- December 25, 2024
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How will the Ormond Beach City Commission feel about a new hotel in town? The community will find out on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The commission will review the proposed 137-room hotel development at 264 S. Atlantic Ave. The hotel is slated to be a 95,700-square-foot Marriott Residence Inn and 108 parking spaces on 2.19 acres of oceanfront land, which is currently vacant. The land was previously occupied by the Surfside Hotel, which was demolished in 2010 after it was heavily impacted by the 2004 hurricanes, according to a city memo.
The development also includes some of the land across the street that previously was occupied by the now-demolished Florida Hospital Oceanside. The property owner, Ormond Beach Holdings LLC, seeks to construct an additional 62 parking spaces in the parcel across the street.
The development is coming before the commission with a unanimous recommendation for approval by the Planning Board, which met on Dec. 5.
Though residents attended the Planning Board meeting with several questions regarding building heights, seawalls and the usage of the parking lots, the majority who spoke were not against the development, especially the hotel portion.
The property owner also seeks to build a 15-home community in the remaining former hospital parcel along Valencia Drive, to be known as “Tide’s Edge at Ormond Beach.” While the commission on Jan. 10 will review four agenda items related to the overall project — a development order, two zoning map amendments and a comprehensive land use amendment — the preliminary plat request only requires review at one City Commission, since it is a resolution, and is scheduled for the commission’s Jan. 24 agenda.
The commission will also review a preliminary plat for Phase 3A of Plantation Oaks, to consist of 94 homes and be known as “Archer’s Mill,” a final plat for the Cupola at Oceanside townhome development, and a zoning map amendment and comprehensive land use map amendment for RidgeHaven West.
As Volusia County students returned to the classroom on Tuesday, Jan. 3, Beachside Elementary students walked the halls of their new school for the first time.
Beachside Elementary is a result of the merger between Osceola Elementary and Ortona Elementary, a decision made by the School Board in 2020. The merged student body had been utilizing the Osceola Elementary campus in Ormond Beach since the 2021 school year while the new campus was being built at the Ortona Elementary site.
“The school is just beautiful, so modern, and an excellent place for our students to learn and excel each and every day,” VCS stated on its Facebook page.
At 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, the new and reelected Volusia County Council members will take their oaths of office at the County Council Chambers in the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center in DeLand.
The council members that will be sworn in are:
FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management is offering various temporary housing assistance programs to Hurricane Ian victims.
Learn about eligibility criteria by visiting ianrecovery.fl.gov or calling 800-892-0948.
