A subdivision planned for the largest undeveloped tract of land in Fayetteville, which is owned by a family that includes two local government officials, is scheduled for public scrutiny Thursday when the City Council is expected to take a look at the plan and hear comments.
The 60-acre tract along Redwine Road near its intersection with Ramah Road is owned by the Oddo family, which includes Fayetteville Councilman Paul Oddo and Fayette County Commissioner Chuck Oddo. Councilman Oddo will not vote on the plan.
The property is already zoned for a subdivision, but developers have requested a zoning change that will allow some smaller lots even though the submitted plan calls for fewer houses than would be allowed under the current zoning.
Current zoning would allow 84 homes on lots of about three-fourths an acre. While the change in zoning would allow lots of about one-half an acre, the plan only calls for 77 houses in the subdivision.
Project representative Brian Rochester, of Rochester and Associates, said the homes to be built by D.R. Horton range from the mid-$300,000 range and into the $400,000 range. The minimum home size allowed would be 1,800 square feet.
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended the council deny the request because of stormwater runoff issues that have subsequently been addressed, according to city documents.
The council will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 240 South Glynn St., and has only one other item on its agenda for Thursday – a proclamation establishing Georgia Military College Day in Fayetteville.
That’s the college building a campus near the Pinewood Atlanta movie lot off Sandy Creek Road in the northwest part of the city.
