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Airport won't oppose subdivision proposalWed, 05/13/2009 - 6:50pm
By: John Munford
The Peachtree City Airport Authority has decided not to oppose a 80-home subdivision and event center that would be built near the end of the runway at Falcon Field. The authority is asking developer Pathway Communities to meet four requests upon which its approval is conditioned for the Callula Hill subdivision. The subdivision, if a rezoning is approved by the City Council, would be located on the other side of the northern end of the runway just on the other side of two golf holes at Planterra Ridge Golf Course. The parcel is not adjacent to any residentially-zoned property but is situated next to industrially-zoned property and also the golf course. Authority Chairman Mike Brady noted that the Federal Aviation Administration has agreed that the authority is adequately protecting its runway safety zone. “We are satisfied that we are in compliance,” Brady said. Pathway has agreed to include information for all homeowners notifying them of the airport’s proximity, Brady said. Doing that will “at best mitigate any future problems from residents in that area,” he added. Former airport manager Jim Savage asked if the authority would take a stance for or against the development, but Brady replied such a decision is outside of the authority’s jurisdiction. “It’s not really within our jurisdiction to do that,” Brady said. Ultimately the rezoning from industrial use to residential and commercial use is up to the City Council. Airport Manager John Crosby said a small portion of the property, about a third of an acre, is in the airport’s runway safety zone and that Pathway has previously agreed to not build any structures in the airports 20-1 approach slope. The airport has an 1,000 foot obstacle-free safety area off its runway thanks to a deal several years ago wherein the airport purchased land from Pathway Communities off the runway’s north end to allow two golf holes to be moved at Planterra Ridge. That allowed for the road path for TDK Boulevard, a road that was to extend into rural Coweta County, to be moved further away from the airport, Crosby said. It wasn’t until months after that deal was consummated that the City Council scuttled funding for the TDK Boulevard project, which drew criticism after Coweta County officials announced a 3,000 home subdivision that would use TDK to access Ga. Highway 74. The authority's vote to approve a letter that would not oppose the proposed development was unanimous with authority member Jerry Cobb absent. login to post comments![]() |