Development Review Committee
Regular MeetingDeltona, FL · September 1, 2022
Minutes
City of Deltona
2345 Providence Blvd.
Deltona, FL 32725
Minutes
Development Review Committee
Thursday, September 1, 2022 9:00 AM 2nd Floor Conference Room
A. The Development Review Committee meeting is held in the virtual
environment via Webex and can be accessed by the following methods:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
2. ROLL CALL:
Also present: Toborrah Cottingham and Willam Lopez-Colon, Public Works;Nashla
Merced, Dinelia Santana, and Vanessa Suazo, Planning and Development Services;
Renee Cairney, Code Compliance; Sharon Shivers, Fire Department; Kat Kyp and Bret
Messer, Building Services; Jeff Wingdar, Volusia County Sheriffs Office; Keegan Ayala and
Karen Neher, Trinity Christian Academy Deltona; Leah Wind and Eric Boyle, LGI Homes;
Hope George, Lake Baton Homeowners Association; Michelle Murphey, Herman Campos,
and George Guimond.
Present: 5 - Chair Phyllis Wallace
Member Carl Lynch
Member Jerry Mayes
Member Ron Paradise
Member Joseph L. Ruiz
Excused: 2 - Member Steve Danskine
Member Leigh Grosvenor
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:
A. Minutes of August 18, 2022
Motion by Ron Paradise, seconded by Carl Lynch, to approve the
Minutes of August 18, 2022, as presented. The motion carried
unanimously.
4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:
None.
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5. PUBLIC FORUM: Time permitted, public comments shall be limited to items on the
agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and respectful of the
views of others. Personal attacks on Committee/Board members, City staff or
members of the public are not allowed and will be ruled out of order by the Chair.
Public forum was opened and closed as there were none.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
None.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Trinity Christian Academy - Pre-application Meeting - Shed Permit
BLDC22-0116
Mr. Ayala explained the shed Trinity is requesting to build would not affect any driving aisles
and would be placed in a green space.
The Committee explained institutional uses have to do an abbreviated Site Plan process
for sheds. They explained going forward for future developments Trinity Christian Academy
would need to submit their impervious and pervious spaces, along with their stormwater
calculations.
Ms. Neher explained the requested shed is only to store athletic equipment because the
storage closet currently used for this is no longer allowed, according to their last fire
inspection. She stated the future expansion of the institution would require strategic
planning and building more buildings.
Motion by Ron Paradise, seconded by Jerry Mayes, for the DRC sign off
on the 120 square foot shed addition consistent with all requirements of
the zoning within the Planning Unit Development and the Land
Development Code with the understanding that any other additions will
need to be more thoroughly planned. The motion carried unanimously.
B. LGI Homes - Pre-application Meeting - Building Permit Issuance
Mr. Boyle explained he has met with both Public Works and the Building Department with
turning in the Building Permit and the Septic Permit simultaneously. He stated the septic
permit is taking four (4) to eight (8) weeks.
Mr. Lynch stated he will not take a building permit without the septic permit. They do not do
this for any other contractors.
Mr. Paradise explained this is a concurrency issue with a Building Permit Application. The
City can not issue a Building Permit that does not comply with this. The Health Department
is running behind, which we call can appreciate, because the volume of permits coming into
the City is substantial.
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C. Lake Baton Drive - Pre-application Meeting - Site Plan
Ms. George explained she has three (3) concerns which consists of traffic from Spirit
Elementary, gating the community, and the three islands being maintained by the HOA.
She requested for one of the school exits to say no left turn onto Meadowlark to limit the
traffic on the private road.
Mr. Wingdar explained the top priority is to get kids in and out as fast and safe as possible.
He stated he has a meeting with the principal regarding the traffic issues and the ideas
behind making it run smoothly.
Discussion occurred regarding school traffic.
Ms. George asked if putting speed humps would be an option, and Mr. Wingdar explained
this could cause a delay in emergency vehicles. He stated, unfortunately they do not work
like they used to and the Fire Chief is actively against speed humps because the wear and
tear it puts on the Fire Trucks.
Discussion occurred regarding parents lining up early causing congestion in the line and
safety.
The Committee suggested the applicant get with their insurance company and the Fire
Department before installing the speed humps. Ms. Shivers stated the Fire Chief has to
approve the speed humps before being installed.
Ms. George asked about the City taking one of the island's back. Chair Wallace explained
the HOA was in charge of this, but if they no longer want to maintain this, the City may take it
over. The City will evaluate what is there, irrigation would be turned off, and plantings that
require minimum attention would be kept in this area.
