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Council OKs first reading to rezone 422 Jefferson Ave. to allow single‑family rebuild after storm damage
Summary
The council approved first reading of an administrative rezoning that would change 422 Jefferson Avenue from community commercial to neighborhood preservation, allowing the existing single‑family house to be rebuilt under its Transform 360 grant and raised above flood elevations.
The City Council approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone a small lot at 422 Jefferson Avenue from community commercial (CC) to neighborhood preservation, a move staff said will allow a long‑standing single‑family home to be rebuilt after Hurricane Ian damage.
Cruise planning staff explained the property has been used as a single‑family home since 1963 but carries commercial zoning. The property participates in Volusia County’s Transform 360 program; staff said an active Transform 360 grant and pending permitting made it important to approve this administrative rezoning without delaying the owner’s ability to rebuild.
“If this is approved, the single family home will be able to be rebuilt,” staff said, noting the new structure must meet the city’s land development and building codes and that the finished floor elevation will be set three feet above current grade to meet flood requirements.
A councilmember characterized the item as clerical housekeeping for a small area where commercial zoning historically coexisted with houses. The council voted in favor on first reading (roll call 3–0).
The rezoning was presented as an administrative action; staff told the council additional administrative rezonings for other similarly impacted lots are likely later this summer, grouped to regularize longstanding single‑family uses that currently carry commercial zoning.
