- October 9, 2024
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The Volusia County Council will consider an ordinance on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that will require beachfront property owners to display their addresses at the back of their property to help beachgoers be able to convey their location to first responders in case of an emergency.
The proposed ordinance was drafted after County Councilman Matt Reinhart identified a concern during a May 2 meeting that tourists and other beachgoers could struggle to communicate their location during an emergency on the beach. The council unanimously directed staff to develop an ordinance to address this issue in unincorporated areas of the county.
According to the agenda item, county staff also contacted staff from the coastal cities of Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach to make them aware of this proposed change and gauge their interest in implementing a similar ordinance in within their respective jurisdictions.
“There was interest by the staff from the coastal cities to implement similar requirements in their jurisdiction,” the agenda item states. “County staff believes that several of these coastal cities will have similar standards implemented within their jurisdiction.”
The county estimates that it would cost about $150 per building to install the address in the back of the property facing the beach, though it notes that compliance could be achieved by using a painted stencil on a seawall or structure.
There are about 71 beachfront properties within the unincorporated areas of the county — which includes Ormond-by-the-Sea.
If approved by the council on Dec. 5, property owners will have 120 days to comply with the ordinance. The county won’t collect any revenue from this initiative, as it won’t require fees for installing the addresses.
An emergency access originally proposed for the Tymber Creek Apartments development at 36 N. Tymber Creek Road will be removed from the site plan.
The project’s engineer met with the Ormond Beach Site Plan Review Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 15, seeking information regarding the removal of the previously proposed access point by the Walgreens parking lot at 2001 W. Granada Blvd.
The other two access points — on Tymber Creek Road and West Granada Boulevard — will remain.
The SPRC found the change to be acceptable, according to the meeting’s minutes.
Construction for the apartments development will start next year
It’s not the holiday season in Ormond Beach without Christmas lights on Granada.
The city of Ormond Beach decorated the palm trees in the medians of the downtown district on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The lights will remain in place through the holiday season.
The Ormond Beach Planning Board meeting previously scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, has been canceled due to no applications, according to the city.
The next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11.
