Worried about

changes in the home styles planned for the new 350-home John Wieland subdivision

in western Peachtree City, the Planning Commission's fears were eased

at its regular meeting Monday night.

Dan Fields,

vice president of John Wieland Homes, said those changes to the Centennial

subdivision were in response to what homebuyers were looking for, to bring

the costs down and rid some of the inefficiencies in the structures.

Homes in Centennial

are selling for over $250,000 each, noted Ed Woodland of John Wieland

Homes.

So far, 55

lots have been sold in the subdivision, Fields said.

The company

has not changed the amount of homes it plans for the subdivision, which

was capped at 350 by the City Council when it approved a bid to annex

part of the land into Peachtree City.

The changes

in home styles were cosmetic in nature, but John Wieland officials may

petition the city for a change relating to its plan for townhouses on

the property, Fields said. Two of the townhouse buildings are already

under construction, featuring five separate homes in each building. Each

home has a garage on the first floor, which has a staircase on the side

that leads to the main living area on the second floor and then a third

floor.

A total of

five townhouses were approved on the original plan for the subdivision.

Fields was not clear about what possible change might be requested by

the company.

The commission

also unanimously approved a landscape plan for the under-construction

Peachtree City Methodist Church on north Robinson Road.

The plan exceeds

the city's requirements for both canopy and understory trees in an effort

to screen the large property from a nearby residence and the road, said

City Planner David Rast.

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