Friday, June 28, 2002
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Friday, June 28, 2002 |
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Senoia's moratorium ends Monday By JOHN
THOMPSON
Senoia's moratorium on rezoning requests and annexation issues will end Monday. After spending months studying and reworking the city's land development and zoning ordinances, the City Council is expected to give final approval to the changes Monday night. One of the biggest changes in the zoning ordinance is the elimination of the PUD, or Planned Unit Development district. The PUD was in the zoning ordinance to take care of large tracts that might have residential and commercial components. But city planner Bill Johnston told the council during their evaluation of the ordinances that no applications have been filed in recent years for the district, so he suggested eliminating it. Another zoning category eliminated is the R-20 zoning district, which would allow half-acre lots. Since the smaller lots can be built in the city's open space zoning category, Johnston did not see the need for this classification. Johnston also added a conceptual site plan to the city's land development ordinance. "This allows major developments to come before the city early on," he said. The planner also advocated a punchlist, so that both city leaders and developers could see the timelines for when specific items needed to be submitted. Another interesting item on the agenda is a request from the Senoia Historical Society for an October Arts & Crafts Festival. The group wants to stage a multi-discipline festival that will draw visitors from throughout the region. The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
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