It went off without a hitch. The conceptual site plan for Sany Corporation’s 228-acre campus in Peachtree City won unanimous approval Monday from the city’s Planning Commission.

“I really like the architecture and the other aspects of the plan,” said Commissioner Marty Mullin.

Sany construction manager Kevin Wood reviewed the plan that had come before commissioners at the work session earlier this month.

Previously submitted plans showed the oval-shaped main office building, the headquarters for administrative and research and development functions, connecting to the adjacent assembly building by a pedestrian bridge. A plaza, courtyard and reflecting pool will separate the two buildings.

The area will also be used to showcase the concrete pumper trucks that will be assembled at the facility.

The perimeters of the development will include significant landscaping and preserved wetlands, Wood said.

The commission’s approval came with six conditions. Those included Development of Regional Impact (DRI) approval and any conditions that might arise during that process.

Sany will work with the city to ensure that all elements of the plan comply with current ordinances and will work with the airport authority to receive approval of the company’s testing facility.

Another condition required that stormwater detention facility be sized to accommodate future expansion of the 228-acre site and that tree replacement be determined once future expansions are planned.

The final condition noted that a new plan must be submitted for approval if substantial changes are made to the current conceptual plan.

The site is situated adjacent to Cooper Lighting and Cooper Wiring on Ga. Highway 74. Visitors and company administrative staff will access the campus from Cooper Circle, while employees and service delivery vehicles will enter from Cooper Loop Road.

The development will soon begin the DRI process. City Planner David Rast said the city will work with Sany during the process. The DRI process requires approval by Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and must be concluded prior to the city’s approval of the final site plan, Rast said.

“It should be understood that as the plan continues through the DRI review process, modifications may be required in order to meet the conditions of approval by GRTA and ARC,” Rast said.

Sany is a mainland China corporation, with the planned Peachtree City facility representing its first foray into production in the U.S. production market.

The local facility will assemble heavy construction equipment, especially the company’s signature high-rise concrete pumper trucks.

The company expects to bring 200 jobs to Peachtree City in its first five years with an average annual salary of $50,000. It hopes to expand to 600 jobs in future years while also relocating its U.S. headquarters here as well, officials have said. Sany sells its products in more than 60 countries. The company anticipates that having a U.S. location it will enable it to improve its service force.

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