COLUMBIANA — A local businessman has plans for the former Our Daily Bread property along South Main Street.

Brad Rance told the city planning commission this week that he and his wife Rebecca are in the final stages of acquiring the vacant property and they would like to turn it into an outdoor eatery.

Rance said he wants to clear the lot immediately and turn it into a green space for now and then later set up his mobile kitchen, No Swine Left Behind.

He said it would take about a year before the outdoor eating area would be fully operational and that he would like to install a permanent fence and possibly even restrooms in the future.

He pointed out that his inspiration for the idea came from seeing similar outdoor eateries in Tennessee and other places.

“Obviously it would be seasonal,” he said.

In the meantime, he would like to landscape the property and install benches for outdoor seating. The project will include keeping the existing parking spaces.

The condemned Our Daily Bread building at 17 S. Main St. sat vacant for several years and was demolished by the city this summer after the city took the matter to court, citing that it was becoming a public nuisance.

The court agreed with the city, and ordered the building’s demolition at the cost of the property owner.

The commission approved Rance’s request to turn the vacant lot into a green space for now, with the request that he come back in six months with plans for the outdoor eatery.

Commission member Tucker Cope Jr. also requested that, since the business would be outdoors, he seek approval from the city’s park board for the final plan.

The commission also approved site plan reviews for a winery at 115 Town Center Ave., owned by Gary and Jacqueline Shell that will be known as Craft Winery and Tap House, and an open restaurant and bar at 163 Town Center Ave. that will be known as Homestead Kitchen and Cocktails, owned by Kyle Bullen along with his brother Jarod Bullen.

The Shells said they will be brewing their own beer and wine and plan to open to the public in a few months.

Bullen said Homestead Kitchen and Cocktails is a celebration of rural and urban sensibilities and that he and his brother have a combined 30 years of restaurant experience, with backgrounds ranging from rustic kitchens in Australia to the highest fine fresh dining in San Francisco and New York.

He also said that his brother’s experience in Youngstown restaurants brings a local connection into the Columbiana store.

The brothers anticipate holding a soft opening over the holiday season.

Another site plan review approved was submitted by Rollin Gosney, who plans to remodel the second floor of 22 S. Main St., to be used for office space for RE/MAX Valley.

kwhite@mojonews.com