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Hiram council considers rezoning 50-acre Blue River development amid school-capacity concerns
Summary
Council discussed Ordinance 2025-13, a proposal from Blue River Development to rezone about 50.32 acres to mixed-use; the developer outlined phasing and unit counts while a council member warned the timing could overload local schools.
A council member moved to adopt Ordinance 2025-13, a rezoning application (Application 2025-03-Z) from Blue River Development that would rezone roughly 50.32 acres from B1, B2 and R4 to MXD (mixed-use) with stipulations from Paulding County, the city and the developer. The motion was seconded and discussion followed.
A project representative described the Phase 1 location and schedule, saying grading will begin on the north side of the road and the plat is anticipated to be recorded about 2028, at which point home construction would start. The representative summarized planned housing counts: “24 single families … and then, we’ll be looking at 54 towns that have the rear entry garages and then a 122 that have the front entry garages,” according to the transcript.
One council member said they had no fundamental opposition to mixed-use development but urged caution about timing, arguing the city should prioritize commercial annexation and raise concerns that the developments could push local schools “to over a 100% capacity.” That member described the product as attractive but said now was not the right time for the city to take on the proposed scale.
A city staff member clarified that a public hearing on the rezoning was held the previous week and that no additional public comment on the ordinance would be taken at this meeting. The transcript records the motion and a second on the floor; the file does not contain a clear roll-call tally or a stated formal outcome for the ordinance in the segments provided.
Next steps mentioned on the record included council discussion and the existing public hearing record; the council also confirmed related stipulations from Paulding County and the developer would remain part of the ordinance record. The council later moved on to other agenda items and scheduled an upcoming work session and an executive session.
