- October 11, 2024
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A community of 275 townhomes may be built on a 40-acre parcel at the southeast corner of Citation Boulevard and Belle Terre Boulevard.
Palm Coast’s Planning Board voted unanimously at a July 19 meeting to approve the developer's request to change the parcel's zoning designation from "general commercial" to "master planned development," or MPD.
The development, called Belle Terre Estates, would include 1.75 acres of general commercial use and a 1.19-acre public dog park.
City Planner Bill Hoover told the board that the developer would deed the dog park to the city after construction in return for park impact fee credits for the cost of building the park.
“This is an outstanding location in their minds for a dog park,” Deputy Chief Development Officer Ray Tyner said. “We have a great need for it. We only have one up in the northern section.”
The townhomes would be two stories and either 19 or 22 feet wide by 90 feet deep. They would be low-maintenance properties ideal for retirees and new families, according to the applicant’s representative.
Each townhome will have a one- or two-car garage, plus a driveway that fits two cars.
While the board approved the rezoning request, it also asked the developers to find ways to add parking to accommodate residents' guests on busy occasions like holidays.
“There's really not guest parking throughout the complex,” Board member Suzanne Nicholson said.
City codes don't require a certain amount of guest parking, Tyner and Hoover said, but the board can recommend that the developer explore options.
The rezoning request also requires approval from the Palm Coast City Council.
The Planning Board also unanimously approved an alteration to the Marina Village MPD.
Marina Village, at Colbert Lane and Rogers Road, contains eight tracts. Tract 1 is located on the west side of Colbert Lane, and Tracts 2-8 are on the east, on the north side of Rogers Road.
The tracts would contain single and multi-family residential areas, a marina off the Matanzas River, and commercial areas — shops, restaurants and possibly a hotel. The marina would have 80 wet slips and 200 dry boat storage spaces.
The alteration would affect Tracts 2-8. It would reduce the commercial area from 160,500 square feet to 103,00, increase the number of residential units from 663 to 1085, reduce the building height from 95 feet to 60 and reduce the size of the townhomes to 2,000 square feet from 2,500, while increasing their allowable height from 35 feet to 45 feet.
The MPD alteration also requires the City Council's approval.
