Earlier this

year, Peachtree City's land use plan was updated by the Planning Commission.

Now, the commission

will consider rezoning 35 different properties to reflect the changes

made to the land use plan.

While some

of the rezonings are aimed at designating recreation, park and school

facilities as open space, others are aimed at changing properties now

zoned general commercial to a limited use commercial designation. There

are more restrictions on property zoned limited use commercial than property

zoned general commercial.

The city has

notified all property owners of its rezoning proposals, and officials

may decide to drop some of them, said City Planner David Rast. The matter

will be discussed during a public hearing at the commission's meeting

Monday night before the commission votes on any of the recommendations.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

The main reason

for recommending properties being changed from general commercial to limited

use commercial "is to get these parcels consistent with other parcels

that are being used for similar uses," Rast said.

Rast anticipates

those property owners will contend a rezoning to limited use commercial

on the theory it could diminish the value of the property.

Among the properties

under consider for a change to limited use commercial zoning are Aberdeen

Woods Conference Center on Aberdeen Parkway and several office buildings

on Commerce Drive. The clubhouses at the Flat Creek and Planterra Ridge

golf courses might also be rezoned LUC, along with two day care facilities

that are currently zoned for residential use.

The proposed

rezonings also include a number of city-owned property including parks

and recreation facilities which would be rezoned to open space. Included

in these are the South 74 baseball and soccer complex, the Meade Field

softball complex, Big Pine Park at Boxwood Court and Sweetgum Road, Log

House Park on Cabin Gate, Smokerise Park at Smokerise Trace and Smokerise

Point, Stoneacre Park off Stoneacre Curve and Ardenlee Park off Ardenlee

Parkway.

Other city-owned

property that would be rezoned open space includes the Satterthwaite and

Weber fire stations.

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