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Planning board forwards land-use amendment and rezoning for 955 West New York Avenue to City Commission
Summary
The planning board recommended approval of SMLU25-118 (land-use change to mixed commercial) and the concurrent rezoning Z25-119 (to C‑1 neighborhood commercial) for 955 W. New York Ave., citing compatibility with surrounding uses and available utilities; staff warned some specific uses may require additional infrastructure review.
The City of DeLand Planning Board voted to forward a small-scale land-use amendment (SMLU25-118) and a concurrent rezoning (Z25-119) for 955 West New York Avenue to the City Commission with recommendations of approval.
Belinda Williams Collins presented staff’s review, saying the applicant (995 New York, LLC represented in materials by Tim Exner) asked to change the property’s future land-use designation from mixed office-residential to mixed commercial and to rezone the site to C‑1 (neighborhood commercial). Staff said mixed commercial would broaden allowable uses to include limited commercial and office functions similar to nearby parcels and concluded the change should not degrade adopted levels of service because the site lies inside the city’s utility service area. Staff noted some specific future uses could require a lift station, traffic review or other infrastructure work depending on the ultimate program.
Nearby residents raised questions about notice, overlay protections and likely uses. George Segna, who lives on Stetson Park Drive, asked what future opportunities the public will have to review a specific site plan; staff and counsel explained that, depending on parcel size, many site plans will be administratively reviewed rather than returning to the board, but staff offered to provide comparative charts and materials from the staff packet. Matt Darwin, speaking as an agent for a nearby property owner, asked how the historic-core overlay will affect design; staff said the overlay imposes architectural compatibility to maintain the historic character and that typical outcomes would be neighborhood-scale conversions rather than large-format retail, though some neighborhood commercial uses are permitted under C‑1.
After discussion the board approved the land-use amendment and the rezoning on motions and roll-call votes; both actions will go to the City Commission for two readings where final decisions will be made.
