Fayetteville Planning and Zoning commissioners Feb. 14 got their first look at a proposed mixed use medical office and residential development located near the southeast quadrant of Ga. Highway 54 and Burch Road. Across the intersection, Burch Road becomes Gingercake Road.

The request for the 23.8-acre tract, known as the Stone property, calls for rezoning approximately 20 of the acres currently zoned C-3 and R-40 to MO while three of the remaining acres located along Hwy. 54 would retain its C-3 zoning for commercial development.

With an MO zoning, plans call for establishing a mixed use development consisting of medical offices, an assisted living center and independent living homes, Planning and Zoning Director Eldridge Gunn told commissioners.

The office portion of the development would be located near Hwy. 54.

The residential component would be located toward the rear of the property, in proximity to existing residential development.

The main entrance to the property would be off Hwy. 54 with a secondary entrance off Burch Road. The proposed Burch Road entrance would be outside the city limits, Gunn said, and would cross private property that would be accessed as a driveway entrance.

As proposed, the development will feature a roadway encircling an area of oak trees near the center of the property and will include greenspace and a park. An existing pond on the property will be refurbished to add to the aesthetics, commissioners were told. Sidewalks will be installed in and around the pond and along Hwy. 54.

Commissioners agreed that having a second entrance and exit on the property would be desirable. Commissioner Allen Feldman said the issues surrounding the installation of the private driveway as a second entrance must be thoroughly addressed, including its maintenance.

Commissioners also raised questions about the types of homes to be marketed to seniors, the types of signage to be installed and accommodations for stormwater runoff.

Discussion on the proposal will continue at the board’s Feb. 28 meeting.

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