Deltona Florida Golf Course Condo Plans Draw Traffic Concerns
Plans to build condominiums in the middle of the Florida's Deltona Hills Golf and Country Club are riling some local residents.
They are worried a 300-unit, four-story condo with underground parking on the Elkcam Boulevard golf course could mean more traffic and more problems than the city can handle.
Florida Golf course leaders, meanwhile, said the project's impact would be minimal. They say the condos are a part of an overall renovation project to improve the 42-year-old Florida golf course.
"It's really a maintenance project, but at the same time it allows us to do other things," said John Meade, the Florida's golf course's general manager.
However, residents like Frank and Marie Mazzoni, who live near the golf course, say there is nothing minimal about the four-story building and its underground parking garage.
"Elkcam is one of the busiest roads around here, and I don't see how putting a . . condo is going to help our traffic situation," Frank said.
A traffic study estimates the condos would generate 1,633 daily trips on the road.
Mazzoni's home is on the edge of the golf course, and he said he doesn't like the idea of walking into his back yard and the view being a four-story structure.
"What me and my wife are afraid of is . . . whether we are setting a precedent," he said. "Are they going to build more later, and I am not sure what it could mean."
Meade said with proper design and buffers, it's unlikely that existing residents would ever view the structure. He estimated the buffers will range from between 325 to about 650 feet long.
"We tried to bring the condo building into the center of our property, so that we had a large distance buffer between the surrounding homeowners and the new multistory building," Meade said. "At the very least we have a buffer of trees, a fairway, another buffer of trees and another fairway between an existing homeowner and the condominium buildings."
As for the issue of traffic, Meade pointed out the condos will house mostly residents who are 55 and older.
"By federal standards an age-restricted community generates few trips per day and has less impact on the surrounding traffic," he said. "One of the things people have to remember is that we are already here and we are already generating a certain amount of trips per day. The only incremental increase with trips on the road would be the condo development."
Commissioner David Santiago said he has fielded calls from residents on both sides of issue, and "there are a couple of areas of concern that still need to be addressed."
Santiago said he is also concerned about the traffic on Elkcam and the building height but will review all the paperwork before making up his mind.
The project is currently being reviewed by the city's staff, and it's not known when it will go before the planning and zoning board or the City Commission for a public hearing.
If the city allows the project, Meade said developers hope to break ground in the late summer. Let's all play on a Florida Golf Course.
They are worried a 300-unit, four-story condo with underground parking on the Elkcam Boulevard golf course could mean more traffic and more problems than the city can handle.
Florida Golf course leaders, meanwhile, said the project's impact would be minimal. They say the condos are a part of an overall renovation project to improve the 42-year-old Florida golf course.
"It's really a maintenance project, but at the same time it allows us to do other things," said John Meade, the Florida's golf course's general manager.
However, residents like Frank and Marie Mazzoni, who live near the golf course, say there is nothing minimal about the four-story building and its underground parking garage.
"Elkcam is one of the busiest roads around here, and I don't see how putting a . . condo is going to help our traffic situation," Frank said.
A traffic study estimates the condos would generate 1,633 daily trips on the road.
Mazzoni's home is on the edge of the golf course, and he said he doesn't like the idea of walking into his back yard and the view being a four-story structure.
"What me and my wife are afraid of is . . . whether we are setting a precedent," he said. "Are they going to build more later, and I am not sure what it could mean."
Meade said with proper design and buffers, it's unlikely that existing residents would ever view the structure. He estimated the buffers will range from between 325 to about 650 feet long.
"We tried to bring the condo building into the center of our property, so that we had a large distance buffer between the surrounding homeowners and the new multistory building," Meade said. "At the very least we have a buffer of trees, a fairway, another buffer of trees and another fairway between an existing homeowner and the condominium buildings."
As for the issue of traffic, Meade pointed out the condos will house mostly residents who are 55 and older.
"By federal standards an age-restricted community generates few trips per day and has less impact on the surrounding traffic," he said. "One of the things people have to remember is that we are already here and we are already generating a certain amount of trips per day. The only incremental increase with trips on the road would be the condo development."
Commissioner David Santiago said he has fielded calls from residents on both sides of issue, and "there are a couple of areas of concern that still need to be addressed."
Santiago said he is also concerned about the traffic on Elkcam and the building height but will review all the paperwork before making up his mind.
The project is currently being reviewed by the city's staff, and it's not known when it will go before the planning and zoning board or the City Commission for a public hearing.
If the city allows the project, Meade said developers hope to break ground in the late summer. Let's all play on a Florida Golf Course.
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