Lift the moratorium

and let city staff help plan the annexation of

the so-called West Village into Peachtree City,

the Westside Village Owners Group intends to ask

the city council Thursday night.

The annexation and

proposed rezonings involve more than 1,200 mostly

undeveloped acres, some of it already in the

city, and includes construction of 1,549 new

single-family houses and a 100-unit assisted

living center, for a projected density of 1.34

units per acre, according to the plan.

At a Peachtree City

average of three persons per household unit, the

plan would add the equivalent of a small city of

about 4,600 persons to the city's current 33,000

population. Considering apartments and housing

units approved but not yet built in that area,

the new population could exceed 6,400 persons on

the city's west side.

Also included: a

bridge plus cart path over the CSX railroad

tracks in the north part of the development that

would connect with Kedron Drive, leading to Ga.

Highway 74; 35 acres of commercial development

just west of Sagamore and Belvedere subdivisions;

and a 25-acre school site to the south of the

commercial entrance. The plan proposes 281 acres

as open space and recreation uses.

The proposed Line

Creek Parkway would connect on the development's

southern end with a road now under construction

to serve as yet unbuilt 399 new apartments and

200 new homes in Cedarcroft next to Wynnmeade

subdivision. The finished parkway, as depicted,

would provide another route into and out of

eastern Coweta County, an alternate to the

current heavily trafficked intersection of Ga.

Highway 54 and Hwy. 74.

A Fayetteville firm

has prepared the conceptual plan on behalf of

several property owners in the West Village, an

area that includes 914 unincorporated, landlocked

acres surrounded by Peachtree City, Tyrone and

Coweta County. An additional 240 undeveloped

acres included in the plan are already in

Peachtree City.

Annexation is

currently prohibited due to a moratorium raised

property owners were told last spring to come up

with a master plan and bring it before the

council for any discussion of annexation and

rezoning to take place. The group was instructed

to bring any such proposal directly to the

council, as the moratorium prevents city staff

and the Planning Commission from being involved,

and would have to be lifted before anything else

happens.

None of the current

council members have stated a flat 100-percent

opposition to annexation, although all five have

recently said that a number of conditions

favorable to the city would have to exist for it

to even be considered. All of them have

emphasized that they are under no legal

obligation to vote on or even discuss an

annexation request at any time.

Pathway Communities

and John Wieland Homes are serving as lead

builders/developers for the newly formed

coalition known as the Westside Village Owners

Group. That group also includes Cottonwood

Properties and Adair Dickerson Jr. (representing

the Redwine family), according to the plan

submitted by Integrated Science and Engineering

Inc.

That document also

states that the group has a legal agreement

binding all parties to abide by any conditions of

approval, should the plan be approved, and the

group would also share in the cost of required

common infrastructure improvements.

General boundaries

for the site in question include Hwy. 74 on the

east, Line Creek and Wynnmeade subdivision on the

west, the Tyrone city limits on the north, and

the southern property line of the Katz property

on the south.

Two major

transportation improvements are included in the

site plan: the extension of Line Creek Parkway

all the way to Hwy. 74, with a portion of the new

road to feature a bridge over the railroad at the

northern entrance to the property with cart path

and vehicle lanes.

The planners have

listed a number of issues to be considered

concerning the site along with proposed

strategies for dealing with them.

A traffic study

would be done to assess the impact of the

development on the two highways as well as the

benefit of the Line Creek Parkway extension. Any

improvements deemed by the traffic study as

necessary to sustain the overall development

would be funded by the Owners Group. The plan

proposes the following:

A fully developed,

grade separated alternative transportation system

for golf carts and pedestrian traffic would be

provided.

A sound consultant

would perform studies on railroad noise and

present methods for mitigating sound pollution.

Also, the elimination of at-grade crossings would

nearly erase the need for train whistles in the

area.

An extensive

greenbelt system and open areas would be

introduced, along with wet ponds as detention

areas where feasible. Line Creek Parkway would

feature a heavily landscaped median with a

roundabout at the northern entrance near the

railroad bridge.

Land would be set

aside for a recreation area and a school as

warranted by the Board of Education.

The city already

has adequate sewer capacity for the entire

project.

A major water loop

would be installed in Line Creek Parkway from

Hwy. 54 to Hwy. 74 for better network pressure in

the area.

The average gross

density would be 1.34 units per acre, which the

planners say is consistent with other

neighborhoods in Peachtree City. A total of 1,549

single-family, detached residences, along with a

100-unit assisted living facility, are proposed.

West Village at a

glance:

Annex 913 acres

Rezone 241 acres

(already in city)

Total - 1,154

acres

Single family

houses - 1,549

Assisted living

units - 100

Commercial area

- 35 acres

School site -

25 acres

Open space,

recreation - 281 acres

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