After several

tries, developer Burt Clark got a green light for his proposed development

of a 31.45-acre tract at Swanson and Senoia roads from the Tyrone Town

Council last Thursday night.

From several

options presented, the council chose the one that will feature 66 residential

lots with connection to a private sewer system. But the approved plan

will not give the town 37 acres of donated land on Laurelwood Drive, which

was a part of another option. Though the property has multiple zonings,

the lots will be single family homes in residential multifamily zoning,

while the rest of the zoning will be commercial and office and industrial

zoning.

Councilman

Paul Letourneau voted for the other option, which would include 14 more

lots and would have tied onto the public sewer system but would have given

the town the 37 acres of greenspace.

The Planning

Commission recommended variances to allow the development instead of changing

zoning ordinances. The variances were to change the front setback and

to allow residential multifamily to allow single family lots in that area.

The tract will

have to undergo environmental studies and a possible cleanup before development

can begin. Clark stated that phase one of an environmental study has begun.

Randy Boyd,

who represented Clark and the property at the meeting, also asked council

about the possibility of tying into the public sewer but were told by

town attorney Brad Sears that they would have to approach the town manager

before going before council.

All council

members, with the exception of Letourneau, approved the Planning Commission's

recommendations to allow the development.