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Council annexes 14.35-acre site for Floor & Decor; zoning and land-use changes approved
Summary
West Melbourne approved annexation, a future land-use map amendment and rezoning to allow a Floor & Decor store to build on a 14.35-acre parcel off Columbia Lane. Council vote was 7-0.
West Melbourne City Council on June 17 unanimously approved annexation, a comprehensive-plan map amendment and a rezoning to allow a Floor & Decor retail store to locate on about 14.35 acres east of Columbia Lane and north of U.S. 192. The council passed Ordinance 2025-11 (annexation), Ordinance 2025-14 (future land use) and Ordinance 2025-15 (rezoning) by voice vote, 7-0.
City staff presented the application as three related items: annexation into the city, a change in future land-use designation from Brevard County’s “community commercial” to City of West Melbourne “commercial,” and a rezoning from county BU-1 (general retail) to the city’s CP (Commercial Parkway) zoning. Staff said the site meets adjacency tests for annexation, identified power- and gas-line easements across the property, and noted Columbia Lane remains a Brevard County road.
The applicant’s project manager, Brian Bussin, described the Floor & Decor concept to council. “Pretty much, it’s a one-stop shop for a specific decorative project,” Bussin said, saying the store combines retail and an in-store design center, a customer pickup area and year-round hours (typically 8 a.m.–8 p.m.). He told the council a typical store employs about 40–50 full- and part-time people; the company plans to begin construction around mid-March 2026 and target a November 2026 opening, subject to permitting.
Planning staff told council the city’s commercial designation and CP zoning are compatible with surrounding commercial and industrial uses, that water and sewer connections would come from West Melbourne, and that drainage would be required on-site. The application went to the Planning & Zoning Board, which recommended approval of both the comprehensive-plan amendment and the rezoning.
Councilmember Patrick Bentley moved to approve the second reading of the annexation ordinance; the motion carried by voice vote, 7-0. Council later approved the land-use amendment and rezoning by similar unanimous votes.
The approvals establish the regulatory framework for the project; site plan, permitting, access and any required county right-of-way approvals still must be completed before construction can begin.
