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Port Orange City Council approves multiple land use and code amendments; consent items 5–10 approved

Port OrangeMar 17, 20264 min read

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At the March 17, 2026 regular meeting, Port Orange City Council approved several consent items (5–10), adopted comprehensive plan text limiting density for a rezoning to 1 unit/acre, approved Land Development Code amendments on donation bins and temporary storage containers, approved mural/paint regulations, heard first reading of a rezoning ordinance, and received committee updates and proclamations.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN The Land Development Eastport Business Center Community Redevelopment Land Development The Eastport CRA Redevelopment Planned Unit Development Port Orange Town Center Community Redevelopment Conventional Rezoning Eastport CRA Redevelopment

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Approved Consent Agenda items #5–#10: (5) minutes of March 3, 2026; (6) FDOT Locally Funded Agreement for intersection improvements (Madeline Ave at Nova Rd and South Swallow Tail Dr at Dunlawton Ave, Project CD251); (7) adoption of the 2025 Volusia Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information; (8) contract to purchase 798 Sugar House Drive; (9) first amendment to the option to purchase contract for 842 Bears Trail; (10) authorized County of Volusia Mosquito Control Division to perform low-level aerial mosquito control flights.
Consent Agenda item #11 (First Amendment to the BIK Economic Incentive Agreement) was removed from the Consent Agenda; Councilman Lance Green disclosed a conflict of interest and stated he would abstain from voting on that item.
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-2 (Comprehensive Plan amendment) with an added policy capping gross density for the subject property at one unit per acre (motion carried unanimously).
Read Ordinance No. 2026-3 (first reading) rezoning approximately ±56.53 acres to R-20SF Single Family Residential (first reading completed; no final adoption recorded in excerpts).
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-4 (first reading/action) amending the Land Development Code Chapters 2 and 16 to establish standards for outdoor donation bins and temporary storage containers on non-residential properties (motion carried unanimously).
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-5 amending Chapters 2, 14, and 15 related to paint measurement and mural paint requirements, clarifying murals are excluded from paint regulations except reflective and fluorescent paints (motion carried unanimously).
Mayor read proclamations recognizing Vietnam War Veterans Day and Sunshine Week.
Council received committee reports and updates on First Step Shelter, Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce, ArtHaus, and the Roundtable of Elected Officials.

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