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Deltona extends zoning‑in‑progress, advances PUD amendments after developer and resident comments
Summary
The Deltona City Commission advanced an ordinance updating Planned Unit Development application standards and approved a resolution continuing ‘zoning in progress’ status to allow further refinement of land development code changes after developers and residents raised notice and economic concerns.
The Deltona City Commission approved, on first reading, an ordinance to update Planned Unit Development (PUD) application requirements and voted to continue a zoning‑in‑progress status that keeps pending development applications subject to the proposed code changes. Both the first reading of Ordinance No. 052025 and the resolution extending the zoning‑in‑progress passed on recorded votes of 5‑0.
The ordinance’s title, read into the record, described changes to section 110‑319 of the land development code to “include enhanced architectural, landscaping, and environmental standards” for planned unit developments. After the title was read, the commission opened the item for public comment.
Kim Booker of Booker & Associates, speaking on behalf of Blackfin Acquisitions LLC, told the commission her client had a current application for a self‑storage and RV/boat storage facility and raised concerns that the draft PUD language and the zoning‑in‑progress notice did not give adequate notice to applicants. Booker said the draft language appeared to exclude storage facilities from mixed PUD classifications and that sequencing requirements in the draft could force commercial uses to be developed before residential uses — a sequence she said is at odds with market realities for many projects.
Other residents expressed differing views. Elise Drozek urged the commission to maintain the new protections, arguing developers had previously benefited from lax rules and that the city needed stronger standards. Former Commissioner Dana McCool praised staff and the city attorney for pursuing tighter protections and warned against changing rules mid‑stream without careful notice to applicants.
After public comment the commission voted to continue the zoning‑in‑progress and to approve the PUD amendments at first reading. The commission also deferred one related item (Item 8B) to the Feb. 17 meeting as noted on the record.
Why it matters: The changes to the PUD section and the decision to keep applications subject to zoning‑in‑progress affect current development approvals and will shape future site plans, architecture, landscape, and environmental review standards. Developers with active applications told the commission the changes could impose unexpected requirements and asked for clearer notice and transitional rules; other speakers urged stricter standards to protect residents and community character.
What’s next: Staff will continue work on the land development code amendments and the commission will consider related items at future meetings. Because the zoning‑in‑progress remains in effect, pending development applications may be reviewed under the new standards if those standards are adopted after public hearings.
