The Buckhead

Brewery has won another 30-day reprieve.

The hugely

popular Peachtree City eatery, open since late April at Lexington Circle

off Ga. Highway 54 East, was threatened with closure by city officials

this week because its 30-day Certificate of Occupancy expired.

The temporary

permit allowed the restaurant to go ahead with its grand opening April

28, the same night a representative from Buckhead Brewery appeared before

the Peachtree City Planning Commission to answer concerns about the eatery's

landscaping. The representative assured them that the landscaping would

be improved by June.

But then it

started to rain, and a contractor working on the site this week simply

could not meet the deadline, said Troy Besseche, city engineer.

So another

30-day permit has been issued, and this time the restaurant would be wise

to show some progress, Besseche said.

The main grievance

is the lack of a natural, raised barrier between the restaurant and the

homes directly behind it in the residential component of Lexington Circle.

The restaurant has been asked to build an earthen berm planted with appropriate

trees and shrubs to help shield the view.

Last weekend,

it was clear that not much besides a plastic fence separates the back

parking lot of the Buckhead Brewery and the back yards of about a half

dozen homeowners. Some were seen doing yard work while hungry restaurant

patrons jockeyed for limited parking spots.

It isn't all

that unusual for the city to issue a temporary Certificate of Occupancy,

Besseche said, but extending it another month is rare.

"We do

it from time to time," Besseche said. "The rain had a significant

affect on (the restaurant) handling some of the side issues during the

first temporary CO."

The latest

permit gives Buckhead Brewery until the end of June to find a solution.

Patrons will notice no change in the hours or menu while the landscaping

work is ongoing.

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