Fayetteville's

Main Street Advisory Committee just got a little extra responsibility.

The City Council

voted last week to have the committee review all permit requests that

would have an impact on the Main Street Architectural Overlay District.

The committee

has been doing so informally for a while now, noted Jahnee Prince, the

city's director of planning and zoning. The plans brought to the committee

have been improved with the input of the committee, she added.

The committee

will now review all permits for construction, remodeling, additions or

rehabilitation projects, Prince said. The committee will also review sign

permits in the district.

Council also

approved rezoning a 1.3-acre parcel along Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard near

the Fayette County Justice Center from residential to office-institutional

rezoning.

In other news,

council denied sign variance requests for the Walgreen's pharmacy on Ga.

Highway 85 South and the Ted's Montana Grill, which will be opening soon

near Fayette Pavilion. Walgreen's wanted to change their sign so more

specials could be advertised and Ted's representatives wanted to have

neon on one of its signs.

Council did

approve, however, a variance for new signage at Guthrie Plaza, which is

under new ownership and will be undergoing a renovation soon. The site,

which is just north of the Fayette Promenade retail center, would have

similar signage on a brick wall instead of the current sign which is not

as aesthetically pleasing.

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