Council approves rezoning, pre‑zoning and annexation for Gallant Lake private‑road residential development

The Columbiana City Council adopted an ordinance to rezone an in‑city parcel to A‑1, pre‑zone adjacent out‑of‑city land to A‑1, and approved an annexation of property along Highway 47 and Lake Wood Drive to accommodate a private‑road residential development the applicant identified as Gallant Lake.

At a public hearing the developer, Connor Palmer of Hapua Properties, said his firm purchased the property about six months ago and plans a private‑road subdivision with roughly 10‑acre lots, private internal roads, and public water and fire coverage for each house. Palmer said the developer will provide private road maintenance covenants so the city would not assume road liability. He described similar projects the company developed locally, including Chelsea Farms.

Council members had no speakers sign in opposition, and no public objections were raised at the hearing. After the public hearing the council introduced and adopted Ordinance O1025 to rezone the parcel from no zoning to A‑1 and later introduced and adopted Ordinance 062501 to annex the out‑of‑city parcels into the city limits.

The council noted the rezoning and pre‑zoning respond to a mapping discrepancy in the city’s GIS: some parcels already inside the city limits were not reflected as zoned on the GIS map, and planning staff recommended rezoning those parcels to ensure all property inside the city limits carries a zoning designation. The council said the rezoning and annexation are conditioned on compliance with the city’s zoning regulations, ordinances and development standards.

No vote tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond standard voice roll call (ayes), and both ordinances were recorded as adopted.