The Peachtree City Planning

Commission will discuss the revamped rezoning request from John Wieland

Homes regarding the Katz property at its meeting Monday night.

After originally seeking to put 400 homes on the 100-acre tract, Wieland

amended its proposal to request 300 homes. The company wants the land,

off Ga. Highway 74 north, to be rezoned from agricultural use to general

residential-4, which allows a maximum of four units per acre.

The cutting of 100 homes from the original proposal was largely due to

input from the West Village Task Force, according to company officials.

Wieland officials briefly presented the reduced number of homes to the

Peachtree City Council two weeks ago. But council decided to kick the

rezoning back to the Planning Commission for further study because 100

fewer homes represents a radical change in the plans.

Several council members indicated that the amended proposal was an improvement,

but they didn't commit to supporting the change.

The proposal still includes a 100-foot tree buffer between the subdivision

and the railroad track that borders the eastern side of the property.

Wieland is prepared to make the argument that the rezoning is appropriate

because land adjoining the property to the south was recently rezoned

GR-4 also: the Cedarcroft subdivision.