The landscape

plan for Peachtree City's Wal-Mart Supercenter and Home Depot was scrutinized

night.

Commission

chairman Wes Saunders and Developmental Services Director Jim Williams

said the plan looks substantial.

"I think

your plan's fantastic," Williams said, noting that over time the

gigantic retail development could become one of the nicest commercial

sites in the city. Both stores combined will encompass over 300,000 sq.

ft.

Bill Lincicome,

who presented the plan to the commission, pointed out that the plan calls

for more trees than the city's landscape ordinance requires. He also said

Home Depot and Wal-Mart will guarantee that the landscaping is viable

for two years, instead of the typical one year other developers have agreed

to recently.

All the landscaping

will be irrigated, including trees, Lincicome noted.

The only chink

in the plan's armor could be the view of the site from Ga. Highway 74,

Williams noted.

"The first

view of it you get is from Highway 74, so it needs to be special,"

Williams said.

Lincicome said

he would work on beefing up the landscaping in that area. He also said

that the total impervious surface on the site is at 69.2 percent, under

the city's maximum of 75 percent.

Lincicome also

presented details about the drainage system developed for the property.

The commission

took no official action on the plan since it was handled in a workshop.

Company officials hope to make a few more changes and submit the plan

for possible approval at the next commission meeting.

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