Ormond Beach Board to Consider 96 Banyan Drive Screen Room Variance on Oct. 7

Ormond Beach residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed property variance at 96 Banyan Drive next week. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM to consider an application from property owner Cynthia C. Chesley.

The hearing will take place in the Training Room, located in the breezeway between the Ormond Beach Library and City Hall at 22 South Beach Street. The primary focus of the hearing is a request for a 12-foot variance to the required 20-foot rear yard setback for the property, which is situated in an R-2.5 (Single-Family Low-Medium Density) zoning district.

Cynthia C. Chesley seeks to replace an existing solid roof screen room that currently sits at a non-conforming 8-foot setback from the rear property line. City code, specifically Section 2-14(B)(9)(b) of the Land Development Code, mandates a 20-foot rear yard setback. The requested variance would allow the new screen room to maintain the current 8-foot setback.

All interested parties, both for and against the requested variance, may attend the public hearing and present their views. Copies of the variance request are available for public inspection at the Planning Department, Room 104, Ormond Beach City Hall, also located at 22 South Beach Street.