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Ormond Beach's Hull Road industrial rezoning returns to the Planning Board Thursday
The Hull Road proposal covers 52 acres with a 2023 backstory
- 52 acres
- in three parcels along Hull Road and Hull Trail
- 2023
- when the heavy industrial district sparked opposition
If you live near Hull Road in Ormond Beach, this one's yours. Three industrial parcels along Hull Road and Hull Trail, totaling 52 acres, are back before the city. The Planning Board is scheduled to review the land use and development code changes Thursday. The owner wants a Light Industrial Utilities designation, which would align with the city's existing light industrial zoning.
The site has history. In 2023, after annexing the properties, the city created a heavy industrial zoning district, and residents objected to a proposed fuel farm by Belvedere Terminals. The city later eliminated that district. WKMG says the new designation is less intensive than the one behind the original fight, but Halifax Paving is also proposing a concrete mixing plant on its property.
- Planning Board review: Thursday, Nov. 12
- Also up Thursday: staff changes to planned industrial development rules
- Dave Smith's top concerns: air quality and mess; neighbors also cite truck traffic
Dave Smith has lived in what's now the Ormond Lakes neighborhood for more than 50 years. He's within half a mile of the proposed location.
“The fallout from a concrete plant would be very tough for us.”
Dave Smith, Ormond Lakes resident
Smith says there's no traffic light at Hull Road. If the proposal goes to the city and the county for permits, he says, neighbors will "pack the place."
620houses in Ormond Lakes, by Dave Smith's rough count
Smith says the neighborhood has roughly 620 houses and no traffic light at Hull Road.
Source: WKMG
