Palm Coast council annexes Flagler Pines property, approves land‑use and zoning changes amid traffic and utility concerns

Palm Coast’s City Council voted unanimously Nov. 4 to annex about 38.8 acres owned by Flagler Pines Properties LLC and to approve associated future land‑use and zoning changes after extended discussion of traffic impacts, utility capacity and mitigation options.

The council adopted the voluntary annexation during its business meeting at the John Netz Community Wing. Jay Livingston, attorney for the applicant, told the council the annexation would place the property under the city’s land‑development code and concurrency process, allowing the city to require mitigation if proposed development would lower the level of service on State Road 100. "You can deny the development order or condition the development order on traffic mitigation being addressed," Livingston said.

The vote on the annexation, the future land‑use map amendment and the zoning map amendment was unanimous. Council members and staff emphasized that final approvals for portions of the proposed development still will be subject to technical site‑plan review,…