The Fayetteville City Council

has decided to take a few more weeks to consider proposed revisions to

the city's future land use map regarding the southside master plan.

The council voted Thursday

night to table the issue, indicating that it will be considered in detail

at this week's work session with a possible vote coming at the April 4

meeting.

The plan which is more than

a year in the making and includes input by developers, property owners,

city officials and consultants takes into consideration nearly 400 acres

with seven different property owners. The land in question lies east of

Ga. Highway 85 along Ga. Highway 92, Jeff Davis Boulevard and Jimmie Mayfield

Boulevard.

The proposed changes to the

future land use map would require approval by the Atlanta Regional Commission

as well as the state's Department of Community Affairs, once the council

approves a resolution sending the map to those bodies. Review by ARC and

DCA would take about 60 days, during which time the city could work on

a development agreement.

The plan currently under review

would give the city some 82 acres of additional open space and place high-density

residential development in a central location, city planning director

Jahnee Prince told council Thursday night. Community-commercial property

has been replaced under the proposal with highway-commercial land, which

means larger individual tracts but also fewer total tracts, Prince added.

Developers have some concerns

about a proposed 15 percent office requirement on commercial property,

she said.

Mayor Kenneth Steele said that

he expects the council to spend a good deal of time studying the plan

at the upcoming work session.

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