Flagler Beach Commission hears developer presentation on Summertown annexation; tables Veranda Bay items to Jan. 22, 2026

The Flagler Beach City Commission on first reading took up the Summertown annexation, comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning — a large mixed-use proposal that would bring roughly 545 acres into the city — and agreed to transmit the package to state reviewers for detailed agency comment.

City Planner (identified in the packet) told the commission that staff believes Ordinance 2025-22 meets Chapter 171 statutory requirements and is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and recent legislative updates; the planner said the site-specific policy caps the development at a maximum of 1,640 residential units, 840,000 square feet of nonresidential uses and 250 hotel rooms. "The staff recommends the city commission find that ordinance 20 25 22 meets chapter 171 statutory requirements," the planner said during the presentation.

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