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Planning board recommends denial of rezoning for 7.35‑acre Main Street Townhomes parcel
Summary
The City of DeLand Planning Board voted June 11 to recommend denial of a rezoning request (Z‑25‑079) to convert 7.35 acres from Main Street Townhomes PD to C2 General Commercial after residents raised drainage, noise and property‑value concerns.
The City of DeLand Planning Board voted June 11 to recommend denial of a rezoning application (Z‑25‑079) to change 7.35 acres from Main Street Townhomes PD to C2 General Commercial.
Staff said the parcel (Lot 2B of the Main Street Townhomes plat) had been approved in 2006 as a Planned Development for multifamily townhomes (the plat referenced approval for 66 townhomes) but was never developed. The applicant seeks to rezone the parcel to C2 to allow conventional commercial uses; staff noted the property’s Future Land Use designation is Highway Commercial and that the rezoning request is compatible with surrounding commercial zoning. City staff recommended approval based on the approval criteria in the staff report.
Applicant representatives said the immediate intent is to recombine the parcel with an adjacent 1.5‑acre C2 parcel that their client already owns; that smaller parcel is proposed for a car wash oriented toward Woodland Boulevard. The applicant told the board they plan a partial replat to expand the C2 parcel to approximately five acres to accommodate stormwater and access; there are no firm plans for the remainder of the 7.35 acres at this time.
Several nearby residents spoke in opposition at the Planning Board hearing, citing concerns about drainage and stormwater capacity, noise and lighting from commercial uses, traffic and potential impacts on property values. One resident said the neighborhood had purchased lots with an expectation that no commercial property would be built directly behind homes; another raised questions about existing drainage easements and past flooding experiences near Orange Camp Road.
During discussion, some board members expressed sympathy for residents’ concerns about livability and drainage, while others noted that the parcel’s future land use is Highway Commercial, which already allows commercial development and that rezoning would align the zoning with the FLU designation. The board ultimately made a motion to recommend denial; the motion passed on roll call with Nora Lewis, Dawn Liska and Troy Baumgartner voting to deny, and Jeremy Owens voting against the recommendation to deny (the lone vote in favor of forwarding approval).
Next steps: the Planning Board’s recommendation to deny will be forwarded to the City Commission, which is the final decision‑making body; staff reminded the public that the commission will consider the rezoning in two readings.
