The first piece

of the commercial portion of Fayetteville's first mixed-use project will

be a 77-room hotel.

The name of

the hotel franchise that will locate at The Villages at LaFayette cannot

be released yet, developer Bob Rolader told the city's Planning and Zoning

Commission last week.

The hotel will

be located on a two-acre site on the "square" created by the

main entry into the development off Ga. Highway 54. It will also access

LaFayette Avenue, which becomes Tiger Trail as it runs by Fayette County

High School.

Rolader said

the site design is in accordance with the master plan developed for the

property that has been approved by the city.

"We understand

the parameters of the standards we need to meet," Rolader said.

The hotel will

not include a conference center but there is potential for such an amenity

to be added later, Rolader said.

"The city

is ready for one more hotel, but not a conference center yet," Rolader

said.

The entry to

LaFayette Avenue can be moved further away from Hwy. 54 to create more

room for stacking if desired, Rolader said.

Commissioner

Derryll Anderson suggested the city consider erecting a traffic signal

at the intersection of LaFayette and Hwy. 54 because of heavy traffic

to and from the high school.

After the meeting,

Rolader said he was unsure of the time frame for construction of the hotel.

The hotel must

be designed so all rooms are accessed from an interior lobby, according

to guidelines from the development agreement. The hotel also cannot be

designed, operated or marketed as an extended-stay facility.

The commission

took no action on the preliminary plat for the hotel that was submitted

because the matter was discussed during the commission's monthly workshop

session.