Sunday, April 18, 1999 |
Consultants had suggested more than 100 row houses, plus 200 other homes of varying sizes on about 80 acres of the property, with the rest divided between two types of office space, a retail square to serve the residents, a hotel/conference center and a series of parks. The new plan calls for about 200 homes altogether, reducing the number of row houses to about 30. But Councilman Al Hovey-King, who was absent when council members decided to reduce the density, said last week during council's work session that the plan was fine as it is. "I don't think we've done a thing that's positive here," he said, adding that he was willing to study the changes more before deciding to oppose them. "You've taken out a lot of the things that really gave it character," he said. Councilman Kenneth Steele said the new plan represents a definite improvement. "We've maintained the integrity of the concept and fluctuated the density downward," he said. In other action tomorrow, council will consider: -- A beer and wine license for Ramon A. Toribio Jr. Toribio hopes to put the Atlanta area's 12th Los Toribio restaurant in the new Kroger shopping center on Ga. Highway 85 south. -- Rezoning to allow the Church of Christ of Fayette County to build its new sanctuary, office and educational space on Redwine Road between Ramah and Price roads. -- Annexation and rezoning for a medical professional building and bank on Hwy. 54 near Fayette Community Hospital. -- Declaring a list of used cars and other equipment surplus in preparation for an auction set for May 1. Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall. * Homeowners in Stonebriar subdivision whose lots back up to busy Lester Road want to put up six-foot fences to separate their children and pets from the traffic. But because the homes have frontage on both Lester Road and subdivision street Verdon Hill, Fayetteville law describes the lots as having two front yards and no rear yard, and city law doesn't allow fences in front yards. The city Planning Commission will consider the homeowners' request for an exception to the rule during its monthly business meeting Tuesday. Business meetings are usually fourth Tuesdays, but this month's session was moved up a week to give staff a chance to attend a conference. Commission members said they want to help the homeowners out, but expressed some misgivings during a work session last week. "We don't want to set a precedent that we can't live with in other areas of the city," said Bill Tally, chairman. The commission also will consider a development plan for a freestanding CVS Pharmacy at 510 N. Glynn Street, another in a series of offices in the Burch Office Park at Ga. Highway 54 and Burch Road, an office/warehouse development on Weatherly Drive between Fayette Montessori School and Weatherly subdivision, and a 5,400-sq. ft. repair shop building on lot four of East Fayette Industrial Park. Annexation and rezoning of 1.44 acres on Sandy Creek Road near Hwy. 54 also is on the agenda. Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Holbrook want to put a dental lab on the property. The group will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
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