Sunday, December 2, 2001
Rezoning
request rejected by Fayetteville P&Z
A request by the developers
of Fayette Promenade for a planned mixed-use development on the east side
of that project was rejected Tuesday by the Fayetteville Planning and
Zoning Commission.
The proposal included 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 present
C-3 (commercial) zoning because it is set
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