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Volusia County planning panel approves multiple variances, forwards rezonings and PUD to council

Volusia County Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission · March 20, 2026
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Summary

The county Planning & Land Development Regulation Commission approved a series of residential variances, denied one lot-coverage request, and forwarded a small-scale land-use amendment and PUD for the DeLand Stockyard to county council. The body also tabled a draft backyard-chicken ordinance for further work.

The Volusia County Planning & Land Development Regulation Commission on March 19 approved several variance requests for single‑family properties and moved two land‑use applications to county council for final action.

The commission unanimously approved variance case V-26-009, allowing a modest reduction in front-yard setbacks and two pool‑related variances for a vacant parcel at 1177 John Anderson Drive, after staff presentation and brief applicant remarks. The applicants, Adam Marcus and Sarah Gummy Marcus, told the commission the request was “a very modest variance to the existing setback requirements” intended to match neighborhood patterns.

On an after‑the‑fact request, V-26-023, the commission…

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