A local developer

is asking for a rezoning of property off Crabapple Lane in north Peachtree

City to locate a 45-home subdivision on 43 acres.

Jimmy Halligan

wants the city to rezone the property from its current designation as

agricultural-residential to R-43, which calls for a minimum lot size of

one acre and a minimum house size of 1,500 square feet.

According to

the application, Halligan plans to sell the homes for an average price

of $350,000.

The Peachtree

City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the rezoning at

its meeting on Monday, March 12. The City Council is scheduled to take

up the matter on its April 5 agenda.

According to

school system estimates, the rezoning will increase the number of students

at local schools by 254 students, most significantly Kedron Elementary

with a projected addition of 170 students.

In the application

for the rezoning, Halligan states the request is consistent with the land

use plan for low to medium density residential development in the area.

A nearby fire station will help provide public safety to the development,

and Crabapple Lane can handle the additional traffic at the traffic light

on Ga. Highway 74, the application states.

A nearby subdivision

is developed under R-12 characteristics, which calls for minimum lot sizes

of 12,000 square feet. The application claims the rezoning request is

consistent with that and other adjacent land uses.

The application

also states that land between Hwy. 74, Crabapple Lane and the water tower

will be donated to the city to perhaps use as a park.