Two local gas stations may be demolished and rebuilt if Fayetteville officials

eventually sign off on the plans.

One of the Flash Foods locations, at the intersection of East Lanier Avenue

and north Jeff Davis Drive, would be reconfigured to face Jeff Davis by using

part of an adjacent parcel that would require a rezoning from C-1 (downtown

commercial) to C-3 (highway commercial), according to documents submitted to

the city.

Just over an acre of the adjacent tract would be donated to the city for use

as open space and a buffer from the next lot.

The other Flash Foods location

that might be demolished and rebuilt is just outside the city limits

at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 west and Gingercake

Road. This would require the city to annex the parcel from the county; the

store is currently experiencing problems with its septic system and thus the

owners wish to connect to the city's sewer system, according to a city

memo on the proposal.

That site would also include land for open space as the owners have acquired

a .165 acre lot behind the building. That lot is actually inside the city limits,

officials said.

The applicant is also asking for a variance to reduce the highway corridor

buffer from 30 feet to five feet. The entire site is .692 acres in size.