ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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2nd Reading - Ordinance No. 2024-O-07: Request for annexation of 115± acres located East of Volco Road and South of Edgewater Preserve Phase Three, Four, and Five.
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OWNERS:
Beverly Anne Millar, Joan Sheppard, Washington Park Holdings LLC
APPLICANT:
Joey Posey, Storch Law Firm
REQUESTED ACTION:
To annex 115 + acres into the City of Edgewater.
PROPOSED USE:
Residential Subdivision
CURRENT LAND USE:
Vacant
CURRENT FLUM DESIGNATION:
Volusia County Rural (R) and Environmental Services Corridor (ESC)
CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT:
Volusia County Agriculture (A-2) and Resource Corridor (RC)
TENATIVE VOTING DISTRICT:
District 4, Councilman Jonah Powers
ISBA:
Not located within Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement.
STAFF REPORT:
The proposed parcels are located within unincorporated Volusia County and consists of 115 + acres. The subject parcels are located East of Volco Road, West of the Railroad, and South of Edgewater Preserve Phase 3, 4, and 5. The proposed parcels are not located within the Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement (ISBA) between the City of Edgewater and Volusia County. The ISBA is an agreement between a County and a City which allows for the annexation of lands by the City as logical extensions of said City in a manner that promotes sound planning practices such as the availability of municipal services. An ISBA allows a municipality to annex land that is not contiguous to the municipality, creates an enclave or is not reasonably compact in accordance with Section 171.204 of Florida Statutes.
The proposed annexation is not within the ISBA. As such, it must be demonstrated that the proposed annexation meets the following criteria in accordance with Section 171 of Florida Statues:
1. Contiguous to City Limits
2. Reasonably Compact
3. Does not create enclaves.
The proposed parcels are contiguous to the City of Edgewater. Edgewater Preserve which is within City limits abuts the property on the North perimeter of the proposed set of parcels. Please see below:
The proposed set of parcels requested to be annexed into the City of Edgewater are compact in nature. The only parcel that is an outlier is the one parcel just east of Volco Road which is to be used as an entrance.
The proposed annexation of the 115 + acres would not result in the creation of an enclave. Despite the unincorporated parcels being divided by Volco Road, the proposed annexation would not cause the parcels to the east of Volco Road adjacent to the proposed annexation to be encircled or enclosed. The unincorporated parcels to the West of Volco Road are constrained by City Limits and the City’s ISBA, however they are not encircled. This annexation would not lead to the enclosure of parcels on either side of Volco Road and staff believe the proposed annexation would not create an enclave.
Water and sewer will be extended east from Diamondleaf Drive from Edgewater Preserve into Edgewater Preserve Phase 3, 4, and 5 on the East side of Volco Road. This proposed development will have access to municipal sewer and water services through Edgewater Preserve.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Motion to approve Ordinance 2024-O-07.