Calling to order the May 20th, 2026, City of Deltona Planning and Zoning Board hearing. Staff, can you call the roll for us, please? Member Northey. Member Stewart. Member Warnicke. Secretary Omaroso. Vice Chair Diarico. Present. Chair Cardo. Here. Alternate O'Brien. Present. Alternate Guida. Present. Alternate Hassan. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes from the April 29th, 2026 hearing. Do we have any corrections, amendments, or changes? Yes, please do. Not just, I don't know what it is, but in the minutes it says I'm secretary, but on the present it says I'm member. So I'm not sure if because I got reappointed. My apologies. I can make that correction. Perfect. Any other corrections or amendments that we need to bring up? Do I have a motion to pass the minute? I'm not sure about the corrections. And a second? Second. Motion by Member Northey. Seconded by Vice Chair Diarico. All those in favor say aye. Aye. And it passes. Moving on to presentations, awards, and reports. Don't see anything on the agenda. Okay. Public forum. I don't see anybody here in the public that wishes to speak, so I'm opening and closing the public forum. Moving on to old business, not seeing any. Moving on to new business. Council, would you mind reading the item into the record, please? Yes, Madam Chair. This is Ordinance Number 20-2025. An Ordinance of the City of Deltona, Florida, amending Section 110-814. Additional regulations for certain permitted principal uses and structures of Article 8, supplementary regulations of Chapter 110 zoning and Section 70-30 definitions of Article 2, Land Development Code of Chapter 70, General Provisions of the Land Development Code of the City of Deltona to prohibit metal buildings within certain residential and commercial zoning districts, providing for complex codification, severability, and an effective date. Thank you so much. Mr. Smith, you have the floor. Good evening, Madam Chair, Planning and Zoning Board. My name is Jordan Smith, Development and Services Director. Tonight's item is a proposed amendment to the Land Development Code related to metal buildings, barn dominiums, and storage containers. The proposed change focuses on clarifying definitions and establishing more objective development standards. Powerpoint. Uh-oh, Jordan, you have to go from memory now. No, no, no, but the PowerPoint for you guys. One second, Madam Chair. No, it's on here. It's not coming up on the screen. There we go. Okay. So the request includes amendments to the definitions section and the existing metal building regulations. The ordinance adds definitions and updates standards related to screening, materials, storage containers, and temporary construction storage. The current code does not define barn dominiums, metal buildings, or storage containers. Our existing standards are limited and have required staff interpretation on a case-by-case basis. Under the current city code, barn dominiums would generally be classified as a metal building and subject to existing screening, roof, and exterior color requirements. The current code also contains subjective design language that can be difficult to administer consistently. The proposed amendments clarify how these structures are regulated and distinguish barn dominiums from accessory metal buildings. The amendments are intended to improve consistency and provide clear standards for applicants and staff. The ordinance establishes definitions for barn dominiums, metal buildings, and storage containers. The definitions help clarify which structures are subject to these regulations, and the proposed metal building definition uses both size and percentage of metal cladding to establish applicability. Barn dominiums would be permitted where single-family homes are allowed. They would be required to comply with zoning and building code requirements, and the ordinance exempts barn dominiums from certain screening and exterior material standards. The proposed standards apply primarily to large accessory metal buildings in residential areas. Screening options include landscaping, fencing, berms, and architectural walls. The ordinance also establishes height and exterior finish standards. The amendments continue to require compatibility measures when metal buildings are visible from streets or adjacent residential properties. The ordinance narrows applicability primarily to residential areas and accessory structures. The intent is to create objective standards while maintaining compatibility with surrounding development. Prior to the meeting, staff added exemptions for the Agricultural, Rural Estates 1, and Rural Estates 5 zoning districts. These areas generally contain larger lots and larger lots in rural or agricultural development patterns. The exemption limits applicability and lower density areas while maintaining standards in more urban residential districts. The storage containers would only be permitted as accessory structures. Containers must be fully enclosed or fully