As

expected, no action was taken Monday night by the

Fayetteville City Council on the proposed

annexation and rezoning of the Deer Pointe

subdivision, as the matter is still under

consideration by the Planning and Zoning

Commission.

Council

approved a resolution calling for submission of

the project to the Atlanta Regional Commission

for study of regional impact.

While

allowing some brief comments from audience

members who were in attendance to hear the Deer

Pointe discussion, Mayor Kenneth Steele stressed

that, whether the property is annexed or not,

"it will be a lengthy process."

Other

action on Monday night's relatively light agenda

included approval of a bid by Shockley Plumbing

in the amount of $97,000 for rehabilitation of

the lift station on Old Highway 92 south, and

denial of an exception to the city's sign

ordinance for a tenant of a new office building

on East Georgia Avenue at Church Street.

Jack

Goins of First Choice Realty and lawyer Melvin

White asked for the variance so that a single

ground sign advertising their respective

businesses could be erected outside their

building. Dr. Vince Velucci, the owner of the

building, already has a sign for his office.

As

the development is a planned center, only one

ground sign is permitted by city ordinances.

Using the city's formula based on the facade of

the building, a total of 33.75 square feet of

signs is allowed. The sign proposed by Goins and

White comprised 32 square feet.

Councilmen

Al Hovey-King and Walt White said that the

ordinance should be followed and if a variance

such as this were granted for every building with

multiple tenants, the city would be covered with

ground signs.

Councilman

Bill Talley suggested that the applicants take up

the issue with their landlord, Velucci, who must

adhere to the sign ordinance while deciding how

much signage he will give his tenants.

"If

the owner intends to allow one tenant to use the

entire ground sign, he's going to have empty

spaces for a long time," said Talley.

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