Oh, what a difference a month makes. On Thursday the Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved a new development on Ga. Highway 54 East. Last month, the City Council was skeptical of the proposal, but was satisfied with the changes in the plan.
Originally, Jeff Landrum wanted to build 26 detached homes on six acres of land at 740 East Ga. Highway 54. The land is currently zoned R-22 and Landrum wants the property rezoned to R-THC (Residential Townhouse-condominimum.)
Last month, the City Council said the request was too dense for the property, so the developer’s representative, Richard Ferry, went back to the drawing board.
The new proposal now features 21 homes and an alley with garages on the backside of the houses, so coming into the development, a visitor would see a vista of front porches.
Another issue discussed last month was the developments impact on the comprehensive plan.
Director of Community Development Jahnee Prince said the new comprehensive plan and future land use map now call for that area to be medium density residential, instead of neighborhood mixed use.
The comprehensive plan has not been officially approved and has been sent to the state for its approval.
Ferry explained the staff’s original recommendation had come under the current plan, and wanted to be considered for approval under the plan of record.
Prince recommended the development be approved with four conditions:
- As part of the preliminary plat application, the developer shall submit a landscaping plan for all buffers, common area, and open space. The plat shall also show the placement of the cluster mailbox station and show the building materials and elevations of the cluster mailbox station, if required by the postal service.
- All site plans, architectural elevations, and building materials for all of the houses and for the cluster mailbox station shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission as part of the preliminary plat review.
- No more than 21 houses may be built.
- All buffers must be planted buffers. Where buffers adjoin existing single family lots, plantings shall be of sufficient opacity so as to screen the view of new development from ground level of the existing single family lots.
The City Council agreed and sent Ferry into the sultry night with his approval.
