Lewisville council approves voluntary annexation and rezoning of 5394 Williams Road despite neighborhood objections

Lewisville — The Town of Lewisville unanimously approved the voluntary annexation of 5394 Williams Road and a concurrent rezoning that assigns the parcel to Lewisville Agricultural and Yadkin River Conservation districts, clearing the way for the property’s expansion and municipal permitting.

Council vote and motion: Council adopted ordinance 2025‑022 to extend the town corporate limits to include 5394 Williams Road; the measure passed unanimously after a public hearing. The council then considered the required rezoning for the annexed parcel and approved the request by motion, adopting staff’s consistency and reasonableness statement.

What the annexation and rezoning do: The annexed parcel (tax parcel ID 5885449745) will move from Forsyth County jurisdiction into the town’s limits and receive Lewisville zoning that staff and the planning board described as generally similar to the county’s existing agricultural and Yadkin River conservation districts. Planning staff said about the back third of the 5394 parcel lies within the Yadkin River Conservation zone and that the YR district limits residential density to roughly one dwelling per three acres; agricultural frontage uses on the property are expected to remain agricultural in character under town rules.

Supporters’ pitch

The petitioners and supporters said annexation would let the property owners align…