The hit won't be as costly as originally proposed, but Peachtree City businesses will get a sting on their city taxes starting next year.

Thursday night the Peachtree City Council approved a new tax schedule that means businesses will pay anywhere from $5 to $1,000 more than this year. The fees, which are charged based on the number of a businesses' employees, will go from $17.50 per person to $18.50 per person.

The change is expected to net the city nearly $21,000 in additional revenue.

The tax hike was approved 4-1 with Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett in opposition. Plunkett said she would vote no because she felt the higher taxes weren't related to increased services.

Mayor Harold Logsdon said he disagreed because the city's budget increases annually so he felt the increases were directly tied to services provided by the city.

The increases were based in large part on a review of city taxes and fees that occurs every three years, Finance Director Paul Salvatore has said.

The change increases the minimum tax from $100 to $105 and caps the maximum tax at $6,000 instead of $5,000.

The city got input on the initial proposal, which increased the top tax from $5,000 to $8,000, from the Fayette County Development Authority and the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, city officials said.

Plunkett said she did like the latest revisions that did a better job of "spreading out" the burden among all businesses.

The city also decided to start charging a $20 administrative fee to businesses who are normally exempt from the business taxes but wish to be listed on the city's web site. That will add another $1,000 to $2,000 in revenue, officials estimate.

Council also approved a sweeping set of fee increases and new fees to developmental services, in many cases instituting fees for reviews that were previously free. Among the services no longer free are: numerous types of plan reviews, which will cost ranging from $50 up to a fee of $250 and an additional $4 per lot.

Permits increasing in cost include a demolition permit, up to $300 from $50 and fence permits, going up from $20 to $30.

Local developer Scott Bradshaw told Council that the Midwest Georgia Home Builders Association did a detailed study of other municipalities and county governments and determined that the proposed fees were "not out of line."

While the association was not "supportive" of the higher fees, the association would not oppose them, Bradshaw said, noting that Coweta County is one of the most expensive places to build and develop land.

The increased development fees were approved unanimously by Council.