Ms. George stated she was told when they purchased these homes there would be gates
installed.
The Committee explained DR Horton did not pull the permits for the gates, but if the HOA
would like to install these they would need to go through the Site Plan application process.
They suggested the applicant hire a Civil Engineer to assist in the process.
Discussion occurred regarding the Site Plan process.
Ms. Shivers reminded the applicant that roads needed to be a minimum of 20 feet wide and
the gates would be required to have a Knox Key switch and a SOS Fire Alarm System.
Mr. Wingdar explained if all stop signs, stop bars, and speed signs are up to code an
officer can enforce in this area.
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Chair Wallace stated she would send the Traffic Division to Lake Baton to ensure all of this
is to code for Ms. George. She also stated she would send her the original agreement with
the City and the Developer that was for 25 years.
8. STAFF COMMENTS:
None.
9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:
None.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 am.
____________________________________
Phyllis Wallace, Chairperson
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Jessica Entwistle, Committee Secretary
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Agenda
City of Deltona
2345 Providence Blvd.
Deltona, FL 32725
Agenda
Development Review Committee
Chair Phyllis Wallace
Member Steve Danskine
Member Leigh Grosvenor
Member Carl Lynch
Member Jerry Mayes
Member Ron Paradise
Member Joseph L. Ruiz
Thursday, September 1, 2022 9:00 AM 2nd Floor Conference Room
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:
A. Minutes of August 18, 2022
Attachments: Minutes of August 18, 2022
4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:
5. PUBLIC FORUM: Time permitted, public comments shall be limited to items on the
agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and respectful of the
views of others. Personal attacks on Committee/Board members, City staff or
members of the public are not allowed and will be ruled out of order by the Chair.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
A. The Development Review Committee meeting is held in the virtual environment
via Webex and can be accessed by the following methods:
Background: ***NOTE***
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Please note your public comments can be submitted via one of the
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All submitted comments will become part of the official City
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fluid situation and as procedures change, we will be sure
to update you.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Trinity Christian Academy - Pre-application Meeting - Shed Permit
BLDC22-0116
Background: Applicant: Tammy Lee
Southern Screens LLC.
Project Name: Trinity Christian Academy
Project Type: Shed Permit BLDC22-0116
Project Acreage: ± 6.84
Current Zoning: RPUD - Resdiential Planned Unit Development
Reference: Trinity Christian Academy
PARCEL NO.: 8130-08-01-0010
Property Location: 875 Elkcam Blvd.
Background:
The applicant would like to discuss a proposed shed for sports
equipment.
Attachments: Scan 46_v1
Anchoring_v1 (1)
B. LGI Homes - Pre-application Meeting - Building Permit Issuance
Background: Applicant: Eric Boyle
LGI Homes
Project Name: n/a
Project Type: Building Permit
Project Acreage: n/a
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Current Zoning: n/a
Reference: n/a
PARCEL NO.: n/a
Property Location: n/a
Background:
The applicant would like to discuss the 4-8-week timeframe it may take
to obtain a Septic Tank Permit from the FDEP of Volusia County
because the City of Deltona will not issue a Building Permit without it.
The applicant would also like to discuss the desire to begin “lot
clearing” without the benefit of an “issued permit”.
C. Lake Baton Drive - Pre-application Meeting - Site Plan
Background: Applicant: Hope George
Lake Baton Estates HOA
Project Name: Lake Baton
Project Type: Site Plan
Project Acreage: ± 52.17
Current Zoning: R-1AA
Reference: Lake Baton
Parcel Number.: n/a
Property Location: East of Spirit Elementary School
Background:
This meeting has been scheduled to allow the DRC to all
questions/concerns the HOA Representative(s) along with the Property
Management may have. Ms. Georges email is below:
Lake Baton Estates has spoken with City Officials in the past, however,
we continue to have issues with our "Private Roads" and with Hampton
Oaks coming to fruition, we're afraid it's only going to get worse. We
appreciate the opportunity to be at the meeting on 9/1. As the new
President of the HOA, I am trying to gather as much information as I
can, with help from George a homeowner and Chris Smith our Property
Manager from Vista Community Management in Maitland Fl. so we will
know how to proceed.
1. Cars going to and from Spirit Elementary both at the AM and
PM are clogging our roads, lining up in our development,
blocking our exit and entrances. In addition, these cars back up
on Meadowlark Drive from Lake Baton Drive to Saxon Blvd.
This is against Deltona's traffic ordinances.
