Residents

of the first two phases of Stonebriar subdivision

in Fayetteville will have to cross Lester Road to

get to the neighborhood recreation area in phase

three.

That's

a problem for two members of the Fayetteville

Planning Commission, who voted against approving

a preliminary plat for the 38-acre third phase

last week.

But

the plan was approved 3-2 with Allan Feldman and

Kevin Bittinger voting against.

"I

would not send a child across Lester Road,"

said Feldman, but commission Chairman Myron Coxe

argued that city laws don't require a recreation

area at all. He said the commission should

consider altering its laws later.

"It

might behoove us to look closer at these

relationships with the amenities packages in

future," he said.

Michael

Lorber, representing developer Peachtree City

Holdings Inc., said a junior Olympic size pool is

planned for the development, and that's plenty

big for the 263 homes in all three subdivision.

People rarely walk to recreation areas, even in

their immediate neighborhoods, he said.

"People

will not walk," he said. Plans also include

a cart path and striped cross walk for those who

do decide to cross the road on foot or bicycle,

he said.

Commissioners

also approved Ray Mitchell's request for a

variance to allow his family to sell three lots

in Mitchell Estates subdivision.

"Our

father passed away, and we have to sell the land

to pay the taxes," said Mitchell's brother,

Harry.

When

the land was annexed into Fayetteville in 1973,

he said, the lots in the subdivision met the

standards at that time. But now city law requires

that each lot have 150 feet of road frontage, and

the Mitchells' three lots have 106, 145 and 143

feet. Twenty-five of the 42 lots in the

subdivision don't meet the road frontage

standard, he said.

"I

don't believe this will be detrimental to any

citizen in teh city," said commission member

Feldman.

"We

have the right to make the call," agreed

Bittinger. The group approved the request

unanimously.

In

other action, commissioners:

Approved

development plans for a wholesale plumbing

warehouse and showroom for Ferguson Enterprises

on Robinson Drive at Ga. Highway 54, with the

stipulation that storage areas be screened with a

wood veneer fence and stored pipe be stacked low

and out of sight.

"This

is an industrial area, but it's basically the

introduction to everyone coming into

Fayetteville," said commission Chairman

Coxe.

Unanimously voted

to recommend rezoning out-parcels in the Magnolia

Park office development from C-2 (commercial) to

O-I (office-institutional) and other parcels from

C-2 to C-1 (lighter commercial). The commission's

earlier approval of the office park was

conditioned on the out-parcels being rezoned for

less intensive uses.

Unanimously voted

to recommend denial of rezoning for Stone Ridge,

a proposed Bob Adams Homes empty-nester

subdivision on Ga. Highway 54 (see related

story).

The

Fayetteville City Council will discuss the

rezoning requests June 5 with plans to vote on

the requests June 19. Both meetings are at 7 p.m.

at City Hall.

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