October 16, 2025: Multiple Variance Requests Approved and Wildlife Feeding Ban Discussed

The city council meeting on October 16, 2025, was marked by a sense of calm and progress, as opposed to the more hectic meetings of the past couple of months.  The meeting began with a public comment regarding a proposed ban on feeding wildlife.  According to the speaker, feeding deer causes them to congregate in residential areas, contributing to car accidents.  Furthermore, it contributes to deer overpopulation- an issue that has been discussed in previous council meetings.  The speaker felt that this, and not legalization of bow hunting, is the best long-term solution to the overabundance of deer in Peachtree City.

There was also further discussion of the upcoming fiscal year budget- an amendment to accept a sponsorship was passed in the consent agenda, and a motion to create a memorial bench for citizen Kathy Wilder was also approved.  It would seem that after a difficult and tense season of debates over the city’s budget, the council spent this meeting mostly in harmony with one another and with their citizens.

Most of the meeting was dominated by public hearings regarding variance requests.  A variance request for a rear setback for the purpose of building a pool was approved based on the fact that the variance would not infringe on anyone else’s home.  Council members noted that the house had been built in the 80’s and therefore was not built with current codes in mind.  “Just make sure the pool stays in the setbacks,” Councilman Holland advised the homeowner.

Another request involved the desire to create an enclosed porch in light of the fact that the porch had recently lost a lot of its shade due to the removal of dead trees.  The request was approved, as it was a mere three foot variance- with council members also agreeing that the variance would improve the property after an unfortunate situation and was not a mere whim of a homeowner.

A final request to reduce a required landscape buffer near Kedron Park for the sake of building a day care was approved, on the basis that the property is very difficult to develop to begin with due to the awkward, sloping topography- and if someone is going to develop it, it should be someone with a strong business plan and a responsible construction plan.  Furthermore, it would appear that there is a great need for childcare in the area, and the benefits of a new day care would far outweigh the costs of granting a variance for the business.