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Planning Commission approves variances, rezoning, and Land Development Code amendments — July 31, 2025

Port OrangeJul 31, 20252 min read

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The Port Orange Planning Commission met July 31, 2025 and approved minutes, a variance to redevelop 5784 Taylor Branch Road as a Dutch Bros Coffee (reduced parking width and variable landscape buffer), two Land Development Code text amendments including a billboard reconstruction provision, and an administrative rezoning for 12 properties east of Nova Road.

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Approved June 26, 2025 meeting minutes (motion: Commissioner Maria Mills-Benat; second: Vice Chair Bo Bofamy) — carried unanimously.
Approved Variance VARC-25-0003 for 5784 Taylor Branch Road to allow redevelopment as a Dutch Bros Coffee with parking width reduced from 10 ft to 9 ft and a variable landscape buffer of 5–12 ft (motion: Vice Chair Bo Bofamy; second: Commissioner Maria Mills-Benat) — carried unanimously.
Approved LDC Text Amendment Chapter 15, Case DCAM-24-0002 (applicant: Lamar Outdoor Advertising) to allow billboard owners to submit reconstruction agreements for conversion of static sign faces to digital in exchange for removal of other billboard faces (motion: Commissioner Maria Mills-Benat; second: Vice Chair Bo Bofamy) — carried 5-0-1.
Approved Administrative Rezoning REZONING-25-0004 for 12 properties generally east of Nova Road to resolve zoning inconsistencies and align with the Comprehensive Plan (motion: Vice Chair Bo Bofamy; second: Commissioner Maria Mills-Benat) — carried unanimously.
Approved LDC Text Amendment DCAM-25-0003 (Chapters 3, 5, 12, 15, and 16) to make administrative updates, clarify provisions, support redevelopment, and align with recent state legislation (motion: Commissioner Maria Mills-Benat; second: Commissioner Stan Schmidt) — carried unanimously.

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