Wednesday, July 10, 2002
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Wednesday, July 10, 2002 |
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Unusual dual subdivision planned for PTC, Tyrone By JOHN MUNFORD
An unusual two-city subdivision is working its way through planning processes this month. A developer's proposal to link Tyrone and Peachtree City with a road that would connect Crabapple Lane with Old Senoia Road was scrutinized by the Peachtree City Planning Commission at a workshop Monday night. The commission did not rule on the request; that responsibility lies with the City Council, who will hold a hearing on the matter at a later date. Jimmy Halligan of Hyland Developers said the connecting road would allow better access for emergency vehicles. But local resident John DuFresne pointed out that the city's Fire Department currently doesn't respond to Tyrone unless they are called on for a special situation. The road would attach to Crabapple Lane in Peachtree City across from the new elementary school that is under construction. The school might draw extra "cut through" traffic in the subdivision, but if the developer installs traffic calming devices that might be curtailed, said City Planner David Rast. The subdivision in question, called Maple Shade, will be developed in two phases, the first in Peachtree City and the second in Tyrone, Halligan explained. While work has already begun on the Peachtree City side, the Tyrone tract will be built as a second phase to the subdivision which wouldn't start until late next year at the earliest, Halligan said. The Peachtree City side will include 45 homes and the phase in Tyrone will have between 52 and 54 homes, Halligan said. All will be on one-acre lots and will be designed the same way. Halligan said Maple Shade will be marketed as an upscale subdivision and if the connecting road is approved it will allow him to offer more amenities around a lake that is located in between the two tracts. The lake would have a dock area and a nearby pool, but that would be impossible to do financially without the connecting road, Halligan said. None of the lots will be on sewer because currently there is no sewer availability within 500 feet of the development, Halligan said. Thus, they will all be served by septic tanks, he added.
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