To usher the

larger, heavier sport utility vehicles into legality, the City Council

of Peachtree City has approved an ordinance to increase the weight restriction

on automobiles that can be parked along the street and in residential

driveways.

The former

limit of 7,000 pounds was upped to 8,600 pounds but the length will be

restricted to 20 feet "to accommodate the most popular" SUVs,

according to City Engineer Troy Besseche.

The ordinance

was designed to keep commercial vehicles from encroaching in residential

neighborhoods and to keep large vehicles from parking on the street for

safety reasons since they interfere with other drivers' line of sight,

Besseche noted.

"We believe

the changes to the ordinance would be keeping with the intent of the law

and are necessary because of the changes in the automobile industry,"

Besseche said in a memo to the city council.

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