Planning Board to review special exception for riding stable

Ormond Beach Observer
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The Ormond Beach Planning Board will review five items at its Dec. 10 meeting, including a land use amendment for a rural property west of I-95 and a special exception for a new riding stable.

Regarding the latter, the property in question is located at 2415 Durrance Lane and owned by Jordan Huntley of King’s View Farm LLC. The special exception seeks to allow the boarding of five or more horses as well as permission to teach horseback riding lessons.

The facility plans to provide full boarding, training and care services for up to 20 horses.

As for the land use amendment, and zoning map amendment, for the property at 2341 W. Granada Blvd. is slightly unusual because it applies to only a portion of the property, as 0.32 acres is under city jurisdiction and the remainder is located in unincorporated Volusia County. According to the accompanying agenda documents, the subject area was never given a land use or zoning designation. The western part of the property was developed in 1996 for a telecommunications facility.

Also on the agenda are a land development code amendment for the North U.S. 1 interlocal planning and municipal service area and the annual update of the city’s Capital Improvements schedule of the comprehensive plan.

Buschman building

A historic building in the downtown district is in the middle of an exterior improvement, as the Highlander Corp. is installing decorative clay tile at 15-23 W. Granada Boulevard.

Known as the Buschman Building, it is home to Frame of Mind and Goldleaf Coffee. Highlander Corp obtained a $50,000 building improvement grant from the city’s community redevelopment agency, which is constituted by the commission.

Civil discourse: Common Ground

Civil Discourse, a group aiming to find solutions to local problems through community conversations, is active once again.

The group held its first Zoom meeting on Dec. 7, where panelists including local engineer Parker Mynchenberg and permaculture designer Jenny Nazak spoke on looming traffic issues. Finding that more education is needed on the planning process for developments, Civil Discourse plans to tackle the topic at its next meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. Contact [email protected]