Gainesville City Council gave the initial OK on Tuesday night for the development of a 199-lot upscale subdivision off Dawsonville Highway, near the shores of Lake Lanier, after several concessions were made to area residents opposed to the size of the development. In a unanimous vote, council approved the development with several new conditions, including a reduction in the number of homes to be built and additional environmental controls, which were hashed out between West Ahaluna LLC, a local developer with ties to America’s Home Place, and residents of the Ahaluna Heights and Lakeshore Heights neighborhoods. But residents still object to the fact no traffic mitigation improvements are required.