The Fayetteville Planning and

Zoning Commission, in a special called meeting last week, recommended

approval of the annexation and rezoning of three tracts which make up

about 53 acres in the proposed south side master plan.

The requested zoning is Planned

Community Development, which allows mixed uses. The total south side master

plan calls for residential, office and retail uses of various sizes.

This particular portion is

expected to include a Publix shopping center and a residential community.

The commission suggested some flexibility with regard to the shopping

center, which in this type of development would not allow a store larger

than 33,000 square feet. It was pointed out that this Publix would be

located across the street from a 54,000-square-foot Kroger at Fayetteville

Towne Center and would have a hard time competing in the marketplace under

such a restriction.

The residential portion of

the site had hit a snag in earlier discussions because of the garages

and driveways, which in PCD classifications are typically in the rear

of the houses with alleyways. The commission decided to be flexible here

as well, as the applicants showed ways that they thought various front,

side and rear entries could be utilized.

Staff indicated that the project

could be approved at this point with specifics regarding garages handled

at the preliminary plat phase of the development. A motion was made in

that regard, along with a recommendation that the Publix be of similar

size to the Kroger. The motion passed unanimously.

The entire south side master

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 several different property owners. The land in question

lies on the city's south side, east of Ga. Highway 85 along Ga. Highway

92, Jeff Davis Boulevard and Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard.

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