PTC may take over enforcement of Pathway subdivision covenants

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

The Peachtree City Planning Commission will begin taking a look at its role in the process of approving plans for the city in coming weeks.

But a new development could assure that the commission's workload will increase, despite the city nearing residential buildout. City officials have been informed that Pathway Communities is not going to be able to enforce its covenant restrictions in its subdivisions as strictly as in the past. Jim Williams, the city's director of developmental services, believes the city should pick up the slack.

Pathway has traditionally enforced covenants and architectural standards which limit such items as the color of paint used on a structure to the location of camper vehicles, said City Public Information Officer Betsy Tyler. The change will be considered particularly since Pathway is expanding its reach beyond the city limits, Tyler said.

In many cases, the covenants and architectural standards are more strict than city ordinances, Tyler added.

Plannning Commissioner Rich Schumacher said at Monday's meeting that he worried the workload of the city's planning staff would increase significantly. Any staffing needs should be directed to the City Council as soon as possible, he urged.

"The staff is already stretched to the max," Schumacher said.

While enforcing the Pathway covenants will first be considered by Council, the planning commission will also study possible changes to ordinances, Williams said. He added that he didn't want to "foist" the ordinances on the commission, however.

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