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Council continues annexation hearing for former Big Lots plaza amid stormwater and litigation concerns
Summary
After a first reading of Ordinance No. 688 to annex about 18.9 acres at 2412 S. Volusia Ave, the council voted to continue the matter to no date certain to allow the applicant to resolve nonconformities, pending litigation and county stormwater-basin study outcomes.
The City of Orange City held a first reading on Ordinance No. 688, a proposal to annex roughly 18.9 acres at 2412 South Volusia Avenue (the former Four Towns/Big Lots shopping center). Development Services Director Joe Ruiz told the council staff had evaluated the request under Florida Statutes section 171.044 and found the parcel eligible for voluntary annexation but flagged multiple nonconformities and pending issues that require resolution before adoption.
Why it matters: Annexation would bring the parcel into city land-development regulation, produce modest property-tax revenue for the city and allow the city to apply its design and signage standards. But council members said uncertainty about a…
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