Since the latest concept plan

for the John Wieland Homes subdivision on the Katz property contains 110

town homes, the Peachtree City Council will have to decide whether to

lift the multifamily housing moratorium for the project.

At its meeting Thursday night,

council agreed to have a public hearing on lifting the moratorium for

the 350-unit, 181-acre property, part of which lies in unincorporated

Fayette County. The hearing will be at council's first meeting in January.

Dan Fields of John Wieland

Homes said the town homes were included in the redesign of the subdivision

that was requested by the city. The new plan has more open spaces and

park areas, which the city wanted, he added.

The company considers the town

homes as single-family residential units, because two homes share one

single wall, Fields said. But town homes are forbidden under the multifamily

housing moratorium.

The town homes will be sold,

not rented, Fields told council. He also said John Wieland Homes would

commit to using covenants to restrict the rental of the town homes.

"We're asking you to support

a land product that adds value to Peachtree City," Fields said, adding

that the expected price range in the subdivision would begin in the $200,000

area.

Fields said the company is

not asking council to approve a higher density for the project. He also

noted that the company is preparing to issue a deed to the school board

for the land on the parcel that is planned for an elementary school.

That way, parents and children

in the area will have the opportunity to walk to school, Fields added.

Since the moratorium is part

of the zoning ordinance, a public hearing must be scheduled on the matter

before council can make a decision on lifting it.