Wednesday, October 3, 2001
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Wednesday, October 3, 2001 |
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Plan for Fayetteville south side slows down By MONROE
ROARK
The proposed master plan for the south side of Fayetteville is under review by the City Council, but council members will not be rushing to send it through. After a brief presentation at last Tuesday night's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting by the developers of the project, an update was given to the City Council at its work session the next night. The Planning and Zoning Commission gave no recommendation on what it heard, since the information was being given to its members for the first time, according to city staff. A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow night's regular council meeting, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, to inform the public about possible changes to the city's land use plan to meet the master plan, which was scheduled to be considered for adoption by the council Oct. 18. But that schedule has slowed a bit. The Oct. 18 adoption was contingent upon confirmation from the Atlanta Regional Commission that the revision is considered "minor" and not "major," according to city staff. A major revision would take a few additional months. The total site is 392.3 acres. Existing uses call for 106.2 acres of community commercial, 160.2 acres of medium-density single family residential, 124.9 acres of low-density single family residential, and one acre of public-institutional property. Under the proposed plan, 114.6 acres would be used for commercial/retail, along with 116.4 acres of medium-density single family residential, 118.4 acres of high-density single family residential, 3.2 acres of office, 18.4 acres of mixed-use office/retail, and 21.3 acres of commercial office warehouse. The property in question is bordered on the west by Ga. Highway 85 and on the south by Ga. Highway 92 south. The completed development would stretch east to Jeff Davis and include an extension of the Hwy. 92 connector from Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard to Jeff Davis. Council members agreed last week that the project should not be rushed through at this level, especially since no Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation has been made. "Maybe we should step back and let P&Z get ahead of us on this," said Mayor Pro Tempore Walt White, who was conducting the meeting in Mayor Kenneth Steele's absence. That echoed the sentiments of Councilman Al Hovey-King, who said, "There's no hurry on this." "The Village [another master-planned development now underway in Fayetteville] is 110 acres, and we took a year on it," said Councilman Bill Talley. "This is much larger." City Manager Joe Morton said that the public hearing on this issue must remain on tomorrow night's agenda since it has already been advertised, but action can be tabled at that time if it is the council's desire.
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