- October 11, 2024
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A new condominium proposal. Changes to an existing car wash. The creation of a new industrial zoning district. More units proposed for a multifamily development near Highland Avenue.
The Ormond Beach Planning Board will discuss these items and others at its meeting next week at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the City Commission Chambers in City Hall.
The condominium proposal is for 24 units at 121 E. Granada Blvd., a proposed development known as 121 East. The Planning Board will consider both a development order and a rezoning request that would convert the 0.76-acre property’s designation from “B-4 Central Business” to Planned Business Development. The proposed plan includes a mixture of one- to three-bedroom units in a six-story building, with parking on the ground floor.
The developer, Dime Rock Properties, LLC, held a neighborhood meeting in March. The majority of attendees favored the development due to its walkability to the downtown and its alignment with Ormond MainStreet’s master plan.
The property has been vacant since 2014.
As for the car wash changes, the board will consider a special exception for the Mister Car Wash business at 49 S. Yonge St. It used to be a Sparkle-N-Shine. The property owner wants to close the access point to South Yonge Street and remove the parking spaces that front the street, according to a city staff report.
The business is also seeking to add 11 vacuum-stall parking spaces.
At the meeting, the Planning Board will also review an administrative request to create a Heavy Industrial (I-2) zoning district. The need for such a district was highlighted in the city’s 2010 comprehensive plan evaluation and appraisal report, according to a staff report.
Halifax Paving is seeking to annex its land at 860 Hull Road and 1399 Hull Trail into Ormond Beach, so the new zoning district is now needed, the city noted in its report.
The rezoning request for a new multifamily development concerns a community known as the Ormond Enclave, previously called the Courtyards at Ormond. It would feature 64 units at 145 N. Yonge St.
The developer, CST Holdings LLC, has requested that portions of the property be zoned from B-4 to a PBD and from single-family medium density to a Planned Residential Development.
Initial plans sought to place a retail building and a 48-unit multifamily development on the property, but now the developer is planning to build 64 luxury units to address neighbors’ concerns.
In addition to these public hearings, the Planning Board will also review a comprehensive plan amendment for the Halifax Paving property and two preliminary plats for phase 2 and phase 3 of Archer’s Mill, located within the Plantation Oaks development.
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum is asking for the public to attend a June 6 County Council meeting to advocate for continuing the Cultural Council of Volusia County.
In April, two County Council members proposed eliminating the board, which would also eliminate over $600,000 in grant money allocated to nonprofit arts, culture and history organizations.
OMAM said in its newsletter that the grant funding has supported many of the museum’s free programs, including its Free Family Art Night, garden talks and Veterans Day Tribute.
“This small investment has brought bountiful dividends both in economic returns and community impact,” the newsletter states. “As the county has grown, so have its cultural assets, bringing in new jobs, new residents and increased tourism.”
In 2022, the county provided $611,789 in grants, including $25,734 to OMAM.
“This represented just .038% of the county’s 2022 budget, or approximately $2 per household,” the newsletter stated.
Three Volusia County Council members will host a seaside meet and greet in Ormond Beach from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 10.
The councilmen — Danny Robins, District 3; Matt Reinhart, District 2; and Troy Kent, District 4 — will be just north of the Harvard Drive approach for what the county described in a press release as a “very relaxed meeting on the beach.”
Residents are invited to don their beachwear and enjoy the morning on the beach. They can bring a fishing pole to fish alongside the councilmen. Free parking will be available at Andy Romano Beachfront Park, at 839 N. Atlantic Ave., and on the beach with a beach pass.
From June 5 through Aug. 5, the Environmental Discovery Center at 601 Division Ave. will only be open only on Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to a notice on the city website. The hours are changing due to Enviro Camp. Normal hours will resume Aug. 8.
