The sense of

urgency surrounding the rezoning request for the Lexington Commons mixed-use

project in Peachtree City seems to have subsided.

The lead developer

on the project, Bob Adams Homes, asked for and received a continuance

on the public hearing that the Peachtree City Planning Commission was

scheduled to conduct Monday night. The hearing will be at the commission's

next regular meeting Dec. 11.

In a letter

to the city, Bob Adams requested the continuance to give the commission

more time to review the information.

"The application

is extremely important for the city of Peachtree City and deserves enough

time for due diligence," Adams wrote in the letter.

Bob Adams Homes

is seeking a rezoning that would add 100 more loft apartments and reduce

the amount of commercial square footage at Lexington Commons. The development

already has a limited use commercial zoning for a maximum of 16 residential

units per acre.

But the rezoning

request is for a LUC zoning with a maximum of 18 residential units per

acre to account for the new lofts in the plan.

Several residents

have spoken out against adding more loft units, claiming the development

would have an adverse effect on the school system.

Adams has indicated

that if the Planning Commission acts on the rezoning at its Dec. 11 meeting,

he would ask the City Council for a continuance until Jan. 18 to give

council enough time to review the application and since he will also be

out of the country during part of January.

If the rezoning

is not approved, the property's zoning would revert to its original version

of the limited use commercial designation.