Wednesday, December 4, 2002
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Wednesday, December 4, 2002 |
PTC Council to rule on linking new subdivision to TyroneBy JOHN
MUNFORD
With a relatively light agenda, the Peachtree City Council is slated to consider allowing a road in a new subdivision to link to a similar development in Tyrone. Developer Jimmy Halligan has requested he be allowed to link the two subdivisions, which are under construction north of Crabapple Lane near where a new elementary school is being built. The Peachtree City Planning Commission has agreed not to oppose the plan to connect the roads, but council has the final say on the matter. The Tyrone Town Planning Commission has also approved the linkage but does not need approval from the town council. City Planner David Rast told the city's Planning Commission there were no logistical matters that would complicate the city providing services for the homes within the city limits. The subdivision being built in Peachtree City is called Maple Shade. Council will also revisit a greenbelt violation involving a retaining wall erected by a resident just beyond his backyard. In February, council ordered Bill Rye of 105 St. Andrews Square to remove all portions of the wall and a playground he constructed that encroached into the greenbelt more than two feet. Rye appeared before council again in September, saying he delayed the project due to the economic slowdown, hoping to save several thousand dollars by combining it with other work on his home. Council voted then to give Rye 90 more days to complete the demolition of that part of the wall, which encroached into the greenbelt by 6.4 feet in one area and 8.1 feet in another area. Rye said the mistake occurred because a survey was not done on the property because he purchased it outright. He also pointed out that city staff helped give him guidance on the project when the playground and wall were built, and the error wasn't caught then. Rye originally sought an easement from the city to allow the wall and playground to remain. But when council decided instead to require Rye to remove a portion of the wall and the playground, several council members said they didn't want to create a precedent that could endanger the city's greenbelt areas. Rye is also required to landscape the area in accordance with a professionally designed plan to renaturalize the area.
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