Developers

of the proposed Fayetteville southside master plan, as their concept takes

shape and becomes more concrete, are now seeking annexation and rezoning

from the city on a major portion of the plan.

Several properties

in the area, totalling 53.17 acres, are on this month's Fayetteville Planning

and Zoning Commission agenda for possible annexation and rezoning. It

is the first proposal officially submitted to the city for the area.

This tract,

near the northeast corner of Ga. highways 85 and 92, has been named Summit

Point and is proposed as a mixed-use community with office, retail and

residential uses a "live-work-shop neighborhood," as city officials

put it. To that end, the developers have applied for a Planned Community

District zoning.

The commercial

portion of the development is to be along Hwy. 85, with the major entrance

lining up with the entrance to Fayetteville Towne Center across the highway.

Residential units would be more toward the interior.

The overall

southside master plan consists of about 400 acres and stretches east to

Jeff Davis Road, with a proposed connector road beginning at Jimmie Mayfield

Drive. The project has already been more than a year in the planning stages

since it was first suggested to the city, and it is expected to be 5-10

years before completion if it is developed as proposed.

An amendment

to the city's future land use map was approved recently by the City Council

and has been forwarded to the Atlanta Regional Commission for review.

Applicants are allowed to submit development plans during this time period,

but none are likely to be approved before ARC approval of the land use

map is received.

The proposed

Summit Point development is anchored by a 116,000-square-foot shopping

center with a 53,000-square-foot Publix grocery store. According to city

officials, PCD zoning does not allow commercial uses greater than 20,000

square feet, and deviations must be approved by the City Council and be

user-specific.

Along with

the center and seven commercial outparcels, the plan calls for three office

building totalling about 20,000 square feet, and 69 homes on 24 acres

with a 3.2-acre park, nature trails, a playground and a clubhouse. About

10.95 acres of open space is included in the plan.

Architectural

guidelines would be consistent throughout the community, according to

a representative of the developer, Concordia Properties. If approved,

Summit Point would be built in three phases: the shopping center, taking

about one year to complete; the residential section, over two years; and

the office and outparcel section, taking up to five years, depending upon

the market.

Planning commissioners

inquired about residential building guidelines and were told that none

had been developed prior to making the presentation to the city. Commission

Chairman Myron Coxe suggested at last week's work session that a residential

design package would be a good idea, giving the builder some flexibility

while letting the city know what would be coming.

This proposal

will be brought up against at the Planning and Zoning Commission's regular

meeting next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.