Port Orange planning commission approves amendment to Summertrees Plaza master development agreement over storage-use objections

The Port Orange Planning Commission voted 4-3 on Feb. 27 to recommend approval of a first amendment to the master development agreement (MDA) for the Summertrees Plaza Planned Commercial Development (Case PRZADash25Dash0001), allowing a broader range of commercial uses and modernizing signage and architectural standards.

The amendment would list additional permitted uses for the four subject sites (labeled A through D) including craft food-and-beverage producers, microbrewers and private schools, and would update the PCD’s signage and architectural provisions to match the city’s current Land Development Code. The amendment also clarifies and tightens special development standards for higher-impact uses such as mini-warehouses and motor-vehicle/boat storage (screening, landscape buffers, parking and orientation), and requires all development within the PCD to meet current city commercial design rules.

Why it matters: The property has been commercial-zoned for decades and includes developed parcels (bank, tenant building) and vacant parcels the owner hopes to redevelop. Commission approval of the MDA amendment moves the proposal to the City Council; the applicant and staff said the…