Fayetteville council members Nov. 17 voted 3-1 to amend the city’s solid waste ordinance to require that garbage customers remove their containers from the street by 7 p.m. on the day following garbage pick-up. The move was in response to complaints about containers being left on the curb for several days after the containers were emptied.

The amendment states that on the customer’s designated day for collection the container will be placed at curbside in front of the residence or in a designated place.

Containers must be placed approximately two to four feet from the edge of the roadway, but not so as to pose a physical or visual obstruction to motorists, the amendment said.

Another provision of the amendment states that where there is insufficient right-of-way adjacent to the roadway or other topographical difficulties, customers shall place their container in a safe location that does not cause visual or physical obstruction to motorists or pedestrians.

All containers must be removed from curbside and returned to the customer’s residence, out of view from the public right-of-way, no later than 7 p.m. on the day following service.

The measure passed on a 3-1 vote. Council members Walt White, Wilson Price and Glenn Brewer voted in favor of the amendment while Larry Dell voted against it.

Though no discussion was held prior to the vote, some on the council had expressed their views at an earlier meeting. White had said he supported the amendment, saying he had received more calls this year relating to the problem than he had on any other issue. White said he was behind the amendment 100 percent.

Dell had said he could not support the measure, citing the belief that code enforcement would be a “nightmare.”

Also at the meeting, council members heard the first reading of an annexation and rezoning request that would pave the way for the construction of two 40,000 square-foot medical and professional buildings on eight acres along Ga. Highway 54 between Hickory Avenue and Yorktown Drive, across from Fayette Medical Center.

Currently the site of Advanced Aesthetics, developer Mike Tallant told Planning and Zoning commissioners Oct. 25 that, if ultimately approved, owner Dr. Paul Feldman would close his Jonesboro office and consolidate his practice in Fayetteville.

Tallant said the project cost would be $7 million for each building, with Advanced Aesthetics occupying 10,000 square feet in the first building constructed. Five thousand square feet of space would be dedicated to an ambulatory surgery center, he said. The project, he added, would benefit the city on several levels.

Talent told commissioners the remainder of the office space would used by medical and other professional organizations and would not house retail businesses.

The first building to be constructed would be closest to Hwy. 54 and would be situated perpendicular to the roadway. The second building of the campus-like development would be roughly parallel to Hwy. 54 toward the rear of the property.

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