screened from view. Temporary covers, such as tarps, would not qualify as screening. And containers would be used as—containers cannot be used as habitable space unless converted and permitted under the building code. Temporary structures would be allowed only for active construction projects. The ordinance establishes removal timelines once construction activity is completed. The structures cannot be used for residential or habitable purposes. Applications would be required to provide elevations, materials, and screening details. Review would be based on objective standards and measurable compliance criteria. The amendments remove discretionary aesthetic review language from the current code. The intent is to improve predictability for applicants during the review process. Objective standards also improve consistency in administration and enforcement. Overall, these amendments are intended to modernize and clarify the existing regulations rather than create entirely new restrictions. Staff finds that the proposed amendments are consistent with the comprehensive plan. The amendments provide clearer and more predictable development standards. And staff recommends approval of the ordinance amendments. Following planning and zoning board review, the ordinance will move forward to the City Commission. First reading is currently scheduled for June 1, 2026. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Smith. We'll take questions from the board members. We'll start with Member Northey. Thank you. Do you have any examples of the exterior metals and color standards and the height limitation and any of those appearance? For metal buildings, barn dominiums? What are we talking? Yeah. For the, you call them the condominium, but you call it something else. Barnominium. Yeah. So, barn dominiums, it would follow the normal, whatever a single-family residential house could be. So, the maximum height can be 35 feet. Those are all examples of what a barn dominium could look like. Okay. Do we currently have any barn dominiums in Delta? I am not aware of any, but we have received calls for barn dominiums, and the issue is that we have to treat it as a metal building, which requires screening roof pitches and muted colors as well. So, it's very restrictive. Okay. Thank you. Norma Jean, do you have any questions for staff? No questions. Rachel? I have a question, but I do have a comment. So, I read through it, and I'm, about the barn dominiums, like, I was happy to see it, because the homes, a barn dominium is much more durable, energy efficient, and cheaper to build, and the city being proactive in wanting to approve these kind of things, but keeping them separate from the metal and the storage containers, I think it was, it's a good idea. That's all. Thanks. Tara? Yes, thank you. Excuse me. Yes, thank you. Jordan, one quick question, and I think it was on the temporary construction storage structures slide. I'm not sure where it is on the screen, but on my notes, it's item A. The structure is used solely in connection with an active, lawfully permitted construction project on the same lot, and then we go on to indicate the structure is removed within 30 days of the issuance of the CO, the certificate of occupancy. Do we need to give any consideration to when the storage structure can start? I know we have in connection with an active, lawfully permitted construction project, but if someone needs to do it, would there be any reason why someone would need to have a storage container and we need to, say, start packing up their house and emptying it before they actually would get the permit, or would the permit truly be the trigger of when they can actually start to have the storage unit? They should know the building permit would trigger the temporary construction storage container. Okay, so we would go solely by when the permit is pulled? Yes. Okay, thank you. That's all I have. Thank you. You're welcome. Lori, do you have any questions for staff? There we go. A couple quick questions. I like the Barnominium idea. I think it's very good. My question is, which you kind of touched on it, does this, if somebody, so this is basically going to limit people building houses out of storage containers, though, correct? Because I know there's some other cities that have allowed that, kind of, and it goes overboard. Like construction of a living, like the container stacks, where people stack them and make houses out of them. One second, one second. So I know what type of construction you're talking about. If it meets Florida building code and it does not look like a stack of storage containers, it would be legally permitted because it would likely fall either under the Barnominium definition or would be considered like a manufactured home, which effective July 1 are going to be, the state has preempted and would be permitted in all residential zoning districts. But as long as it looks like a single-family home, that would be permitted. Okay. And then if I can