- October 23, 2024
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The Ormond Beach Planning Board will review the first amendment for Ormond Crossings’ Planned Mixed Use Development at it upcoming meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29.
The amendment, according to the agenda item, seeks to allow single-family homes in a portion of the development identified for high density residential units, such as multifamily, townhome and duplex units. The request also seeks to update the overall conceptual master plan for the residential part of Ormond Crossings, which once built out, could be composed of 2,500 homes.
Ormond Crossings has been in the works since 2002 and is composed of almost 3,000 acres of land located south of U.S. 1. The development — which was the result of a partnership between the city of Ormond Beach, Volusia County and Tomoka Holdings — will include 2.5 million square feet of retail, office, light industrial and warehouse uses.
Last December, the Ford family, of DeLand, sold the Ormond Crossings property Bradford Kline and Associates, of Maryland, for $62 million.
The development’s proposal is split into three areas: a commerce park, a town center and the residential area.
In August, the city’s Site Plan Review Committee approved a preliminary site plan for the first phase of Ormond Crossings, consisting of 444 single-family homes. The ity Commission also approved the creation of the Ormond Crossings West Community Development District, composed of almost 1,900 acres, for the construction of single-family homes.
Meritage Homes is the contract purchaser for the single-family residential portion of the development, and it has begun the permitting process for the two bridges needed over the Florida East Coast railroad to connect Ormond Crossings to U.S. 1, according to the city’s staff report. The updated conceptual plan shows a realignment of Tymber Creek Road to connect to one of the bridges, as well as a regional park, a location for a K-8 school and more definition of wetland and lot areas.
The board, whose Oct. 10 meeting was rescheduled due to Hurricane Milton, will also discuss the Live Local Act, a new tattoo parlor within Destination Daytona, and a Land Development Code amendment that would allow Ormond Brewing to expand its manufacturing into canned cocktails, spirits and non-malted based beverages, such as seltzers and ciders.
The Planning Board will also continue its discussion regarding the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Ormond Beach’s Salty Church has acquired new property on the beachside.
The church bought the former Lulu’s Oceanside Grill restaurant building on Sept. 12, for $1.5 million, according to the Volusia County Property Appraiser’s office. Lulu’s closed on Aug. 11 after being in business for 17 years. Its owners stated on Facebook that they chose ot to renew the restaurant’s lease.
Salty Church’s Ormond campus is located at 221 Vining Court, steps away from the Lulu’s building at 30 S. Atlantic Ave. On Oct. 2, Lead Pastor Robbie O’Brien met with the Ormond Beach Site Plan Review Committee to discuss a building remodel, according to the meeting’s minutes. Salty Church seeks to renovate the building into another daily meeting space, to include a coffee facility where churchgoers can get coffee on Sundays. In the evenings, the coffee shop would operate as a youth ministry.
Ormond Beach City Commissioner Travis Sargent has been appointed to the Florida League of Cities’ 2024-2025 Federal Action Strike Team, a committee created in support ofthe league’s mission to strengthen its federal relations.
According to the league, the purpose of the committee is to “establish proactive and reactive communications with Florida’s 30-member congressional delegation in support of federal municipal policy.”
Sargent represents Zone 2 on the commission.
Residents who were impacted by Hurricane Milton may be eligible to receive State Housing Initiatives Partnership funding to assist with home repairs, insurance deductible payments and/or relocation due to displacement.
Residents, the county stated in a press release, must have already filed a claim with their homeowners insurance and applied for FEMA assistance.
Residents must request a phone interview by contacting the Community Assistance Division at 386-736-5955 or [email protected]. If necessary, applicants may be placed on a wait list. Applicants must own and occupy their home and live in Volusia, but not within the city limits of Deltona or Daytona Beach.
Residents applying for assistance for manufactured homes are eligible only if the home was constructed after June 1994 and they own the land where the home is located.
The city will close John Anderson Drive beginning at Granada Boulevard on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for debris removal. There will be some access to the road, but it will be limited, as the roadblock proceeds in front of the trucks.
