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Council Approves Right‑of‑Way Purchase Using Up to $410,000 in Impact‑Fee Credits for Belterre/State Road 100 Improvements
Summary
The City approved a right‑of‑way acquisition to add 12 feet for intersection improvements at Belterre Boulevard and State Road 100, negotiating an impact‑fee credit cap of $410,000. Council and residents queried concurrency, timing and whether credits or construction sequencing could reduce costs.
The Palm Coast City Council on May 19 approved a resolution to purchase a 12‑foot right‑of‑way strip from a private parcel to support added receiving and turn lanes at the Belterre Boulevard/State Road 100 intersection. Staff said the acquisition will allow design work for an additional southbound receiving lane and related turn lanes, addressing recurring congestion.
Planning Manager Phong Nguyen explained why the extra 12 feet is needed: "The reason for the additional 12 feet in order to accommodate that southbound, through lane," he said, and added the design would run roughly 1,000 feet south to the next side street.
Council members and residents pressed staff about concurrency and who bears construction costs. Nguyen said the development does not currently exceed concurrency thresholds that would obligate proportionate share mitigation, but the developer must provide certain turn lanes at access points. For the right‑of‑way purchase, staff negotiated impact‑fee credits rather than cash, capping credits at $410,000 (staff appraisal about $530,000; developer appraisal higher). Nguyen said the credits are "to the maximum of 410,000."
Councilman Miller asked whether credits could be used or whether work could be coordinated to avoid repeated mobilization costs; Nguyen said coordination would require a formal design first and that developers sometimes decline to perform city‑designed work if they cannot use credits.
Residents who live near Zebulos Trail and Belterre urged the council to secure enough land to avoid future traffic bottlenecks; Tony Amaral estimated the strip at 10,344 square feet and called the negotiated credit amount "steep." Council members acknowledged the timing pressure—developers already under construction—and weighed the risk of losing the opportunity against negotiating further.
The council approved the motion to purchase the right‑of‑way and grant impact‑fee credit up to the agreed cap; the roll call vote was unanimous. Staff said design funding exists to start intersection design but full construction funding has not been secured.
Next steps: staff will finalize the purchase and proceed with design work; council and staff also discussed timing and outreach to minimize disruption and to consider options to better time developer work and city construction.
Public records: staff cited an initial appraisal (~$530,000) and a negotiated credit cap ($410,000). The council directed staff to continue outreach and planning on concurrency, timing and avoiding duplicated mobilization costs where feasible.
