The potential impact of new homes on the environment, the proximity to longtime homeowners and concerns about available infrastructure are among the reasons Deltona residents have shown strong opposition in recent years to proposed residential planned unit developments.
Now, after some contentious meetings, city officials are looking to take a pause on accepting applications for these often-dense developments. Commissioner [Loren] King on many occasions has made reference to the fact that developers are in control of the RPUD (residential planned unit development) process, and in reality, the way our code is written, they are, John Peters III, the acting city manager, said during a May 3 City Commission meeting.