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Commission advances Tomoka Commerce Park first reading amid neighborhood questions on wetlands and buffers

Ormond Beach City Commission · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved the first reading of a development order for the 12.48-acre Tomoka Commerce Park on North U.S. Highway 1, authorizing mixed commercial and light industrial uses while staff and the applicant said the project preserves a wetland buffer and retains 20% tree preservation; public speakers generally supported the project.

The Ormond Beach City Commission voted to advance the Tomoka Commerce Park planned business development in a first reading after staff outlined project details and members of the public and the applicant spoke in support.

Planning Director Steven Spreaker described the project as a 12.48-acre development with 11 buildings totaling just over 110,000 square feet. He told the commission the site preserves 20% natural tree cover, includes a 36-foot greenbelt buffer along U.S. Highway 1 and that wetlands impacts had been reviewed by…

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