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Council approves waiver to limit full brick pavers on DeBary Town Park Main Street
Summary
Council approved first reading of a minor PUD amendment and a waiver to limit brick pavers on Main Street, selecting an option that keeps pavers at pedestrian crossings and sidewalks but uses asphalt for the roadway to reduce initial and long-term costs and maintenance concerns tied to heavy truck traffic.
The City of DeBary City Council approved on first reading a minor amendment to the DeBary Town Park mixed planned unit development and a waiver from the land development code requirement that Main Street be fully surfaced with brick pavers, adopting a modified design that retains pavers at sidewalks and pedestrian crossings while using asphalt for the travelway.
City staff said the amendment modifies Exhibit C of the development agreement and requests a waiver from LDC section 5.62(C)(1)(E)(13), which requires brick pavers for Main Street. "The proposed modification will allow the pavers to remain in certain locations, but eliminate the full paver surface to limit future city associated [maintenance] with repeated wear and replacement of pavers," Stephen Bapro, growth management director, told the council. Staff reviewed criteria for waivers and noted that the area currently adjoins industrial uses that generate heavy vehicle loading.
The applicant’s attorney, Mark Watts, and representatives from the Falcon development team said the decision balances the Main Street aesthetic with long-term maintenance costs and mobility-fee calculations. The developer presented three design options and cost estimates: full pavers (estimated city cost $522,000), option 1 (pavers in crosswalks and sidewalks but asphalt roadway, estimated $206,987), and option 2 (expanded paver intersections, estimated $263,776). Developer representatives said high-impact pavers can be specified for crossings, but pavers’ per-square-foot cost in the submission was $15.75 versus $3.54 for asphalt; staff and the applicant also discussed estimates that heavy-use pavers may require earlier replacement (developer cited as short as 10 years in high-impact areas vs. 20 years for asphalt in their materials).
Council members emphasized pedestrian and bike safety and the project’s long-term visual consistency. Several members favored option 1, saying it preserves the look and reduces the city’s exposure to maintenance costs while retaining pavers at pedestrian crossings and the bridge. Council also discussed mobility-fee credits and how initial-installation costs factor into developer and city reimbursements under the adopted mobility plan; the developer said coordination on credits has been ongoing and that this waiver is one remaining issue.
A motion to approve the waiver and the first reading of Ordinance O-2-2025 (amending the development agreement for DeBary Town Park) with option 1 passed on first reading. Staff said they will advertise the second reading in the Orlando Sentinel and that the applicant must notify property owners within 300 feet and post the property for the public hearing prior to final action.
