- November 26, 2024
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The Volusia County Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission will review a proposed moratorium ordinance for developments with an I-2 heavy industrial zoning on Thursday, Dec. 21.
On Dec. 4 — almost two weeks after the County Council unanimously directed staff to enact the nine-month moratorium as the county’s I-2 zoning district is reviewed — the county received a conceptual site plan application from Belvedere Terminals for the property at 874 Hull Road, near Ormond Beach.
The conceptual site plan for a bulk fuel storage and distribution terminal shows a total of six proposed 40-foot-tall fuel tanks. Of the six, two are proposed to be 120-foot wide, one is proposed to be 140-foot wide, and the others are 80-foot, 60-foot and 40-foot wide.
In a statement, Belvedere Terminals Chief Operating Officer Mike Benedetto said the site plan submitted adhered to the existing zoning in place for the site at 874 Hull Road.
“We also continue to be in communication with the county about possible alternative locations, although the alternatives considered to date are missing elements needed for this project,” Benedetto said.
The conceptual site plan application also states that water utilities for the terminal would be supplied by a well and that it would use a septic system for sewer.
In September, the city of Ormond Beach decided it would not be providing utilities to Belvedere Terminals for the property at 874 Hull Road, nor would it annex the property into its city limits.
After the PLDRC meeting on Dec. 21, the proposed moratorium ordinance will be reviewed at the County Council’s meetings on Jan. 4 and Jan. 16, 2024. A moratorium would go into effect through Aug. 21, 2024.
The Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center is looking for volunteer ushers.
Volunteer ushers assist at the theatre before, during and after performances by handing out programs, helping patrons find their seats and answering basic questions about the facility, according to a notice on the city’s website. Ushers may also participate in various social events and activities throughout the year.
The deadline to apply is Friday, Dec. 29. An application can be downloaded at https://www.ormondbeach.org/DocumentCenter/View/2687/Volunteer-Application.
Prospective volunteers must attend a group orientation and on-the-job training sessions. Volunteers must sign up for a minimum of three events per month, from July through June. The next orientation and training session will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4.
The PAC is undergoing a $1.7 million renovation. The project, funded in part by Volusia County ECHO grant dollars, will revamp the PAC’s lobby and building exterior, add an art installation and create a donor wall.
The Ormond Beach City Commission will review a request to allow public art cabinet wraps in the downtown at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
The project wil consist of wraps for nine traffic signal cabinets and two streetlight cabinets along West and East Granada Boulevard.
If approved, the art wraps will feature art by nine Ormond Beach artists, all of whom donated their pieces for the initiative, proposed by the Ormond Beach Arts District.
The artists — Lee Dunkle, Gregory Grant, Scott Hiestand, Karlene McConnell, Barbara Perrotti, Sang Roberson, Antoinette Slick, Akiko Sugiyama and Margaret Schnebly Hodge — all use a variety of mediums, from photography to paper collage and ceramics.
The cabinet wraps are slated to last about three years.
Engineering consultants met with the city’s Site Plan Review Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 6, to discuss utilities for two new condominium buildings at 2020 Ocean Shore Blvd. in Ormond-by-the-Sea.
The applicants informed the city that the condo buildings would be made up of eight units each. The site plan will be reviewed by Volusia County.
The property at 2020 Ocean Shore Blvd. spans .91 acres and sold in late September for $1.5 million.
