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DeBary approves Meadowa lot‑size fix, clears first reading of form‑based code setback changes
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 06‑2026 (second reading) to set a 4,200‑sq‑ft minimum lot size in the Meadowa overlay, making many existing lots conforming, and approved first reading of Ordinance 07‑2026 to ease frontage and setback rules for multi‑frontage corner lots in form‑based overlay districts; both items were presented by Growth Management Director Steven Bap and passed (06 adopted; 07 advanced to second reading).
The DeBary City Council on June approved two land‑use code adjustments aimed at aligning development rules with existing lots and making redevelopment on corner and multi‑frontage parcels more feasible.
Ordinance 06‑2026 (second reading) sets a minimum lot size of 4,200 square feet for the Meadowa overlay district. Growth Management Director Steven Bap said staff’s survey found roughly 70% of lots in the older subdivision fall below the underlying MH5 5,000‑sq‑ft standard; the ordinance establishes a smaller minimum "thus making all lots conforming for lot size." Council approved the second reading unanimously.
On Ordinance 07‑2026 (first reading), Bap said the city’s form‑based code treats all streets the same when measuring frontage, which has made redevelopment of corner lots and lots with three street frontages impractical. The proposed amendments would clarify frontage measurement, reduce non‑primary street frontage requirements (to 30% in some cases), exempt a third street frontage from certain maximum setback calculations, and allow equivalent publicly accessible treatments (plazas, outdoor dining, arcades) when the required building frontage is infeasible. "What we're attempting to do with this ordinance is to correct that problem," Bap said.
Councilmembers characterized the changes as "housekeeping" to make the code workable in the real world; the first reading passed and staff will advertise the second reading as required.
