Millbrook plans 315-acre Overlook subdivision with 452 lots

Millbrook has moved forward with the Overlook Subdivision, a planned 315-acre community that could bring up to 452 homes to the edge of Autauga County and reshape development pressure around Grandview Road.

The Millbrook City Council approved the second and final reading of a rezoning ordinance on April 14, reclassifying about 325 acres from forestry, agricultural and recreation use to planned unit development status. The request was filed by Blake Rice, president and CEO of BSI Engineering and Surveying, on behalf of RMC&C Joint Venture LLC.

The revised plan replaces an earlier 440-lot layout and now calls for 452 residential lots. Rice said the changes added a primary entrance onto Grandview Road and were intended to create more larger lots, along with additional housing types and price points in later phases. He pointed to nearby Kamden’s Cove as a model. The developer also said the neighborhood will include multiple product lines from Stone Martin Builders.

For Millbrook, the project is as much a growth test as a housing proposal. A subdivision of this size would not just add rooftops. It would push new demand onto roads, utilities, drainage systems and emergency response routes, while eventually affecting school enrollment patterns in a city already managing growth near the Autauga County line. Those are the practical questions that now sit in front of city and county planners: how much traffic Grandview Road can absorb, whether drainage systems can handle stormwater runoff, and how utility extensions will be built and maintained.

City Council President Michael Gay publicly welcomed the project at the meeting, saying the city has long needed more housing options. That endorsement signals a city government eager for new inventory, but the plan is still far from finished. Engineering and design work remain ahead, and the ordinance is available for public review at Millbrook City Hall.

The city’s planning and zoning department will have a central role from here. Its job is to handle long-range developmental planning, zoning and subdivision approval, which makes it the first major checkpoint before the project can become reality. Autauga County’s subdivision regulations, adopted March 16, 2021, also require developers to consult the county engineer early in planning and set standards for lot size, public streets and roads, drainage structures and the placement of public utilities.

For now, Overlook stands as a major land-use decision with local consequences that extend well beyond the property line. The promise is more housing choices for Millbrook; the price is the added strain that comes with 452 new lots and the public review still ahead.