A developer is asking the Peachtree City Council to consider lifting the multi-family housing moratorium to consider a rezoning for a senior living community with up to 350 units on Ga. Highway 74 South near Holly Grove Road.

The location is the same site where a different developer previously proposed to build two big box stores, including a Lowe’s Home Improvement store. Those plans were shelved by that developer after City Planner David Rast recommended against the commercial rezoning for the large stores.

The moratorium must be lifted for the apartment element of the plan to be considered. Under the moratorium, city staff cannot work on any rezoning involving a change to a multi-family residential use without first getting the moratorium lifted for a specific piece of property.

Dominion Partners is proposing to build the 350 units on 26 acres, with between 160-180 independent living homes, 48 assisted living units and 24 “memory care” apartment homes. Another 77 acres on the parcel will remain undisturbed and provide a nature reserve for residents, according to John Gorecki of Dominion Partners.

The project is being called “Somerby of Peachtree City.”

According to Dominion representatives, most of the community will be a combination of for-sale and for-rent detached buildings of two, three, four and six residences each. The company will provide “premier senior housing and healthcare related services to adults 55 and up,” according to information Dominion supplied the city.

There will be planned activities, exercise programs and wellness opportunities for Somerby residents and a host of amenities planned, including specialized fitness equipment, an indoor heated aerobic exercise pool and paved walking paths with exercise stations. There will also be a full-service dining facility, a library with a computer center, a movie theater, billiards and a game room in addition to an arts and crafts center, according to the company.

Also planned are an on-site beauty salon and barbershop, a convenience store and a private banking office, but the company will offer scheduled transportation for residents, taking them to medical appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores and other shopping necessities in addition to other recreational outings.

The company believes that families who already live in Peachtree City want to bring their parents here to live closer to them. The facility will also create an expected 125 new full-time positions.

Dominion Partners is located in Birmingham, Ala., as well as Raleigh, N.C., and Richmond, Va.