The treehouses in Peachtree City are safe until January.

The City Council postponed a discussion on a proposed ordinance to control "structures in trees," following several weeks of discussion about television reception antennas clipped into treetops in the city.

City Manager Jim Basinger told the council last week that city staff and BellSouth Entertainment representatives are meeting to discuss the antennas and will have a proposal for one of the January City Council meetings. Development services department planners had recommended the ordinance because of the antennas, calling them potential dangers in storms, and because of finding "all kinds of things nailed into trees," according to director Jim Williams.

City council members have expressed some reluctance to prohibit children's "tree forts." The content of the proposed ordinance will be presented in January, Basinger stated.

The council also approved three rezonings and a variance for small tracts of industrial and commercial property. Accepting the recommendation of the Peachtree City Planning Commission, the council approved:

Rezoning John Profitt's 2.944-acre tract on Huddleston Road from agricultural residential to general commercial to conform to surrounding uses;

Rezoning the Tim and Elaine Powers property, 2.063 acres on Huddleston Road from general industrial to limited industrial to allow building in conformance with adjacent setbacks; and

Rezoning 423 Ga. Highway 74 north from AR to limited commercial for a Sherwin Williams Paint Store. A 27-foot variance also was granted to allow a smaller rear setback on the 0.7-acre property, which will be buffered on the rear by a fence and an undisturbed green belt. The tract was formerly the home of Martha Moore and is next door to Nature's Nursery.