Planning commission approves conceptual plan for indoor pickleball training facility and warehouse at 1001 MOBA Drive

The Peachtree City Planning Commission on Aug. 26 approved a conceptual site plan for a multi‑tenant industrial building that includes a 20‑court indoor athletic training facility and warehouse space at 1001 MOBA Drive in the MOBA Industrial Park.

City staff told the commission the property is zoned GI (General Industrial), sits along Highway 74 and will require a lot replat prior to issuance of a building permit. The plan, submitted by Highland Land Planning on behalf of developer Southtree Commercial, proposes two existing parcels (addresses cited in the presentation as 1301 MOBA and 1101 MOBA) to be combined and redeveloped. Staff said the project meets setback and buffer requirements — including a 60‑foot tree save/landscape buffer along Highway 74 — and noted the athletic facility is permitted conditionally in the district.

Staff outlined parking and circulation calculations used by the applicant. The training facility would include 20 courts with an operational assumption of up to four players per court (20 courts × 4 players = 80). Staff and the applicant applied the city’s commercial recreation parking metric (1 space per 200 sq. ft. of general floor area) along with standard office/warehouse ratios (1 space per 300 sq. ft. of office; 1 space per 2,500 sq. ft. of warehouse). The applicant said the building’s general floor area outside of courts is about 10,000 sq. ft. and that the scheme provides roughly 60 parking spaces on site, including a 26‑space area in front of the training facility, 22 spaces serving the warehouse units and an overflow bay of 12 spaces. Applicant Chuck Ogletree said the project team intentionally located parking away from MOBA Drive to reduce conflicts with tournament traffic and noted that the truck courtyard could be managed as overflow during weekend events.

Commissioners probed the math, employee counts and event overflow. Commissioner Henry asked whether the parking assumptions accounted for staff and spectators; the applicant said staffing was expected to be small (about five to six employees for the training facility) and that the design used conservative, worst‑case assumptions for user vehicles. Several commissioners recommended clarifying the existing lot line on the concept plan and ensuring it is labeled for replatting in the next submittal.

Commissioner Chris moved approval of the conceptual site plan; Commissioner Johnson seconded. The commission voted in favor and approved the concept. City staff said the project will return for architectural elevations and building permit review before any construction permit is issued.

The approval is for the conceptual site plan only; specific building elevations, final platting and detailed engineering must be submitted and approved during the permitting phase.