Owners of a

carpet store on Ga. Highway 54 West can now dabble in the used car business

to a very limited extent now that they've received permission from the

Peachtree City Planning Commission.

The vehicles

will be kept in a fenced-in parking lot at the rear of Mayfield Carpets,

and no more than three will be sold at one time, agreed Joyce and Ferrol

Mayfield.

The commission

unanimously agreed to alter the site plan of the business for this specific

request. The change was necessary due to the city ordinance regulating

the use of outdoor displays on commercial property.

The ordinance

forbids permanent outdoor displays of equipment or products for sale unless

the Planning Commission approves a change in the site plan designating

a certain area for the display.

In this case,

the cars will be kept in a fenced-in parking lot at the rear of the business

where Mayfield Carpets also stores its work trucks. The fence is approximately

six or seven feet tall, said City Planner David Rast.

The Mayfields

agreed that they will not repair the vehicles on-site. Joyce Mayfield

said they contract with another local business for repairs.

"The Mayfields

have been very cooperative in providing information to the city,"

Rast noted.

The only change

to the storefront area will be to the sign in front of the store noting

the new business venture, Ferrol Mayfield said, providing the commission

with a copy of the sign.

The Mayfields

confirmed they plan to sell the vehicles through advertisements and scheduling

appointments for prospective buyers to view the vehicles.

The property

is zoned general commercial so the proposed use is allowed, Rast noted.

The change

to the store's site plan will also allow code enforcement officers to

issue citations for violations, Rast added. The cars will not be allowed

to have signs or other displays such as flags, balloons and banners, according

to a condition adopted by the commission. That provision, however, allows

for routine dealer information to be displayed through the windows of

the vehicle.

In other business,

the Planning Commission unanimously approved a conceptual site plan for

an office-warehouse development off Gardener Drive. The one-story structure

totals 11,300 sq. ft on the two-acre site.

The commission

also approved a landscape plan for the AMLI apartment complex off Kedron

Drive. Rast noted that the developer is not asking for a tree save credit

and the plan has more trees than the city's ordinances require.

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