Commission transmits Florida Logistics Center plan amendment after owner agrees to remove 1,500 residential units

The Daytona Beach City Commission voted on first reading Thursday to transmit a large‑scale comprehensive plan amendment for the Florida Logistics Center to state reviewing agencies, after the applicant agreed to remove 1,500 residential units from the proposal and accept limits on peak‑hour traffic. The property — roughly 276.75 acres south of Beville Road between Interstate 95 and Williamson Boulevard — currently carries a patchwork of future land uses, including industrial, commercial, residential and park designations. The amendment would consolidate the site under a mixed‑use future land‑use pattern and update policies for the parcel. Applicant representatives said the change will enable a large‑scale regional industrial park with supporting commercial uses. The property owner committed to removing the previously proposed 1,500 residential units and to a cap on PM peak‑hour external trips of 3,000 for the whole site; planners said that cap is substantially lower than the existing theoretical trip generation in the current land‑use mix. Other commitments discussed included avoiding truck traffic on Andrews Isle and Caribbean Pine Way, and reserving stormwater capacity on the site to support county plans for Williamson Boulevard widening. Commissioners and attendees discussed traffic and infrastructure. Commissioners asked for, and the applicant agreed to, language in the plan district agreement requiring coordination with the county on traffic signals and roadway improvements. With the amendment to the motion to include the 1,500‑unit removal, the commission voted 6–1 to transmit the amendment to state agencies for the statutorily required review. Second reading and final action is scheduled for Oct. 1.