Ormond Beach commission rejects Little Tomoka Village rezoning and DRI amendment after flooding, traffic concerns

The Ormond Beach City Commission on Tuesday rejected, by a 5-0 vote, a three-part application that would have removed about 30.46 acres from the Hunters Ridge development of regional impact and rezoned the parcels for a planned residential development called Little Tomoka Village.

Why it matters: The proposal would have swapped existing entitlements that allow up to 50 multifamily units on two parcels for a lower‑density plan with 31 single‑family lots, an amenity building and a house of worship. Neighbors and several commissioners said the site’s wetlands, existing drainage paths and recent extreme storms created too much uncertainty to approve the changes without additional technical review.

Planning director Steven Spraker told commissioners the applicant sought three separate actions: (1) a fifth amendment to the Hunters Ridge DRI to remove two parcels and associated entitlements, including the right to extend Hunters Ridge Boulevard; (2) a zoning map amendment to change four parcels from…