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Planners to discuss homes on industrial siteFri, 02/20/2009 - 2:50pm
By: John Munford
Subdivision would also be near Falcon Field runway, Lake McIntosh A plan to rezone 37 acres in Peachtree City’s industrial park for an 80-home subdivision and an event center with 12 overnight villas will be reviewed Monday night by the planning commission. Although city officials planned to have a public hearing followed by a commission vote on the proposal, the matter will instead be discussed in a workshop format with no formal vote expected due to problems with advertising the hearing, city officials said. In a lengthy written review of the Callula Hill proposal, City Planner David Rast suggests the matter needs to be studied further due to a number of questions surrounding the plans. The site is adjacent to the Lake McIntosh reservoir that is under construction and also borders the Planterra Ridge golf club. Officials for developer Pathway Communities argue that the lake and golf course are precisely why the land is a good fit as a residential use instead of an industrial application. Pathway also has cited the topography of the site, which includes a drop of 70 feet from the center to the property lines, as not being ideal for industrial development. The homes and event center would hear noise from aircraft departing and arriving at Falcon Field because of its proximity to the airport’s runway, Rast noted in his memo. Pathway has proposed filing a declaration notice so each owner will be notified of the airport location. The property might be suitable for use as an office development, a larger events center or a secondary education complex, Rast wrote. “Each of these uses could be designed to take advantage of the topography, vegetation and views similar to what is being proposed with a residential use,” Rast wrote. A city analysis showed that there are 473 acres of remaining undeveloped industrial-zoned property in the industrial park along with approximately 240,000 square feet of vacant buildings. Pathway is proposing the site be accessed by TDK Boulevard and Southpark Drive. That would force Callula Hill residents to drive through the Southpark industrial park on their way to and from home. Such access “does not comply with the village concept nor does it create a sense of neighborhood found in other residential areas throughout the city,” Rast wrote. Southpark includes mostly office and distribution facility uses along with some manufacturing; companies ranging from Rinnai, Aventure Aviation, the Shinsei Corporation, FieldTurf, Metal Forming and Jasper Transmissions, Rast noted. Another issue with the property is how golf carts from Callula Hill will link with the rest of the city’s golf cart path network, Rast said. Rezoning the property will require changing the city’s land use plan designation for the parcel and also the zoning to limited use residential and limited use commercial. Pathway has said the homes will be age-targeted, designed to appeal to adults who are downsizing from larger homes. But there would be no age restrictions on residents. To preserve lake views, the house sizes are limited to 4,000 square feet and the subdivision layout will feature a terrace design. The subdivision would generate an estimated $837,000 a year in tax and use fees each year at buildout including $431,000 in school taxes, according to Pathway’s calculations. Pathway thinks the subdivision would have “minimal demand” on school facilities. In his memo Rast said the Callula Hill proposal has the potential to be “one of the more desirable neighborhoods in Peachtree City.” But due to the outstanding issues surrounding the proposal, Rast declined to offer a recommendation that the rezoning be approved. The 80 homes would be on 25 acres of the property, while the event center would be on a 6.8 acre tract, leaving five acres of open space on the site, Rast noted. login to post comments
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