The

Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night

recommended approval of the conceptual site plan for the

Kedron multipurpose rink.

The overall

master plan contains a covered in-line hockey arena, a

multipurpose field, a covered picnic pavilion, a

playground and gathering area and parking for 161 cars.

The city only plans to build the rink and parking area

right now, according to city staff.

The 20-acre

site that will contain this complex is surrounded by

Kedron Elementary to the south, Ga. Highway 74 to the

west, city-owned greenbelt to the north and the access

drive for the field house to the east. The city is

proposing access from the existing road next to the

school.

The

conceptual site plan was approved with the following

conditions:

Existing

vegetation throughout the site must be preserved to the

greatest extent practicable. No vegetation shall be

disturbed within the designated buffer areas.

traffic-calming device (stamped asphalt or concrete

pavers) must be installed on the main access drive at the

entrance to the new parking area.

Clearing

and grading will be limited to development of the first

phase only at this time.

Additional

accessible parking spaces may be required to bring the

overall site into conformance with current Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. An accessible

surface must be provided from the parking area to all new

recreation facilities.

All site

lighting must be designed in a manner that will not be

obtrusive to adjoining residential property.

The

Planning Commission also recommended approval of a

rezoning for a residential development of a 10.7-acre

tract on the east side of Robinson Road, between Redwine

Road and Holly Grove Church Road.

Developer

Bill Gibson told the Planning Commission that he felt a

cluster-home development would be suitable on this site,

and city development director Jim Williams agreed, saying

that would be preferable to some institutional use.

Williams

went on to call this area an "opportunity

site," saying that what Gibson is proposing would be

a good fit for an area that does not have too many

options. He said that Gibson, whom he called one of the

city's best builders, was on the right track with his

plan.

The only

problem Gibson had with any of the proposed conditions

was the suggestion that the entrance to his community be

designed the same as the entrance to the Holly Grove AME

Church that will be built soon, when that road is closed.

Gibson said he wanted some flexibility to build his own

entrance, as he was not yet certain what style would be

appropriate.

The city

had no problem with that, so that stipulation was removed

from the list of conditions. The Planning Commission

voted unanimously to recommend approval of the rezoning.