 30 days after John Wieland Homes finishes the extension of MacDuff Parkway. Piedmont Properties President Marvin Isenberg resisted that notion, saying he wasn't aware of a time table for completion of the MacDuff extension yet. Piedmont Properties also wants Live Oaks to link to Wynnmeade via Wynnmeade Drive and North Meade Drive. Sewer service for the subdivision depends on a project to rehabilitate the existing interceptor sewer in the area, according to information from the city's Water and Sewer Authority. The project is expected to be completed by February or March but if it's delayed, service would only be available for between 20 and 25 homes, according to WASA. Also, if the sewer rehab project is delayed, Piedmont Properties must pay for adding up to five manhole riser sections to the interceptor sewer to insure storage capacity exists to avoid possible overflows, according to a letter from Scott McDonald of WASA. Wayne Roberts of the Wynnmeade homeowners association said it is important that most of the Live Oaks subdivision be developed before access is allowed to Wynnmeade Parkway and North Meade Drive. It is important to keep construction traffic from entering Wynnmeade, he said. Roberts also argued that the main entrance to the subdivision should be off MacDuff Parkway. The homeowners association will work with Isenberg regarding various issues Wynnmeade residents have with the development, Roberts added. Commission Chairman Wes Saunders said another unsolved issue was the trade of land so a currently-designated city park can be used as part of the development. Isenberg has proposed swapping 1.5 acres of land located in the flood plain for the park, although the city has indicated that land is unsuitable for a recreation park. City officials want Piedmont Properties to reimburse the city for the facilities located in the park, located near the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and North Meade Drive. The subdivision has met the city's traffic impact ordinance, according to Jim Williams, the city's director of developmental services. Piedmont Properties plans to market the homes for between $150,000 and $200,000, Isenberg said.
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