Traffic, architectural

and environmental concerns are among the sticking points in an attempt

to locate a gas station and convenience store on an out-parcel of the

Lowe's complex on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville.

The proposed

development calls for a 3,952-sq. ft. store and 20 gas pumps on the 1.9-acre

tract, which is currently zoned C-4 (big box commercial). The applicant

has requested a special exception to locate the facility at that site.

Planning commissioners

noted at last week's Planning and Zoning Commission work session that

the proposal looks nothing like the nearby Fayette Pavilion, and city

staff pointed out several architectural concerns, saying the proposal

is not in line with the city's ordinances.

Potential runoff

from the site could also be a problem, staff said, with its proximity

to two separate bodies of water and the possibility of hazardous materials

escaping into those waters.

Staff recommended

that architectural elevations be resubmitted. The request will be considered

again at next week's regular monthly Planning and Zoning Commission meeting,

Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall.

Also on that

meeting's agenda:

Revised elevations

for Gold's Gym at 720 N. Glynn Street. The owners propose to add three

windows on the back of the building and install an additional entrance

in the front. City staff has recommended approval.

Revised elevations

for Wings & Things at 389 Fayette Place. The owner wishes to add onto

the facility, with a new open-air terrace on the south side of the building

and a new game room in the front. Additional doors and other features

will be needed to complement these changes. City staff has recommended

approval.

Development

plans for ADC Recycling on First Manassas Mile Road. A vegetative debris

recycling facility has been proposed for a 15-acre site, to include a

375-sq. ft. office building. The property is zoned M-2 (industrial), listed

as industrial on the future land use map and is next to the county landfill

and newly proposed construction debris processing center. City staff has

withheld a recommendation until questions regarding the nature of the

business can be answered.

Development

plans for Cleveland Elementary School on Lester Road. Annexation of this

site is now being considered by the City Council. After the 800-student

elementary school is constructed, a 1,200-student middle school is expected

to be built on the same site at a later date. City staff has recommended

approval.

Development

plans and revised elevations for Fayette Family Dental at 105 Braxton

Court. The applicant has proposed adding 1,526 square feet to the current

1,400-sq. ft. building and extending the parking area to accommodate the

added office space. City staff has recommended approval.

Rezoning from

R-30 (single family homes on minimum 30,000-sq. ft. lots) to C-2 (commercial)

for Louis Grech's property at 300 N. Jeff Davis Drive. Grech wants to

move his office to this site, which sits on the southwest corner of Georgia

Avenue, and is expected to meet buffer and parking requirements should

the rezoning be granted. City staff has recommended approval.

Rezoning to

allow a Bank of America branch for Thomas Enterprises' property on the

southwest corner of Ga. Highway 314 and New Hope Road.

The land is

currently zoned C-2 and R-30/planned unit development. The developer has

asked that 1.45 acres of C-2 property be rezoned to O&I (office and

institutional), along with 17,198 square feet of land currently under

the planned unit development zoning. City staff has recommended approval.

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