Apple

Orchard

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50 homes on 20

acres.

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Two parks,

including a lake.

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Rear-facing

garages.

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Service

alleyways behind homes.

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Priced $170,000

and up; minimum 1,700 square feet.

Future

residents of Apple Orchard, a 50-home subdivision

planned on 20 acres just south of downtown

Fayetteville, will be able to enjoy a small park,

complete with a gazebo and a small waterfall,

next to a lake on the property, plus an

additional park at the center of the development.

Fayetteville's

Planning Commission last week approved a site

plan for the development, clearing the way for

builder Bob Dixon to start work.

City

Council approved a zoning change to allow Apple

Orchard in September, following negotiations that

lasted most of 1999. Original plans called for

more than 100 empty nester homes.

Homes

in the neo-traditional neighborhood will be a

minimum of 1,700 square feet in size and $170,000

in price. Among features of the subdivision will

be rear-facing garages served by alleyways behind

the homes.

Dixon

hopes to have lots for sale by summer.

In

other action last week, the commission approved a

change in the common area plan for Stanley Oaks

subdivision on White Road. The original plan

showed a small trail and picnic tables across a

small creek from a cul de sac in the subdivision.

Under

the new plan, developers will build a pavilion

instead of scattered tables, and the park will be

moved to the near side of the creek.

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