City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Development Review Committee  
Thursday, January 23, 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; Althea McDavid,  
Landis & Evans Partner, Ravi Alur, Aspire Engineering; Pam and Harold Chenowith, Wash  
City; Constance Silver, Tri 3 Civil Engineering Design Studio Inc; Phil Herchenroder,  
Deltona Christian School, and Antonio Jimenez.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:  
A.  
Minutes from January 9, 2025  
Motion by Phyllis Wallace, seconded by Chad Tate to approve the  
Minutes of January 9, 2025, as presented. The motion carried  
unanimously.  
4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:  
None.  
5. PUBLIC FORUM: Time permitted, public comments shall be limited to items on the  
agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and respectful of the  
views of others. Personal attacks on Committee/Board members, City staff or  
members of the public are not allowed and will be ruled out of order by the Chair.  
None.  
6. OLD BUSINESS:  
A.  
Vineland Reserve - Townhomes - DRC Approval for the Final Plat  
The item was tabled.  
7. NEW BUSINESS:  
A. 3174 Howland Blvd - Car Wash - Pre-Application Meeting  
Project Engineer, Althea McDavid, gave an overview of the project to construct a 5910  
square foot, fully automated car wash with 12 prep stalls and 36 vacuum stalls.  
The owners, Pam and Harold Chenowith, confirmed that there is an access agreement in  
place with Grace Baptist Church.  
Ms. McDavid assured that a traffic study will be submitted with the application.  
Alternate Entwistle discussed enhanced landscaping, drive aisles and the architectural  
design standards being finalized for developers to comply with once approved.  
Deputy Utility Director, Jim Parrish, advised the applicant to speak with Volusia County  
regarding utilities.  
Member Grosvenor discussed drive aisles for emergency vehicle access.  
Discussion occurred about proportionate fair share and impact fees for Howland  
Boulevard; in which City Attorney Good, confirmed that the city has no control over the  
proportionate fair share that is determined by the county. There will be no agreement  
between the city and developer to lower the fees set by the county.  
B.  
935 Howland Blvd - School - Pre-Application Meeting  
Project Engineer, Constance Silver, presented the conceptual plan for the expansion of  
Deltona Christian School. She discussed previous requests to rezone 2 commercial  
parcels on the property to RE-1.  
Member Smith expressed the City's need to preserve as much commercial property as  
possible and inquired if the school would be interested in selling their commercial parcels.  
The applicant, Phillip Herchenroder, expressed that the school is not interested in selling  
the parcels but would consider acquiring the vacant parcel located west of the existing  
school building.  
City Attorney Good advised the applicant, the City Commission's goal is to preserve  
commercial parcels and the need for the property to have unified zoning.  
Member Smith advised the applicant to schedule with Economic Development and  
Planning staff to discuss the actions needed to expand the school.  
Members of the public expressed their support for the school expanding.  
C.  
2087 Laredo Drive - Lot Split - Pre-Application Meeting  
Discussion occurred about the lot splitting into 2 parcels.  
Chair Wallace advised the applicant that the property is impacted by high ground water and  
the granting of the lot split does not guarantee that it can be built on.  
8. STAFF COMMENTS:  
None.  
9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:  
None.  
10. ADJOURNMENT:  
The meeting adjourned at 9:43 am.  
Phyllis Wallace, Committee Chair  
David Webster, Recording Secretary