The Peachtree City Council approved a residential rezoning Thursday night that will put 23 single family homes on an 8.45-acre tract in the northwest corner of the city.

The matter was tabled late last year by the previous council so developer Chadwick Homes could be allowed to retool the concept plan after several council members balked at the original proposal for 32 homes on the property, located off Old Senoia Road, backing up to the Ardenlee subdivision.

At Thursday night’s council meeting, Councilwoman Judi-ann Rutherford complained that the site plan lacked landscaping, which would leave an open view of one lot on the corner just off Old Senoia Road.

“It was on the original plan,” Rutherford said, referring to the proposed buffer that was left off the plan presented Thursday night.

After some hemming and hawing, the developer agreed to install a buffer to screen that lot ... and to contribute money to the recreation department for a “tot lot” playground since such an amenity was eliminated from its original plan.

Instead, the subdivision will have a passive park at the center with perhaps a gazebo or other feature, and the park will be bordered by additional parking for guests.

The property was zoned agricultural reserve, which is basically the city’s “holding pattern” for property that will be developed for residential use, explained City Planner David Rast.

The density of this tract, 2.7 units per acre, is not as drastic as the density in Ardenlee, which is zoned GR-4, allowing four units per acre, Rast said. Several Ardenlee residents said they wanted to make sure the buffer is appropriate in the homes bordering their subdivision; the plan calls for a 45-foot buffer there.

Also, there will be a 50-foot greenbelt along Old Senoia Road, and the remainder of the buffer on the site will be dedicated to the city.

The final approved zoning was for limited use residential, which will apply the specific zoning characteristics set out by council to this parcel only. The rezoning was approved 4-1, with Rutherford voting against. She said she felt the rezoning didn’t “step down” enough in the density department, since the city is supposed to get less dense as it nears the city limits.

The homes will produce an estimated annual property tax revenue to the city of almost $17,000.

In other business, council approved funding requests of $7,500 for Fayette Senior Services and Promise Place, formerly known as the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence. Council also selected Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett to serve on the Peachtree City Tourism Association, which operates the city’s tennis center, amphitheater and tourism program.