New special

architectural standards for state highway corridors, a new "conservation"

zoning category and a proposed large truck repair shop on Ga. Highway

85 north are among 13 items crowding the agenda of the Fayette County

Planning Commission Thursday.

The group will

meet at 7 p.m. in the County Administrative Complex.

Balancing the

rights of business owners with the need for good planning is the aim of

proposed new architectural rules for business construction on all of the

county's state highway corridors.

Special standards

already are in place for Ga. highways 85 north, 54 west, 314 north and

74 north.

Following some

recent controversial rezoning decisions on Hwy. 85 south, the Planning

Commission began to discuss the idea of imposing special standards called

"overlay zones" there as well.

Out of that

discussion came the idea of applying the same standards for all state

highways.

Commissioners

also will consider a new zoning category designed to encourage developers

to set aside green space in new subdivisions. It's part of the county's

participation in a state-sponsored program with a goal of setting aside

20 percent of the land in metro Atlanta as parks and green space.

Donald J. Davis

and Donald Glen Davis are asking the county to rezone 1.9 acres on Ga.

Highway 85 from C-H (commercial-highway) to M-1 (light industrial) to

develop a large truck repair and maintenance shop.

Also under

consideration Thursday will be:

A request from

Joe D. and Vasana S. Smith, owners, and attorney Chris Ramig, agent, to

rezone 3.9915 acres from A-R, which requires a minimum of five acres for

each home, to R-40, which allows one-acre home lots, to develop one single-family

home on South Kite Lake Road.

Proposed amendments

to development regulations that govern parking lots. Commissioners are

considering setting a maximum impervious surface of 50 percent of the

property for conditional uses in residential areas, such as churches and

private schools. The change is aimed at reducing storm water runoff.

Proposed amendments

to the standards for telecommunications antennas and towers, allowing

towers to be increased in height to accommodate more users.

Several changes

to ordinances in order to comply with the Atlanta Regional Commission's

new Regional Development Plan.

Planning Commission

members will decide in each case whether to recommend the changes to the

Fayette County Commission. The commission will consider the Planning Commission's

recommendations at its Oct. 25 meeting, 7 p.m. at the County Administrative

Complex.