Ormond Beach moves forward with Plantation Oaks zoning
Ormond Beach s City Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday night to approve a second reading for rezoning the Plantation Oaks subdivision, as well as lifting its 55-and-over age restriction.
They also approved a letter of support for Volusia County to purchase 76 lots in the subdivision for conservation.
After months of contention, the two items regarding the subdivision passed with only around 30 people in attendance at the meeting, and no comments regarding the agenda items themselves.
Plantation Oaks, the source of consistent debate over the past six months in Ormond Beach, has been in the works since 2002 and is separated into three phases. Phase one, which will have 699 lots, is the phase the commission has been discussing.
The Volusia County Council will discuss Tuesday whether to spend more than $1.3 million to conserve a section of forest along the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail from being cleared to build homes.
Parker Mynchenberg, who owns the 1,055-acre Plantation Oaks subdivision, said he is willing to sell the county the 36 acres for $1,368,000.
But there s a catch: The deal will need to be approved by the end of this week, agenda materials indicate.
The deal, as offered, will also seemingly allow Mynchenberg to make more money on the development than he would if the county turns down his offer. He still plans to build more than 1,500 homes in the development, including the 76 single-family homes that would have been built on the acreage he is offering to sell to the county.