A 128-acre

tract of land off Ga. Highway 74 south of Peachtree City's industrial

park will likely become a residential subdivision in the future.

If a local

developer has his way, that subdivision will include several commercial

buildings off the highway in addition to 121 residential lots.

When the city's

land use plan was updated several years ago, the land use for the parcel

was changed from industrial to single family medium density. That was

because Flat Creek, which borders the property to the north, was seen

as a natural boundary to distinguish the land from the industrial park,

said Jim Williams, the city's director of developmental services.

Recently, the

Planning Commission approved tweaking the land use again in the latest

update to the land use plan which will be considered soon by the City

Council.

The new land

use, which was recommended by city staff, would be single-family cluster.

That would allow for the subdivision to be designed with more greenspace

, but it would not allow for an increased number of lots for the developer,

Williams said.

The zoning

for the property is still general industrial, but the developer, Marvin

Isenberg of Piedmont Properties, has already requested a rezoning hearing

for the tract so it can be rezoned for residential use.

"It's

the only piece of property zoned industrial that is potentially developable

as anything other than residential," Williams said.

Isenberg wants

to build 121 residential lots on the land in addition to having 6 acres

of commercial lots along the highway, but a significant part of the property

is undevelopable due to wetlands, Williams noted. It is likely that the

city will propose using a certain formula to determine how many homes

should be built on the property, he added.

The city is

still waiting on information to complete the rezoning application, Williams

said. The rezoning therefore likely won't be considered until Peachtree

City's development moratorium ends.

The property

is also dissected by the current version of Rockaway Road, which connects

Peachtree City to Senoia. But the city plans to realign Rockaway Road

to the north so it will reach Hwy. 74 at the intersection of Holly Grove

Church Road (where the Wilshire Pavilion is located).

The current

owner of the property is listed as Caroline Redwine Stephens; city officials

refer to the parcel is the Stephens tract.

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