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Board approves college/university overlay district to guide Daytona State expansion
Summary
The Planning Board unanimously recommended an overlay district intended to guide and notify the community about future Daytona State College expansion corridors east of White Street and toward the back of the shopping center. Staff and applicant representatives said the overlay provides notice and planning tools rather than mandating change.
The Planning Board on July 23 voted 7‑0 to recommend adoption of a college and university overlay district intended to provide planning guidance and notice for potential campus expansion near Daytona State College.
Rob Merrill and city staff said the overlay district is a collaborative planning tool to give property owners and neighborhoods fair warning about potential campus expansion corridors and to set regulatory expectations for transitions between institutional uses and surrounding properties. The proposal does not make existing uses nonconforming or force property owners to change; instead it signals likely planning outcomes and creates standards for future review.
Board members raised questions about taxes, homeowner impacts and protections for long‑time residents; staff noted homestead exemptions limit rapid taxable‑value shocks and that the overlay is intended to provide notice with community meetings and subsequent plan‑amendment hearings. The board recommended approval and the item will be forwarded to the City Commission.
