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Planning board backs LDC changes to encourage affordable, accessible housing, leaves garage requirement to local context
Summary
The Daytona Beach Planning Board on July 24 recommended changes to the Land Development Code to promote affordable and inclusive housing, including administrative adjustments, a definition for homeowner recovery programs and rules allowing ADA features to encroach into yards.
The Daytona Beach Planning Board on July 24 recommended approval of a Land Development Code text amendment designed to facilitate affordable and inclusive housing, while directing staff to refine any one‑car garage requirement based on the immediate community context.
Emilio Bridal, senior planner, presented proposed amendments to Articles 3, 6 and 11 of the LDC that would increase flexibility through administrative adjustments, add a definition and pathway for "homeowner recovery programs," and permit ADA‑compliant accessibility features (ramps, lifts, landings) and certain mechanical equipment to encroach into required yards. Staff said the…
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