A project to spruce up the oldest part of the Kedron Village shopping center will be discussed by the Peachtree City Planning Commission tonight.

New paint started going up several weeks ago, but the colors are not in line with those approved for the overall development back in November 1995, according to city staff.

A stop work order was placed on the project July 28 until a decision can be made on how to proceed. City Planner David Rast said in a memo to the commission that the new colors are "a substantial change" to the approved color scheme, and therefore must be reviewed by the planning commission.

The changes center around the Kroger store, which has undergone an extensive remodeling, and Kroger officials want the new colors to "rebrand" the store, Rast said in the memo.

The applicant is wanting to change the metal roof, coping, canopy and exposed steel from hemlock green to black. The stucco would be repainted beige and the light poles and sign posts in the parking lot would be repainted black along with the gas station canopy. The existing accent and decorative brick on the building would remain the same.

City staff is suggesting the roof remain hemlock green along with the canopy to the gas pumps. The metal canopies and accept features would be changed to black under that recommendation.

Rast noted that companies who have built outparcels at the development have followed the design elements approved for the development, including the Outback Steakhouse, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, First Union, Wachovia and Kedron Tire and Automotive. Many of those buildings modified their corporate color scheme for the retail center, he said in the memo.