If you were

worried about Buckhead Brewery losing their certificate of occupancy and

being shut down by the Peachtree City Planning Commission, fear not. It

appears that, after Monday night's commission meeting, the drama is almost

all over.

Bruce Nicely

of Buckhead Brewery met with City Planner David Rast before Monday night's

meeting, where he told the planning commission that though there were

a few issues that needed to be addressed, they were in the process of

addressing them. The main points that needed to be addressed, according

to Rast, were berming between the parking lot and Lexington Park, the

installation of a cart path and the planting of some different trees.

A berm is a

mound or wall of earth and though Buckhead Brewery currently has a berm,

Rast and the city feel that it can be shaped more attractively. This reshaping

is scheduled to occur this afternoon. Nicely said he is excited about

putting in a cart path and will install one but must wait for the city

to start the path which will lead to the property. Rast stated that this

will occur soon. The trees currently on the property are not on the accepted

tree list in the city's ordinance. This, according to Nicely, is because

the wrong trees were delivered and as the trees were bare when planted

it was difficult to determine that they were the wrong trees. This, too,

will be remedied in the near future.

What the members

of the planning commission would like from Nicely and Buckhead Brewery

is a landscape plan that they can approve, which will end this matter

once and for all. There was some confusion between the two parties and

Nicely assumed that by working with staff on several issues and meeting

certain requirements, the landscape plan was approved. Apparently, it

was not. Nicely said he will come before the planning commission June

23 with a landscape plan that meets the city's requirements and also shows

what is currently on the property. Assuming the planning commission approves

it, a permanent certificate of occupancy will be issued and this matter

will be closed.

So, fans of

Buckhead Brewery can rest easy. It appears as though the restaurant will

be around for a long time.