Flagler Beach board recommends approval of Compass Hotel outdoor entertainment permit

The Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Review Board on Tuesday recommended approval of an annual outdoor entertainment permit for the Compass Hotel, 1111 South Daytona Avenue, after the applicant’s representative described the locations and limits of amplified music and nearby residents voiced no formal objections.

Board members made the recommendation at the board’s June 3 meeting, which began at 5:30 p.m.

Dennis Baer, speaking on behalf of the applicant, told the board the only planned live music would be on the upstairs pool-deck bar facing the ocean as a “plug and play” arrangement with a single acoustic performer and one speaker. Baer said ambient speakers would also be placed at a downstairs northeast seating area used for lunch and bar service, a small speaker by the entrance portico, and at the outdoor pool deck. He said there would be no bands. “Dawn to dusk, that’s the only time that there would be music in that location,” Baer said, and added that the pool-bar typically closes at 10 p.m., with weekends occasionally going to 11 p.m., depending on the season.

Penny, a staff member, told the board notices were mailed to addresses within a 200-foot radius; mailed notices that go to current resident were returned (to catch renters) and those sent to direct addresses were not returned. No complaints were received during the notice period.

Resident Anthony Cinelli, 204 South Ocean Shore Boulevard, spoke in support, saying he is east of the site and that he had “no problem with it as long as it’s what, Mister Baer said it is and it’s not a DJ. I think it’s great.”

A board member who visited the site reported the building and an existing solid wall would limit sound transmission to the west and noted nearby venues on the corner, including Finn’s, which also uses outdoor sound. The board discussed hours and sound locations before a member moved to recommend approval; another member seconded the motion. The item passed on a roll-call vote.

The board did not record any formal public objections during the hearing and did not place additional operational restrictions on the permit at the meeting. The board’s recommendation is a step in the local permitting process; the meeting transcript did not specify subsequent administrative steps or final approval authority.

After the vote the board turned to other administrative business, including a possible vacancy process after a member reached a threshold of unexcused absences; a board member said they would “go back and look at the code” to confirm whether three unexcused absences led to removal and would advertise the vacancy if so.

Notes: Applicant listed in the meeting materials as Saira Bula; Dennis Baer spoke on behalf of the applicant. No specific permit conditions, permit fee, or final decision timeline were provided in the meeting record.