A proposed set of special design rules for the Ga. Highway 85 north corridor will be studied at least one more time by the Fayette Planning Commission before being passed on to the Board of Commissioners for final action.

The Planning Commission will take up the standards, designed to make the roadway a "scenic gateway into Fayette," during their workshop meeting Oct. 15.

Special building design restrictions for Hwy. 85 from Fayetteville north to the county line have been on the commission's plate for several months. The group sent its recommendations to the County Commission, but the governing body sent the Hwy. 85 overlay plan back to Planning Commission after a businessman asked for a chance to comment.

After several business people last week complained that the standards are too restrictive, resident Kathy Algood told the Planning Commission that it shouldn't ease up too much. "Some areas up there look like third world countries," she said.

Julian Lee, part owner of about 20 acres of commercial property along the thoroughfare, has complained in two meetings that the standards are overly restrictive, and last week Lane Brown, president of the Fayette Business Association, questioned whether restrictions on curb cuts would deny some land owners access to their property.

Kathy Zeitler, zoning administrator, said the restrictions require owners of properties with less than 250 feet of road frontage to combine their access with that of adjoining properties, but the restriction applies only if joint access can be worked out.

One property owner, who didn't identify himself, said some of the restrictions are so tight he may not be able to use his property. "I don't think we need to limit everything toone military style," he said.

The standards are intended to go hand-in-glove with a recently adopted land use plan for that area, which in turn is expected to work with zoning of property along the corridor to "establish and maintain a scenic gateway into Fayette County," according to planning officials.

A similar set of special requirements along Ga. Highway 54 between Fayetteville and Peachtree City is working well, officials say, and they want the same thing for 85 north.

Among restrictions are limits on the number of driveways allowed, and architectural standards for buildings aimed at an office park appearance.