The city of

Senoia took the first step Monday night toward imposing a 90-day moratorium

on new zoning requests.

City Council

conducted the first read of an ordinance that would postpone consideration

of any residential zoning requests for at least 90 days.

The measure

comes on the heels of rezoning requests that were turned down by the city

in recent months. The council turned down two requests by Steve Entrekin

to build more than 100 houses on Rockaway Road and also turned down a

request to for a development fronting Ga. Highway 85.

Senoia Mayor

Joan Trammell suggested the moratorium be put in place to give the Planning

Commission more time to evaluate the city's new zoning category that favors

open space development, but allows for lots as small as one-quarter acre.

Monday, Planning

Commission member Jack Merrick said he felt 90 days would be enough time

for his group to work out all the specifics in the new zoning categories.

The city will

conduct the second reading of the ordinance at its June 4 meeting and,

if approved, the moratorium would start June 5.