Somewhat satisfied

that developers have a solid plan to screen the under-construction Wal-Mart

Supercenter from view of motorists on Ga. Highway 74, the Peachtree City

Planning Commission has approved the landscape plan for that property

and the adjacent Home Depot.

Company officials

plan for construction to wrap up in August or September.

Bill Lincicome,

who oversees the project for High Grove Partners, said 65 Azalea Cypress

trees/shrubs will be added to a berm that has been built between six and

eight feet tall.

That adds for

a coverage area between 16 and 17 feet, Lincicome said. He added that

230 existing pine trees in the area are also staying for screening purposes.

"It appears

to do a good job of disguising the massiveness of the two structures,"

said commission chairman Wes Saunders.

A condition

on the approval allows city staff to require additional plant material

for the area if necessary. The commission amended that condition to reflect

that the developer must bear the cost of such plant material.

"We really

feel this will get 90 to 95 percent of the building so you won't see it,"

Lincicome said. "And with this plant in a year I'm certain you won't

see any of it."

Although that

area will not be irrigated, the rest of the plant material on the site

will be served by a watering system, Lincicome said.

The plan includes

1,160 canopy trees and 1,160 understory trees for the 38-acre site which

will have over 1 million sq. ft. of impervious surface.

City Planner

David Rast said the companies and builders involved have been very cooperative

with city staff on landscaping issues.

The city allowed

the landscaping to be installed before the plan was approved by the commission

so the developer could take advantage of good weather, city officials

have said.

The plan was

discussed by the commission at a previous workshop.

In other business,

the commission:

Tabled a request

for a commercial rezoning for property located at the former entrance

to the Wynnmeade subdivision on Ga. Highway 54 West. The matter has been

tabled for several consecutive meetings at the developer's request.

Approved a

conceptual site plan for Compressed Air Products, which will be in The

Park industrial subdivision at the intersection of Gardner Park and Parkade

Court. The 20,000 sq. ft. building will also have room for two additional

tenants.

Approved a

conceptual site plan for Southern Federal Credit Union, which will be

at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Aberdeen Parkway. The 10,850

sq. ft. building will have a public meeting room upstairs and a picnic

pavilion outside for public use.

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