Plans for a

large commercial development on recently annexed land in south Fayetteville

were presented to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission during its

workshop session last week.

The plan for

the 28-acre "Summit Point" site encompasses 116,000 square feet

of retail space not including seven outparcels which would be located

off Ga. highways 85 and 92. There are several outstanding issues that

need to be worked out before city staff can recommend a decision on the

plans to the commission, said Jahnee Prince, director of planning and

zoning.

Those issues

include details such as lighting plans, adding acceleration lanes to both

highways, the lack of a hydrology study and the lack of a stormwater quality

plan, according to city documents.

"This

is a very large and complicated property" which caused the number

of issues left to be worked on, Prince said. The developer has been good

about working with the city on the various issues, she added.

Commissioner

Allen Feldman said he would like to see the site's total amount of impervious

surface reduced.

"The (Fayette)

Pavilion has a lot of impervious surface, but it has so much greenery

that you don't feel like you're on Mt. Zion Road," Feldman said,

referring to a heavily developed area of large retail stores in Clayton

County.

Prince said

reducing the amount of impervious surface will help Summit Point look

like other new developments in the city.

Ten acres of

the tract will be dedicated as a conservation area, according to a representative

for Concordia Properties.

No one spoke

in opposition to the plan during the commission meeting.

The developer

is also required to develop 10 percent of the space for office use, according

to city documents.

The rezoning

petitions were controversial at first since the southernmost portion of

the land buts against residential subdivisions in unincorporated Fayette

County. Residents initially complained about an increase of traffic and

crime that commercial development would bring to the area.

At the time,

council put its decision on hold so citizens could be allowed input on

a task force that was formed to study the various development issues.

Plans for a

large commercial development on recently annexed land in south Fayetteville

were presented to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission during its

workshop session last week.

The plan for

the 28-acre "Summit Point" site encompasses 116,000 square feet

of retail space not including seven outparcels which would be located

off Ga. highways 85 and 92. There are several outstanding issues that

need to be worked out before city staff can recommend a decision on the

plans to the commission, said Jahnee Prince, director of planning and

zoning.

Those issues

include details such as lighting plans, adding acceleration lanes to both

highways, the lack of a hydrology study and the lack of a stormwater quality

plan, according to city documents.

"This

is a very large and complicated property" which caused the number

of issues left to be worked on, Prince said. The developer has been good

about working with the city on the various issues, she added.

Commissioner

Allen Feldman said he would like to see the site's total amount of impervious

surface reduced.

"The (Fayette)

Pavilion has a lot of impervious surface, but it has so much greenery

that you don't feel like you're on Mt. Zion Road," Feldman said,

referring to a heavily developed area of large retail stores in Clayton

County.

Prince said

reducing the amount of impervious surface will help Summit Point look

like other new developments in the city.

Ten acres of

the tract will be dedicated as a conservation area, according to a representative

for Concordia Properties.

No one spoke

in opposition to the plan during the commission meeting.

The developer

is also required to develop 10 percent of the space for office use, according

to city documents.

The rezoning

petitions were controversial at first since the southernmost portion of

the land buts against residential subdivisions in unincorporated Fayette

County. Residents initially complained about an increase of traffic and

crime that commercial development would bring to the area.

At the time,

council put its decision on hold so citizens could be allowed input on

a task force that was formed to study the various development issues.