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Shopping center seeks approval to go over 150,000 square foot limit in PTCFri, 05/09/2008 - 2:45pm
By: John Munford
A request to go over Peachtree City’s 150,000 square foot limit for shopping centers will be considered by the Planning Commission Monday night. The request is for a 175,000 square foot center that has been proposed for the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and Line Creek Drive, next to Planterra Way. The “Line Creek” shopping center includes five large buildings ranging from 20,300 to 45,300 square feet each along with two smaller buildings for “shops” of 9,400 and 5,000 square feet. The site is 16 acres and is adjacent at the rear to the Cardiff Park subdivision as well as part of the city’s Line Creek Nature Area. The project has already been the subject of some controversy as the City Council has agreed to swap part of the existing Line Creek Drive with the developer, Capital City Development of Colorado. The exact details of the land swap has not yet been voted on, however, and Capital City will be required to swap an amount of land at least equal to the appraised value of the property. The plan does not identify which tenants sign leases at the development. CCD is estimating that the city will get an additional $300,000 in taxes annually from the development. The plan includes 548 parking spaces and a tree-lined entry driveway from what CCD is hoping to be a new stoplight on Ga. Highway 54. That decision is in the hands of the Georgia Department of Transportation and not Peachtree City. CCD has committed to installing extra landscaping at the rear to buffer the view for residents of Cardiff Park and also to building a six-foot fence along that 50-foot greenbelt. Also, CCD will be lowering the grade of the site which is currently going uphill heading south on Line Creek Drive away from Hwy. 54. About 24 percent of the site will remain open space or greenbelts, according to CCD’s application for the special use permit. There are also two outdoor courtyard ares for patrons, which may ultimately be used for restaurant seating, and the 45,300 square foot building closest to the highway will also have a covered terraced patio and grassy area. The buildings will be made of brick, stone and other masonry, according to CCD’s application. Also, brick pavers will be used in the parking lot with a dual purpose of slowing down traffic via a “speed table” halfway down the entry drive. A golf cart path will be built along Ga. Highway 54 and also will extend toward the city’s tennis center, according to the plan. Doug McMurrain of CCD has told city officials that he wants the shopping center to look like The Avenue retail center. login to post comments |