The Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night will consider voting on a proposal to annex 779 acres into the city’s northwestern boundary under a proposal from two developers working in unison.

An earlier, larger annexation proposal was voted down seven years ago by the Peachtree City Council under then-Mayor Bob Lenox — a strong supporter of the plan — after a public outcry against the proposed West Village.

If the commission votes on the annexation, it is likely the matter will be considered by the City Council at its May 3 meeting. But any postponement of the commission’s decision would likely delay the matter reaching the council for a vote.

The commission can only recommend an action to the City Council. The council has the final say on whether or not to annex, which is the formal process of extending the city’s boundaries.

Under the current zoning in the unincorporated county, the minimum lot size is two acres, and the county won a legal challenge to that zoning, fending off a lawsuit from then-owner Pathway Communities several years ago. Opponents of the rezoning contend the city should avoid the annexation because it will allow for far fewer homes and as a result far less traffic congestion during heavy commuting times.

Levitt and Sons and John Wieland Homes want to build 1,194 homes on the two tracts, and both companies have committed to building a bridge over the CSX railroad tracks so they can extend MacDuff Parkway from its current dead-end all the way to link up with Senoia Road and the intersection of north Kedron Drive.

Levitt wants to build 699 homes on its 400-acre parcel, which is in unincorporated Fayette County currently but also borders Tyrone. Levitt’s project is aimed squarely at older adults, and no children will be allowed to live in any of the units, according to Levitt officials.

The company has designs for several tennis courts, an outdoor and an indoor pool and other recreational opportunities in a large clubhouse that will be the central amenity of the development. Also included in “Seasons at Peachtree City” is an activity director on staff who will provide programs for residents.

Levitt’s plan includes the use of more than 200 acres of open space, a company representative has said. Most of that comes as unbuildable wetlands along the property’s border with Line Creek, which will eventually be a significant source of drinking water for Fayette County when the long-planned Lake McIntosh reservoir is ultimately approved by regulatory agencies.

Wieland wants to build 495 homes on its 379-acre tract and plans to use some of its open space to save trees that will buffer between the backyards of some homes in the “Connector Village” subdivision. The tract is located south of Levitt’s property and north of Wieland’s existing Centennial subdivision.

Wieland also wants to have a small “neighborhood commercial” area designed especially for use by Connector Village and Seasons residents. Another part of the plan is the use of parallel parking along MacDuff Parkway near the commercial area in an effort to slow down traffic on the road, which some fear will be used as a cut-through for Coweta County drivers to avoid the oft-congested intersection of Ga. highways 54 and 74.

Wieland has committed to conducting an individual grading plan for each lot in an effort to save trees.

Wieland initially had sought a rezoning for an 89-acre industrially-zoned tract to the west as part of the plan, seeking 335 townhomes. But the City Council denied Wieland’s request to lift the city’s multi-family housing moratorium, in large part because the density was considered too high for the parcel, which was immediately adjacent to the CSX railroad tracks.

When the townhomes went away, so did the site on which Wieland had proposed to build several multi-purpose recreation fields. City officials have indicated that instead Wieland may chip in funds to create similar fields in the city, particularly at the city’s Hwy. 74 South Baseball and Soccer Complex.

In August 2000, the City Council unanimously turned down a development plan to annex 900 acres in the area for 1,400 homes; one of the proposals also included more than 300 townhomes. That rebuffed annexation plan involved much of the land that is to date part of Wieland and Levitt’s proposal.