I thank you in advance for the use of your forum to allow me to delineate more fully the content of my letters dated Feb. 20 and March 13. (I apparently did not clearly communicate through the use of sarcasm.)

Apparently, we have a Peachtree City citizen who has filed a complaint with the City Council concerning music (voice/piano/instrumental) teachers’ daily operations.

Those operations under scrutiny are the number of cars parked outside a teacher’s home during the day’s lessons.

The City Council has responded by drafting a proposed ordinance that would limit music teachers to only two students at any one lesson time in their homes.

To quote a letter from Gary L. Ingle, executive director, Music Teachers National Association, to our Mayor Logsdon and City Council members:

“It has recently come to my attention that Peachtree City is in the process of adopting a new ordinance that would limit home-based businesses to a maximum of two clients at a time in their homes. Zoning ordinances, as we all know, exist to protect our neighborhoods from undesirable noise and traffic issues as well as to keep them safe and clean. Unfortunately, an ordinance like the one you are considering often has an unintended negative consequence: private music teachers who teach, for example, piano in their homes and whose neighborhood location is vital to parents, are in violation of the ordinance.”

In other words, if this ordinance is passed, I, as a piano teacher, can only have two cars parked outside of my home. Whereas, if I, as a citizen, were to have a bunko party, a Lia Sophia jewelry party, or a Pampered Chef party, I could have 20 cars parked outside of my home.

It is my sincere hope that the unfairness of this proposed ordinance be further illuminated.

To continue with statements from Gary L. Ingle:

“We believe the home-music studio enhances the character of neighborhoods. The home studio is not an overtly visible business — teachers are careful not to disrupt the residential areas. Some students bicycle or walk (or golf cart) to their lessons. Many teachers conduct group classes, but parents do not attend these classes and have no need to park for any length of time. If recitals are held in the studio, they are ”social” in nature and the cars parked are no different than cars parked for any other types of social occasions.”

Peachtree City Council, please reconsider this proposed ordinance. My point is that my four piano students’ cars are no different than my neighbor’s five-car social gathering. Neither of us is causing “undesirable noise or traffic issues.”

So why are home businesses/music teachers being singled out?

Tamara S. Bingham

Owner, TSBingham Piano/Keyboard Studio

Peachtree City, Ga.