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City staff: Avalon expansion includes annexation, phased build tied to transportation agreement
Summary
City planning staff said a developer has submitted annexation, land-use and PD rezoning applications for a large Avalon expansion that would be built in phases and is tied to a city–county transportation agreement; staff comments are pending and public hearings will follow.
City planning staff provided an update on the Avalon development expansion and said the developer has submitted applications for annexation, a land-use change and a planned-development (PD) rezoning. "They have to have the, they're permitted up to 2,000 residential units and the 90,000 square feet of the mixed use, nonresidential development," the staff member said, describing limits tied to the first phase.
The staff member said the expansion is tied to a transportation agreement approved by the city and county last October and that construction timing will follow the agreement's phased transportation plan. "So it's not, this is the build as you go ... they have to put the infrastructure in place to support development before they move on to the next phase of development," the staff member said.
Why it matters: the project, as described by staff, would add long-term housing and commercial capacity while committing the developer to build roadway and other infrastructure before advancing phases. Staff said the total Avalon plan eventually anticipates roughly 7,800 residential units and about 1 million square feet of nonresidential development, and that the full program is likely a 20–25 year buildout.
Most immediate steps: staff said the PD rezoning plan was submitted in April and that staff provided comments to the applicant a few weeks later; the applicant must respond to those comments before staff will schedule public hearings before the planning board and city commission. The transcript shows no vote or formal decision at the meeting.
Infrastructure and timing details discussed in the meeting included an anticipated design ceiling in the long-range transportation plan of about 6,600–6,700 units; staff said that if the development exceeds that threshold the transportation plan would need revision and likely upgrades. Staff also told the meeting the developer will construct required road improvements and will receive impact-fee reimbursements tied to those improvements.
County, state and regional roles: the staff member repeatedly noted that several major roadway components are county or state responsibilities. The speaker said the county plans to phase a key Dunn extension so the first phase would cross the Tomoka River and land in an existing residential area, and that Hand Avenue overpass work is a county responsibility because it lies outside the PD boundaries. Staff also referenced the TPO (Transportation Planning Organization) and DOT in discussions about funding and the multi-year timelines for large bridge or river-crossing work; one example in the transcript was a five-to-six-year horizon mentioned for a bridge-related component.
What was not decided: the meeting record shows only discussion and internal staff review. The annexation, land-use change and PD rezoning remain pending; staff said a public hearing process will begin after applicants respond to staff comments.
Ending note: staff provided attendees a copy of the transportation agreement and the PD materials and invited further questions; no formal action or vote occurred during the meeting.
