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The potential impact of new homes on the environment, the proximity to longtime homeowners and concerns about available infrastructure are among the reasons Deltona residents have shown strong opposition in recent years to proposed residential planned unit developments.
Now, after some contentious meetings, city officials are looking to take a pause on accepting applications for these often-dense developments. Commissioner [Loren] King on many occasions has made reference to the fact that developers are in control of the RPUD (residential planned unit development) process, and in reality, the way our code is written, they are, John Peters III, the acting city manager, said during a May 3 City Commission meeting.
In February the commission voted 5-2 to hire John O Grady, Mount Dora s former police chief and public safety director, for a contracted part-time position in Deltona s code enforcement department.
John Peters III, acting city manager, said O Grady has the right set of skills for the job, the contract for which expires Oct. 1. There s a lot of good things going on, but it could probably be better, O Grady said by phone Wednesday. We just need to hear from the community on how best to serve them through code enforcement services.
Deltona s biggest issue? Illegal parking
O Grady said the biggest issue citywide is illegal parking.