- May 12, 2024
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The 26.71-acre parcel, shaded in this diagram, is west of Colbert Lane and north of State Road 100. (Courtesy image)
Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland speaks at a City Council workshop. (Photo by Jonathan Simmons)
A vacant parcel of land near the intersection of State Road 100 and Colbert Lane may become a multifamily and commercial development with condos or apartments, and Palm Coast is preparing to annex the land into the city.
The proposed development would add to the local stock of housing, which has been low, Mayor Millissa Holland said at the City Council's regular Dec. 13 workshop.
"Its pretty alarming; our inventory is low as it is," she said. "My hope is that we see more types of houses and residential projects coming in, because we desperately need it."
The annexation was requested by Edge Properties LLC, a company which is registered to local attorney Michael Chiumento.
Edge Properties owns the 26.71-acre parcel west of Colbert Lane and north of State Road 100, as well as a smaller, 23.04-acre parcel adjacent to the larger one on it east side.
The smaller parcel to the east would initially remain unincorporated, and Edge Properties has indicated that it would likely request annexation for it at a later date, Palm Coast Senior Planner Jose Papa said at the workshop.
Annexation would give site of the potential development access to city water and sewer, as well as city fire and emergency medical services.
The city’s planning staff approved of the annexation, writing in a pre-annexation and economic development agreement, “The city has determined that further high quality development of the property consistent with appropriate protections of natural resources will be of substantial economic benefit to the city and its citizens.”
The land is designated high intensity commercial and conservation on Flagler County’s Future Land Use Map, and commercial-2 and agriculture on the county’s official zoning map.
The development agreement requires Edge Properties to maintain a buffer of at least 25 feet, with allowances for trails, boardwalks and passive recreation, next to surrounding wetlands.
The City Council will hold its formal vote on the proposed annexation at its regular Dec. 20 meeting.
