Church Street office, two Fayetteville subdivisions up for approval June 24

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

Plans for an office building on Church Street and plats for two subdivisions were discussed by the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission at its monthly workshop meeting Tuesday night.

The office building on Church Street will be located on a vacant lot adjacent to the parking lot for Fayetteville First United Methodist Church. Scott Burrell plans to build a 2,000 sq. ft. house that will match the residential homes in the community, according to city documents.

Parking will be located in the rear of the two-story house. The property is located in the residential-professional district and the plan has been approved by the city's architecture review committee since the area is located in the Main Street district.

Commission chairman Myron Coxe thanked Burrell for bringing the city "a Main Street project."

One of the subdivisions discussed was Emory Springs, which will be located off Ga. Highway 54 West behind the Fayette Professional Building. The plat for the 29.25-acre subdivision may need more changes depending on the results of a flood study of the area, which is adjacent to a creek.

The number of units in the single family detached subdivision might vary between 68 and 75 units depending on the flood study, said Jahnee Prince, the city's director of planning and zoning.

The subdivision will have a 300-foot buffer to screen it from office and commercial properties to the north, according to the developer.

The commission also discussed a plat for the 18.7 acre Farrer Woods subdivision that will be located off North Jeff Davis Drive. The plans include 51 single-family detached homes, with 5.93 acres of open space.

Developer Bob Rolader asked the commission to consider allowing a variance for the rear building setback so garages can be built at the rear of the homes. The setback is 30 feet but Rolader wants it set at 15 feet for the garages only "to get the type of architecture we believe wants to be seen here."

Coxe noted the variance would need approval of the adjacent property owners. A public hearing on the variance couldn't be held until next month, Prince said.

Rolader said the subdivision would have plenty of stormwater detention built in so as not to exacerbate flooding problems in the area. He also agreed to reserve a minimum of 35 feet of greenspace at the entrance to the subdivision along with a landscaped entrance feature.

The commission took no action on any of the matters since the meeting was in workshop format. The commission is scheduled to consider matters for a formal vote at its regular meeting Tuesday, June 24.