City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Development Review Committee  
Thursday, February 27, 2025  
9:00 AM  
2nd Floor Conference Room  
A.  
The DRC and Informational/Pre-application meeting is held both in  
person and in a virtual environment via Microsoft Teams 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:  
Present:5 -  
Chair Phyllis Wallace  
Member John Cox  
Member Leigh Grosvenor  
Member Jordan Smith  
Member Chad Tate  
Also present: Samuel Shaller, Fire Safety; Jonathan Knight, Jessica Entwistle, Brandon Hatch  
and David Webster Jr, Planning and Development Services; James Parrish, Bobbie Degon and  
Tony Elam, Deltona Water; Zackery Good, City Attorney; Christopher Warsaw, Mimi Torres and  
Doug Kelly, England-Thims & Miller.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:  
None.  
4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:  
None.  
5. PUBLIC FORUM: If time allows, public comments will be limited to items listed on  
the agenda and will not exceed two minutes per speaker. No time may be transferred  
to other residents. The two-minute limit will apply to each speaker. Please be  
courteous and respectful of others' opinions. Personal attacks on Committee/Board  
members, City staff, or members of the public are prohibited and will be deemed out  
of order by the Chair.  
None.  
6. OLD BUSINESS:  
None.  
7. NEW BUSINESS:  
A.  
Reed-Ellis Property - Comp. Plan Amendment and Rezone -  
Pre-Application Meeting  
Applicant Christopher Warsaw, gave an overview of his project proposal, a 477-unit single  
family residential development with accommodating project-specific infrastructure such as  
parks, stormwater ponds, utilities, lift stations and residential roadways.  
Alternate Entwistle advised the applicant that the proposed project is not within the Joint  
Planning Area (JPA) and would need to follow new regulations under the zoning in  
progress. She outlined that the project would need a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and  
rezone.  
Member Smith informed the applicant that a neighborhood meeting is required before any  
public hearing is scheduled for the proposed project, per the updates Section 74 in the  
LDC.  
Alternate Entwistle informed the applicant that a traffic impact analysis (TIA) must be  
completed before submittal.  
Utilities Director, Jim Parrish, discussed the applicant needing connection to water and  
sewer.  
Member Grosvenor discussed driveways and fire hydrants.  
Discussion occurred about how many residents will occupy each household and parking.  
Lori Warnicke, Lake Butler Avenue, discussed infrastructure issues and flooding concerns  
in District 6.  
Serena Reyes, Reed Ellis Road, expressed that the development may cause flooding and  
disrupt wildlife.  
Mark Lazo, Conservation Florida, explained how the construction will affect the D-Ranch as  
well as cause problems with flooding, traffic and infrastructure. He requested the owner to  
use the land for conservation.  
Tamara Manly, Kove Estates, discussed flooding in the area and advocated for the land to  
serve as conservation.  
Dean Johnson, Enterprise-Osteen Road, discussed the presence of gopher tortoises, bald  
eagles, deer and more wildlife.  
Glenda Ross, Bethel Loop, explained that local flooding impacted nearby properties.  
Suzanne Scheiber, Dream Green Volusia, discussed water shortage and flooding issues.  
She requested for the owner to sell the land for conservation purposes.  
Fred Brown, Meadow Lark Drive, discussed flood insurance and suggested contractors to  
look upstream before developing.  
Sue Berks, Kove Estates, explained how conservation signs are located along the  
perimeter of the property. She stated development like this will take away from the natural  
scenic beauty of the area.  
Pam SIbella, Kove Estates, discussed flood insurance.  
Cindy Harris, New Smyrna, described her personal experience with development in her  
neighborhood.  
Terry Luise, Lush Court, discussed the vanishing of wildlife, infrastructure issues and the  
overcrowding of schools to be a result of recent development.  
8. STAFF COMMENTS:  
None.  
9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:  
None.  
10. ADJOURNMENT:  
The meeting adjourned at 9:47 am.  
Phyllis Wallace, Committee Chair  
ATTEST:  
David Webster Jr, Committee Secretary