Bob Adams will finally appear

at Thursday's Peachtree City Council meeting, asking for an exemption

to the city's moratorium on multi-family rezonings to allow a development

of senior townhomes at Ga. Highway 74 South and Rockaway Road.

The Adams project was initially

on the Nov. 20 agenda, but that meeting was never held due to lack of

a quorum forced by the intentional absense of Councilmen Annie McMenamin

and Dan Tennant. The item was put back on the agenda for the Dec. 4 meeting,

but removed at Adams' request, city officials say.

Adams hopes to get a multifamily

rezoning approved for the acreage, known as the Stephens tract, because

an abundance of wetlands on the site limits the number of acres that can

be developed. It is bounded by Rockaway Road, Hwy. 74 and Line Creek and

includes the current recycling center operation.

Adams wants to include a section

of attached fee-simple townhomes in the project and market it to senior

citizens, similar to those at Village on the Green, according to an application

letter.

He also is proposing a realignment

of Rockaway and Holly Grove Church Road at Wilshire Pavilion. That would

likely result in the closing of the recycling transfer station, but the

city was considering it for relocation anyway.

"The main thing there

is realigning of Rockaway Road," said Mayor Steve Brown last week

about the project, which he said fits his smart-growth agenda for the

city. "We absolutely have to do that, and here's a developer

willing to pay for it."

Another concern has been expressed

development that lies in the approach paths to Falcon Field. The Stephens

parcel is about two miles due south of the Falcon Field runway.

The issue isn't so much

one of safety, but rather noise, said Brown, adding that the same concerns

were raised when Planterra Ridge was built several years ago and there

have been few complaints from homeowners.

"It's a problem maybe

once a year," said Brown, who lives in Planterra Ridge.

Acknowledging that much of

the property is undevelopable, Brown said it was in the best interest

of the city to work with Adams and come up with a plan that works.

"Iif he can get the right

numbers (of units) in there and it works for him, if we get the road realligned

and don't impact the schools, then this is definitely a win-win for

everybody," said Brown.