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Residents press Volusia County over unpermitted paving on Hope Street; county requires stormwater permit
Summary
Neighbors who paid to pave parts of Hope Street complained that only some homes were included in permit submissions and that unpermitted work caused drainage and dust issues. County staff said the road is private/non-maintained but any pavement exceeding a threshold requires a stormwater permit; staff is requiring retroactive permitting or remediation.
A group of neighbors and one resident asked the council for help after an unpermitted road-paving effort began in their subdivision on Hope Street, with some homes included in retroactive permit requests and others excluded.
Resident Rebecca Manjali showed slides and said only four homes were included in the submitted permit despite wider neighborhood contributions to the work. "There's debate on who the road belongs to...out of the submitted permit, only 4 homes are included from the plotted subdivision," she told the council, asking why neighbors were not being engaged and why drainage and permitting were inconsistent.
County staff said the southern portion of the road had been paved without a permit; the county does not maintain the road. Staff said any pavement over a threshold square footage requires a stormwater permit and that the department has notified property owners that either a retroactive permit or removal and remediation is required. For the newly proposed northern paving, staff said engineering, survey and a consolidated stormwater design for the whole section is required before issuance.
Councilmembers and staff agreed to keep communicating with the resident and to enforce stormwater and permitting requirements where appropriate; code enforcement could pursue corrective action if owners do not comply.