just chime in there. So number eight in your packet, the clean version, it does say storage containers should not be used as habitable spaces unless fully converted and permitted under Florida building code. Okay. Okay, good. And then the other question is permanent storage. Does this have anything to do at all with commercial buildings? Because I'm getting at the drone site for the Walmart. So non-residential buildings would follow under the architectural design standards. We have a separate code for that. Okay. Okay. That's all my questions. Christian? Thank you very much. Yeah, just again, a couple quick questions as well. So just to clarify this, the barnuminiums are for residences, right? This is for somebody who wants to use this as their primary residence and not like a supplemental, like, you know, as part of their land, like a really big shed or whatever. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. Thank you for the clarification. Is there any – this is strictly because I just don't know. Where does this sort of overlap with, like, tiny homes and, like, things like that? Is there totally separate – Totally separate discussion. Tiny homes requires a minimum square footage size for the dwelling unit. Okay. So someone would be able to kind of interpret – And if I can just clarify, so someone can have a barn dominium as an accessory structure, it would just have to meet our accessory structure regulations and our code. Okay. Great. Thank you. And then last – my final question is, is just kind of the origin of these changes, is it from – this is kind of a new type of living that people – kind of similar to, you know, tiny homes and things like that? Is this sort of a new alternative living that people are starting to inquire about here with the city? Has there been, like, a lot of noncompliance and there was a reason for this? Like, what is – It's come up – a number of factors led to this. So we brought this originally to the planning and zoning board back in 2025. I forget the exact date. But we have received calls regarding barn dominiums, and we've got to treat them as metal buildings, and it's very restrictive. And then we do get a lot of permits for these types of metal buildings, even on these agricultural, real estates, zoning districts, which, once again, have all these restrictions. So we're just trying to loosen those restrictions at this time. Thank you both. Awesome. Perfect. Those are my questions. Thank you very much. All right. If nobody has any other additional questions for staff, I'm going to ask for a motion. Oh, my apologies. I need to open it up for anybody in the public who would like to speak. And not seeing anybody here, I'm going to close the public forum and now ask for a motion. Motion to approve ordinance number 20-2025, amending section 110-814. Do I need to read the rest of that into the – No, ma'am, you do not. Second. Never mind. We're all seconding. We're good. So motion by Member Northey and seconded by Secretary Amoroso. And if you'll call the roll. Member Warnicke. Yes. Member Alton O'Brien. Yes. Secretary Amoroso. Vice Chair Cardo. Yes. I got a promotion. Yeah, you did. It's half right. And Member Northey. Okay. And Vice Chair Diarico. Vice Chair Diarico. Yes. Okay. Motion passes. Seven to zero. Wonderful. Thank you so much. Staff comments is the next item on the agenda. Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. The next comprehensive plan workshop is scheduled for Monday, June 8th at 530. The first half of the workshop will focus on vehicles and parking, which is Chapter 66, followed by the discussion on the comprehensive plan update. Due to the budget workshop scheduling, the June and July planning and zoning board meeting dates have been adjusted. The June planning and zoning board meeting will be Wednesday, June 10th, and the July meeting will be on Wednesday, July 8th. And lastly, staff would like to acknowledge Larry French, who has resigned from the planning and zoning board, and thank him for his time and service to the city. Thank you. Can you turn on your mic? July 8th. Can you turn on your mic? Yes. Can you turn on your mic? I will be here then, because I was not going to be here on the 18th or whenever it was, so you moved it up, correct? We moved it up due to budget workshops. Yes. Okay. I'll be here. I won't be here. So I'm just letting you know now that I won't make that meeting. If staff can help the board members out with reminder emails, that would be wonderful. We will take care of that. Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. Any other comments from staff? That is it. Wonderful. Board member comments. No, ma'am. Wanted to thank staff for doing an excellent job. I really appreciate it. All righty. Is this like a record time here? You certainly may. Just with Memorial Day coming up, thanks staff, too, but also everyone who has served. Thank you for that very wise reminder. All right. Motion to adjourn? So moved. Second? Second. We're adjourned.