A parking problem on Commerce Drive in front of the new World Gym in Peachtree City will have to wait two weeks for a solution.

City staff recommended last Thursday that on-street parking should be limited to a small section of the eastern side of Commerce Drive, giving room for about six vehicles.

Vehicles currently parking on the west side of the street are blocking the sight lines for motorists passing by, said City Engineer David Borkowski.

World Gym owner Dar Thompson — who also ran for mayor in the 2005 election — asked if parking could also be allowed on the west side of the street in two more locations: one north of the staff-proposed parking area and another to the south.

Council voted to table the matter for two weeks so staff could evaluate Thompson’s request.

Thompson noted that the Peachtree City Planning Commission asked him to reduce the number of parking spaces for the gym, saying they wouldn’t all be used. The original proposal had 176 parking spaces, but it was reduced to 132, Thompson added.

Borkowski said there is an undeveloped area on World Gym’s tract that could be used for parking, and several more parallel parking spaces could be added near a retaining wall on the property. Thompson said the undeveloped area is earmarked for an outparcel that will be sold, with plans approved for a two-floor building totaling 12,000 sq. ft.

Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett said the current on-street parking situation at the gym is dangerous.

“I’ve had a couple of people complain about getting through there, especially after work hours,” said Councilman Steve Boone.

“The long-term solution is I’d like to see no parking on Commerce Drive,” said Councilwoman Judi-ann Rutherford.

Thompson has made arrangements with an adjacent property owner for his staff to park there, but another nearby business declined the city’s request to help provide parking for gym patrons and employees.