The

Peachtree City Planning Commission will take another look

at a 63-acre plan from the Peachtree City United

Methodist Church at Monday night's regular meeting.

The

church's initial presentation June 28 left members of the

Planning Commission as well as neighboring residents

wondering about the current state of church zonings in

the city and if they should be readdressed as a whole.

The

property in question is at the corner of Robinson Road

and Old Stagecoach Road. The church, which claims about

1,000 regular attendees and 2,000 members, would build in

stages on the site, eventually having a large sanctuary,

other buildings, considerable parking, and outdoor

facilities such as athletic fields.

Residents

in the adjoining areas said that the prospect of ongoing

outdoor activities and much added traffic was not what

they had in mind for the neighborhood.

During

those discussions, it was also pointed out that the

church's request, while appearing to be relatively huge

in scope, was perfectly legal under current city

guidelines.

A church is

considered a conditional use in Peachtree City, and can

be allowed in any zoning category. The city looked into

restricting which categories churches could be built in,

but considerable opposition from churches in the city led

to that plan's defeat.

One resident who spoke out

at the June 28 meeting said that, while he thought

churches are of great benefit to the community, he felt a

church was fairly assured of getting almost any type of

request approved by the city simply because it's a

church.

The chairman of the

church's building committee said a contract on the land

is to be signed in August, but it will be two years or so

before any ground is broken, because a major capital

fund-raising campaign would have to begin at the first of

the year.

The decision to table the

request came after the Planning Commission instructed the

applicant that there was not enough detail in the

conceptual site plan, particularly traffic studies and

how the overall plan would be phased in.

New agenda items on the

Monday schedule for the Planning Commission include:

� A landscape plan for

building four of Jefferson Corners, at Stevens Entry and

Eastbrook Bend.

� A conceptual site plan

for the Sellmer Building at 290 Dividend Drive.

� A conceptual site plan

for the Line Creek Apartments on Line Creek Parkway.

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