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Peachtree City staff proposes golf‑cart parking, bike‑parking and street‑parking changes to off‑street parking code
Summary
City staff presented text amendments to Section 909 of Peachtree City’s code to add golf‑cart parking standards, allow substitution of some automobile spaces with designated golf‑cart spaces, add bike‑parking parity, and revisit street‑parking calculations; commissioners asked for ADA, signage and enforcement details and a broader parking-code review before a February recommendation.
Peachtree City staff on Jan. 26 presented proposed changes to the city’s off‑street parking rules in Section 909, asking the planning commission to consider explicit standards for golf‑cart parking, optional bike‑parking provisions and a review of the city’s street‑parking calculation.
The staff presentation described a substitution approach in which a development otherwise required to provide, for example, 20 automobile parking spaces could provide 15 car spaces plus five designated golf‑cart spaces in lieu of the full automobile requirement. Staff proposed placing golf‑cart stalls where they can be clearly marked and near building entrances; the packet also included a discussion of potentially reducing the automobile‑space ratio (one example staff raised: changing the existing 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area to 1 per 300 square feet for some uses).
Commissioners immediately pressed staff for implementation details. Several raised ADA and dimensional questions: how large should a cart stall be when some family golf carts are larger than compact cars, and whether cart stalls will comply with accessible parking and circulation standards. Commissioners also suggested explicit signage (for example, a “no cars” designation on cart stalls) and discussed whether code enforcement should be given authority to enforce cart‑only stalls. One commissioner recommended a commercial‑property survey to gather actual usage data before adoption; another suggested the bicycle‑parking provisions might be better addressed in a separate ordinance or as a distinct subsection because racks typically use sidewalk or non‑vehicle area rather than automobile stalls.
Staff said the city council directed the code review on Jan. 5; staff will return to the planning commission on Feb. 9 with refined language and recommended implementation details for council consideration on March 19.
The planning commission did not take a formal vote on the parking amendments and requested staff return with clarifying language on golf‑cart stall dimensions, ADA compliance, suggested signage, enforcement options and any site‑specific flexibility needed for medical and telehealth uses.