From my e-mail to the Sheriff Lt. Schoeps 10-2021
· Sec. 66-9. - Stopping, standing, or parking so as not to
obstruct traffic.
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No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in the street in such a
manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet
of the width of any lane of the roadway for free movement of vehicular
traffic, except that a driver may stop momentarily during the actual
loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to
a traffic regulation, a traffic sign or signal, or a law enforcement officer.
(Ord. No. 16-98, § 2, 5-3-99; Ord. No. 23-01, § 1, 7-16-2001)
This Ordinance is absolutely not being followed or enforced and the
double lines on Meadowlark puts the traffic at a standstill for 10-15
minutes. In addition, when Hampton Oaks come to term with 200+ new
homes we believe we will have a confrontational situation and much
more congestion.
We have asked the Sheriff's office to help us move traffic, and they
have complied some of the time, which we are very grateful for. On Exit
from school, cars make a left turn into our development to get away
from other traffic on Meadowlark. If our roads are private, shouldn't that
mean that through traffic should not be permitted.
2. Can we ask for a new sign: "NO LEFT TURNS 7AM to 9AM
and 1:30 to 3:30PM.”? FROM MEADOWLARK onto LAKE
BATON DRIVE?
3. Cars going into Spirit Elementary line up taking both lanes of
Meadowlark. We have asked the school more than once to tell
the parents to stay in the left lane so Lake Baton Estates
residents can use the right lane to enter into the development.
The Principal told us that the police have told them to use the
right lane and they will not make the change. The cars line up at
least 1 hour before dismissal and both lanes are usually
stopped.
a. Can Police or Sheriff amend their instructions to the
school Principal so that the right lane is free for
homeowners at Lake Baton Drive and soon Hampton
Oaks as well?
4. Can the City put up barricades that you can only turn left if you
come out of Hampton Oaks? These would be the same as on
Saxon and Race Track Gas Station, before the entrance to I-4 to
Daytona
5. The cars mentioned above do not obey our speed limit or stop
at the stop signs. This causes a safety concern as we have
children walking home from school, walking dogs, etc. Police
have told us they cannot come into our development to help
enforce the traffic rules because we have private roads.
From my e-mail to the Sheriff 10-13-2021
I've spoken to Sgt. Bryan on the telephone, regarding having the
Sheriff's department invited into our development to help enforce the
stop signs. The school parents don't seem to want to stop at the STOP
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signs. He was going to review the city ordinances to see what was
needed and get back with me. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have his
e-mail.
6. In the past the HOA has asked the city to allow us to Close Off
the back entrance, and/or install gates and both times we were
told we could not because the roads have been open to the
public for many years and DR Horton did not pay the permit fees
to have this be a community with gates. But if they are private
roads, and if we are responsible for their up-keep, how can the
City make that case? Is there a city ordinance that states that?
7. Is there information as to how much that permit fee would be
should we be allowed to have gates installed? I have be unable
to find anything on-line.
8. If we are to allow any and all traffic through our development,
breaking down our roads, how can they be called "Private" and
why should the Homeowners of Lake Baton Estates be
responsible for their upkeep?
9. SPEED HUMPS - Because we can't seem to slow down the
traffic, we are looking at installing 2-4 Speed Humps on Lake
Baton Drive as you first come into the development. This will
depend on the cost of installation. However, on the City of
Deltona website, it shows the steps in the process to have
speed humps installed on Public Roads, however I don't see any
information on Private Roads. Is there a procedure for Private
Roads? Please advise.
10. Three large islands on Meadowlark - Public Road. DR Horton
agreed with the City of Deltona to maintain three large islands in
front of Spirit Elementary. The Lake Baton HOA has had to
continue with the upkeep and irrigation of these islands. We
would like to request that the DRC review how and if the City of
Deltona can take back ownership of these islands. The HOA
pays to have them mowed each week, trees pruned and palm
trees cut when necessary, along with weekly irrigation. It has
become a burden to the association. With the development of
Hampton Oaks, we feel that we should not be the responsible
party and would like to know the parameters of how this could be
done.
Again, thank you so much for the opportunity to meet with your
committee. Please feel free to truncate or summarize my items above
as needed to construct your agenda.
Sincerely,
Hope George
Lake Baton Estates HOA President
Attachments: Lake Baton
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8. STAFF COMMENTS:
9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:
10. ADJOURNMENT:
NOTE: If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission
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a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose he/she may need to ensure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based (F.S. 286.0105).
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proceedings should contact the City Clerk, Joyce Raftery 3 business days in
advance of the meeting date and time at (386) 878-8500.
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