A pair of petitioners are seeking

to have unfavorable city rulings reversed at next week's Fayetteville

City Council meeting.

A special exception request

for a proposed Mr. Transmission at 705 Lanier Avenue West was denied last

month by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the applicants have appealed

that ruling. Also on the council's agenda is a rezoning request for a

portion of the Fayette Promenade mixed-use development, for which the

commission recommended denial last month.

A special exception is required

for the Mr. Transmission site to allow certain automotive repair services

on the property. The site is next to an Auto Zone outlet, but city officials

maintain that it is a retail establishment and not a repair or installation

facility. Proponents of the special exception say that the proposal would

be a good fit for the area, although city staff has said in the past that

the site does not have the buffering necessary to lessen noise and visual

impact from the proposed business.

The Fayette Promenade proposal

includes 94 housing units and about 43,600 square feet of office space

to be constructed behind the existing Fayette Promenade, which contains

Kinko's and other retail establishments on Ga. Highway 85 across from

Fayette Pavilion. The future land use map calls for business park uses

on this site, which is south of the power line easement and North 85 Parkway,

and north of Pine Trail.

The inclusion of townhouses

in the plan is one of the key factors that soured city staff and commissioners

on the project. The current city trend is to direct multifamily and other

high-density development closer to the downtown area.

According to city staff, the

applicant has argued that the property cannot be developed at the current

C-3 (commercial) zoning because it is set