The first portion of the

74-acre tract at the northwest corner of Walt Banks Road

and Ga. Highway 54, which has been in turmoil for months,

now has City Council approval to be developed.

Bob Adams' request for

rezoning to reduce the required green space for the

20-acre Lallande/Scott property at the northern end of

the tract was approved, and Adams could end up developing

the entire site, it was learned at last week's City

Council meeting.

His original plan for a

cluster-home development was slightly altered to fit a

proposed master plan recently drawn up by a professional

land planning company. Both Adams' plan and the master

plan for the entire site were approved by the Planning

Commission at its Aug. 9 meeting.

City development director

Jim Williams told the City Council that Adams could gain

control of the tracts owned by Paul Heard and Bill

Lassiter, essentially putting the whole area in the hands

of a builder very familiar to Peachtree City officials,

which Williams felt would be an advantage to the city.

The subdivision consists of

about 64 lots on 18.4 acres, with a 1.6-acre site for a

compatible office use. Williams said that the development

could stand on its own if the master plan for the entire

corner did not come to pass.

The master plan calls for

more housing similar to this development on the western

side of the tract, with a unique combination of

residential and commercial property closest to the

corner, using residential or office space above retail

space in some instances.

A single right-in,

right-out access point on Hwy. 54 was stipulated in

conditions set by the city for approval of the Adams

site. Two other similar access points would be built for

the remainder of the property according to the master

plan.

Of particular importance in

Adams' rezoning request was his petition for a reduction

in the greenbelt from 100 feet on both the front and back

sides to 60 feet in front and 50 feet in back. This in

fact brought the property more in line with the master

plan for the entire corner.

Some residents of

neighboring subdivisions spoke in support of Adams' plan,

and the City Council vote to approve it was unanimous.