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Votes at a glance: Deltona commission approves multiple land‑use and administrative ordinances, passes consent agenda
Summary
The Deltona City Commission on April 7 approved a series of land‑use and administrative ordinances by unanimous votes in most cases and moved several items forward on first reading.
At its April 7 meeting the Deltona City Commission handled a large slate of ordinances and routine business. Many items passed unanimously; other items were first readings. This roundup lists each formal action recorded on the meeting record and the outcome.
Key outcomes (motions, movers, seconds, and vote tallies as recorded):
- Consent agenda (all consent items): motion to approve by Vice Mayor Harriott; second by Commissioner Lully. Vote: motion passes, 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 04‑2025 (zoning code, chapter 74; second reading): motion to approve (mover on record), second recorded; Vote: unanimous, 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 05‑2025 (PUD planned unit development, second reading): Motion to approve and adopt by Commissioner Lully; second by Commissioner Howington. Vote: passed 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 06‑2025 (home‑based businesses / home occupations, first reading): Motion by Commissioner Lee (mover recorded); second by Commissioner Santiago. Commissioners discussed state preemption, parking and trailer rules; staff said the ordinance aligns with recent state law. Vote (first reading): 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 07‑2025 (pharmacies/drugstores/medical marijuana): This item was debated and then denied by the commission (see separate article). Vote on denial and direction to staff to draft a new ordinance: 7–0 (motion by Vice Mayor Harriott; second recorded).
- Ordinance No. 09‑2025 (short‑term rentals / rental properties, first reading): Motion to approve by Commissioner Lully; second by Commissioner Santiago. Staff said fee schedule changes will follow by resolution; staff proposed inspection intervals (staff to return for second reading with recommended inspection cadence). Vote (first reading): 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 13‑2024 (zoning map/classifications, second reading): Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Harriott; second by Commissioner Lully. Vote: passed 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 14‑2024 (driveway expansion residential standards, second reading): Motion to approve by Commissioner Colwell; second by Commissioner Avila Vasquez. Vote: passed 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 16‑2025 (finance article reorganization, second reading): Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Harriott; second by Commissioner Villalva Vasquez. Vote: passed 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 17‑2025 (special assessments: solid waste, stormwater, street lighting; first reading): Motion by Commissioner Lully; second by Commissioner Santiago. Vote (first reading): 7–0.
- Ordinance No. 18‑2025 (water/wastewater customer deposit and creditworthiness, second reading): Motion by Vice Mayor Harriott; second by Commissioner Howington. Vote: passed 7–0.
Nut graf: The commission used a combination of first and second readings to move code and administrative housekeeping forward; most measures passed unanimously. The medical‑marijuana zoning item drew substantive debate and produced a different outcome (denial and direction to draft a ban), which the commission asked staff to return with on a new public‑hearing schedule.
Ending: Where staff promised follow up (fee resolution for short‑term rental fees, inspection cadence and the draft dispensary ban), those items will return to a future agenda for formal action. The commission recorded unanimous support for the listed votes unless otherwise noted.
