PTC admits staff mistake in omitting 50-ft. buffer to road
The Peachtree City Council on Oct. 1 will hear a variance request to reduce the buffer on four residential lots on Robinson Road.
The applicant has submitted a variance request that the 50-foot greenbelt buffer requirement be removed and replaced with a 25-foot landscape buffer.
The four residential lots along Robinson Road come with a city requirement that a minimum 50-foot be established for any residential development adjacent to a community collector road such as Robinson Road.
Interim City Manager Jon Rorie said the requirement was overlooked by city staff during the platting process for the four lots and the final plat was subsequently recorded in error.
“To complicate the situation, the recorded lots were sold to applicant Zenco Development Inc., who subsequently submitted a building permit application and site engineering plans for the development of a home on Lot 1. A land disturbance permit was issued on May 12 and the building permit was issued on Aug. 27. As soon as city staff realized the subdivision was recorded in error, the applicant was notified and a hold was placed on both permits until the issue could be resolved,” Rorie said.
Rorie said city staff acknowledges the error, adding the belief that the variance request is not in harmony with the purpose and intent of the land development ordinance. Staff recommends that the variance request be denied.
