By DAVE HAMRICK
Staff Writer

Three annexation and rezoning requests for medical offices in the Fayette Community Hospital area are back on the Fayetteville City Council's table this week.

Council had called a time-out on two requests on the east side and one on the west side of the hospital to give city staff and the Planning Commission time to develop a new zoning category for the area.

The new Medical Office zoning category will be on the agenda for the council's Monday, Aug. 2 meeting, along with the annexations.

The proposed law would allow use of the category on parcels of an acre or more within 1,000 feet of the hospital. Parcels farther away would have to be 20 acres or more to qualify for the category.

The changes also will be discussed at a work session tonight. Both meetings are at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Asking to make their parcels part of the city will be:

ä Randy Hayes Development Corp. Hayes' proposed four-acre development includes a medical office building and a bank on Ga. Highway 54 one parcel east of the hospital. Hayes showed up for first reading of the new zoning category last week and pointed out that the proposed zoning did not include banks. Council members agreed to add banks to the list of allowed uses.

ä Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Holbrook. The Holbrooks want to sell their 1.44-acre tract on Sandy Creek Road next to the hospital's rear entrance to Fayette Dental Aesthetics for its office. The firm makes dentures.

ä Larry and Donna Mayfield. The couple want to sell their 4.9 acres to Dr. Gerald Goldklang to house his office. Realtor Aubrey Massey, speaking for Goldklang, said the doctor also hopes to use part of the property for walking trails or other public uses compatible with the hospital.

The land is on Hwy. 54 next to the All-Cad medical office building (formerly Apex).

In addition to the MO category, council will consider several changes to its zoning ordinances, including corrections and clarifications.

A rule placing psychic businesses in the C-3 [commercial] zoning classification and requiring that psychics' offices be at least 1,500 square feet also will be included.

Council also will consider placing a definition for garage sales and for businesses in its zoning ordinances, to distinguish the two and discourage “perpetual” yard sales.

Also on the council's agenda will be an update from city engineer Don Easterbrook on a flood study recently conducted on Gingercake Creek.

The city is looking for ways to prevent or reduce flooding of several homes along the creek.