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Council approves park‑camping ordinance and several zoning measures; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Melbourne City Council passed ordinances including a parks and camping ban, district reapportionment and several zoning measures. The council also approved an alley vacation and a conditional-use permit for a downtown wine bar.
The Melbourne City Council on Feb. 11 approved a set of ordinances and routine items addressing parks and public camping, zoning and a right-of-way vacation.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 2025-606 — Vacation of a 16‑foot alley (19 55 Magnolia Avenue): Approved on second reading. Roll call votes: Bassett — aye; Hanley — aye; Kennedy — aye; Smith — aye; LaRusso — aye; Vice Mayor Newman — aye; Mayor Paul Alfrey — aye. Outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance 2025-007 — Council‑district apportionment (amending chapter 22, elections): Approved on second reading. Roll call votes: Bassett — aye; Hanley — aye; Kennedy — aye; Smith — aye; LaRusso — aye; Vice Mayor Newman — aye; Mayor Alfrey — aye. Outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance 2025-008 — Parks, public littering and camping (amending chapters 42, 48 and 52): Approved on second reading after a public hearing. Roll call votes: Bassett — aye; Hanley — aye; Kennedy — aye; Smith — aye; LaRusso — aye; Vice Mayor Newman — aye; Mayor Alfrey — aye. Outcome: adopted. (This ordinance creates an explicit prohibition on camping on public property and revises enforcement and penalties for littering and related park conduct.)
- Ordinance 2025-009 — Conditional use for beer/wine service (wine bar at 14301 Highland Avenue, C-3 Central Business District): Approved on first reading. Motion by Councilmember LaRusso (mover noted in packet), second by Councilmember Bassett; roll-call approval followed the planning and zoning board’s unanimous recommendation. Outcome: approved; conditional use granted with conditions to be enforced through the permit.
- Ordinance 2025-010 — Administrative cleanup: library board and Babcock Street CRA references (sunset of CRA and related code housekeeping): Approved on second reading. Outcome: adopted.
Consent and other votes
- Consent agenda (items a–f): Approved unanimously. - Reappointments and advisory boards: A number of board reappointments and one alternates appointment were approved; staff will post vacancies where applications are required.
What council noted
Council members asked staff to continue monitoring projects tied to the ordinances (for example, notifying council of any development proposals on properties affected by the alley vacation) and to return development agreements that will carry enforceable conditions when projects require later approvals.
Source and next steps
Each ordinance will be recorded and take effect on its stated effective date in the ordinance text. Staff said they will follow through with the administrative steps tied to each adoption, including recording the alley‑vacation ordinance in the public records and finalizing conditions attached to the conditional‑use grant for the wine bar.
