Pathway Communities

contends that the Fayette County Commission improperly rezoned a 364-acre

tract of land north of Peachtree City for lots with a minimum size of

two acres.

Witnesses for

the development company testified in court that the developer would lose

money with the two-acre minimum lot size, mostly because of higher infrastructure

costs to develop the subdivision, which would be located on the western

side of Ga. Highway 74 north of the Peachtree City limits. A smaller lot

size is needed to provide the extra money to pay for the improvements,

said Pathway attorney Doug Dillard.

Superior Court

Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. has not issued a ruling in the case yet,

indicating he wanted to review several issues in the trial transcript

before doing so.

After Dillard

rested his case, Phil Grant, an attorney representing Fayette County,

argued that Pathway didn't prove that the R-70 zoning was a significant

detriment to the property.

Grant also

noted that having a more dense zoning would have more vehicles crossing

the CSX railroad track than the R-70 zoning.

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