Friday, January 18, 2002
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Friday, January 18, 2002 |
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PTC gets first two appeals for development moratorium By JOHN
MUNFORD
The first requests for appeals on Peachtree City's development moratorium have already been received by city officials. Developers of the mixed-use residential and commercial projects known as Lexington Park and Lexington Circle are hoping the City Council determines the projects shouldn't fall under the moratorium. Lexington Circle is the commercial component of the development, which is located on Ga. Highway 54 east at Walt Banks Road. Part of the Lexington Park residential project is already platted and would not be affected under the moratorium. But another portion is under contract to John Wieland Homes and is affected by the moratorium, said Jim Williams, the city's director of developmental services. Dan Fields, vice president of John Wieland Homes, tried to pitch his case at last week's council meeting just before the moratorium was adopted. But Mayor Steve Brown said it was necessary for anyone seeking an appeal to meet with the city's planning staff first and file an appeal. The appeals will likely be heard by council at its Feb. 7 meeting. The moratorium, which was approved last week, was instituted to give the city time to study its development ordinances and proposed changes to the land use plan. An appeals process was built in for developers so they can attempt to convince the City Council their projects shouldn't be held up by the moratorium. Plans for a CVS Pharmacy at Lexington Circle have already been shown to the Planning Commission although they have not been formally approved. The limited use commercial zoning for the property limits the total amount of retail space to 137,000 sq. ft. It also caps the maximum size of a retail store at 50,000 square feet. A number of other commercial buildings in the development will have loft-style residences on top. Including the lofts and townhomes, there will be up to 160 residential units in the commercial complex, which was included in the Limited Use Commercial rezoning that was approved by the City Council in 2000.
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