Sparked by

a local businessman's plans to build an office-warehouse on land adjacent

to Falcon Field, the Peachtree City Airport Authority is looking for ways

to insure other nearby land is developed with businesses that are more

aviation-related.

Mike Rossetti

of Jet Limo plans to build the facility, which includes a single hangar,

on land near Falcon Field's terminal. The land was originally designed

to have nothing but hangar space, said David Rossetti, representing Jet

Limo.

But fees charged

officials decide to build the office building and warehouse plan, Rossetti

said.

Land is cheaper

near the airport and people are beginning to look to locate non-aviation

related businesses there, Rossetti added.

The authority

discussed the idea of purchasing about 25 acres of land across Echo Drive

from the airport to insure that it is developed for aviation-related uses

only. The authority has agreed to approach the Federal Aviation Administration

to determine the possibility of getting a grant to purchase that property,

which will cost an estimated $1 million.

Currently,

one parcel near the airport is being used to house a gymnastics center.

The authority

charges businesses using the airport a minimum fee of 10 cents per square

foot plus 2 percent of the business's gross income with a cap of 50 cents

per square foot maximum, said Airport Manager Jim Savage.

The authority

may reconsider those charges at its next meeting to possibly encourage

development around the airport with aviation-related ventures.

The authority

has also been asked to give feedback to the Planning Commission on the

Jet Limo site plan, which calls for the abandonment of a taxiway easement

to the heart of the site that was originally designed back when the Jet

Limo parcel was actually two parcels of land.

The Planning

Commission postponed consideration of the Jet Limo concept plan so it

could get the airport authority's comments. Also, the planning commission

denied a rezoning for Jet Limo officials, who wanted it to be rezoned

to light industrial from general industrial so the buffers would be reduced

to create more room for parking.

Jet Limo officials

plan to leave another easement, at the corner of the property, so other

adjacent parcels can have a taxiway access to the airport, Savage said.

The authority

agreed to draw up a response to the planning commission stating that it

wants to make sure of several issues relating to the development of the

property, including:

That if the

property is subdivided in the future, all parcels have access to the airport's

taxiway.

That Jet Limo's

engineers work with the airport's engineers on drainage issues.

That Jet Limo

be required to enter some type of access agreement with the airport authority.