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Council approves routine minutes, consent items and station project; denies 6-foot fence variance
Summary
Peachtree City Council approved meeting minutes and multiple consent items, awarded a $102,000 project-management contract for Station 805 and denied a variance request for a 6-foot fence at a corner lot; council also recessed to executive session on real estate.
Peachtree City Council approved routine meeting minutes, passed a five-item consent agenda, awarded a project-management contract for Station 805 and denied a variance request for a six-foot fence at a corner lot during its April meeting.
The council voted to approve minutes for the March 20 city council meeting, the March 20 executive session and the April 3 work session. The consent agenda (items A–E) passed unanimously and included: a police department evidence storage solution funded by SPLOST, police digital radio replacement funded by SPLOST, Marywood Lane stormwater pipelining, a fiscal-year 2025 budget amendment for IT software consolidation and a resolution calling a special election.
On a separate item the council approved staff’s recommendation to contract with Morgan Mill Consulting as the owner’s representative/project manager for Station 805 at $102,000. City staff said multiple firms were contacted; Morgan Mill submitted the lowest acceptable proposal and provided references. A councilor moved and the motion carried.
The council also held a public hearing and considered a variance request to allow a six-foot fence in a front-yard/right-of-way-facing location at the corner lot listed in the staff report. City planning staff explained that code limits fences facing a right of way to four feet unless the fence aligns with the principal front line. The applicant’s representative said the homeowner had a small dog and that a contractor had installed the fence before the owner purchased the home. After council questions and discussion the council voted to deny the variance request. Several council members said the homeowner could remedy the situation by moving the fence to the location where six feet would be allowed and that the issue appeared to be a civil matter between the homeowner and contractor.
Before adjourning to executive session to discuss real estate, the council confirmed it would reconvene to consider any required follow-up, including potential reconsideration motions if applicants return with corrected permits or revised requests.
