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DeBary council adopts facade-improvement grant program, adds exception process for longtime businesses

City of DeBary City Council · December 4, 2025
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Summary

The DeBary City Council approved Resolution 2025‑23 creating a Facade Improvement Grant program offering matching grants up to $20,000 to eligible businesses in the village center/Highbanks node; council added a staff‑recommended exception process allowing council review for structures with nonconforming uses.

The DeBary City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2025‑23, establishing a Facade Improvement Grant program offering matching grants up to $20,000 to eligible businesses in the village center overlay and Highbanks node.

Growth Management Director Stephen Bap told the council the program is intended to "enhance the visual and curb appearance and presence, boost the local economy, [and] increase property values," and described a first‑come, first‑served, matching structure…

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