Bob Adams Homes

wants to revamp its plans for the Lexington Park multi-use development

space allocated for commercial usage.

The company

has submitted a new concept plan for the development, which is located

at the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Walt Banks Road. A letter to the city

outlined the various changes the company wants for the 73-acre site.

The company

is seeking to increase the number of residential units from 160 to 260,

including both lofts and townhouses.

The city had

previously approved just 130 single-family detached units and 30 additional

multi-family units for the development.

The letter

also proposes an additional 45,000 square feet set aside for a hotel or

assisted living space.

But for the

changes to be approved by council, the city must lift its moratorium on

considering rezonings for multi-family housing, Mayor Bob Lenox indicated

at Wednesday's council meeting. He instructed city staff to study the

request to determine if council needs to consider lifting that moratorium

in the upcoming weeks so the changes can be considered.

Lenox said

he would determine whether or not to approach council about lifting the

moratorium.

But if the

changes are viewed to be "substantive," it might force council

to consider the changes as a new rezoning action, according to guidelines

in the original rezoning ordinance for limited use commercial that council

approved in March.

Lenox told

council that the proposal from Bob Adams Homes includes 200 lofts.

The request

also reveals a dramatic cutback in overall commercial space, cutting its

original 90,000 square feet of office space in half. The retail space,

including the restaurants, would be reduced from 200,000 square feet to

134,000 square feet.

The proposal

also allows for 68,000 square feet of "live/work space ... where

people can choose to work, to live or to do both within the same space."

The developer

also wants to increase the maximum size of the largest retail building

on the property from 32,000 to 50,000 square feet.

Lenox told

council about the letter at Wednesday night's council meeting. He said

he had been contacted by Bob Adams Homes about the changes the company

wanted to the limited use commercial zoning designation that council approved

in November of last year.

Lenox said

he was told the changes are needed because Peachtree City's needs for

retail space have declined with the addition of other projects.

If council

doesn't ultimately approve the changes requested by Bob Adams, the property

will revert to its previous zoning designation of general commercial,

Lenox said.