- December 16, 2025
Sawgrass project would come to Palm Coast’s planning board, not City Council.
Residents living in the L-section and who might be affected by the proposed Sawgrass Villas project want to know how to ensure their concerns are heard.
Sawgrass Villas is a proposed 50-unit, multi-family housing development in the L-section between Leidel and Lee drives. Putnam State Bank owns the land and is entertaining offers from companies to buy the land for future development.
Earl Scott, who lives on London Drive, spoke during the public comment portion of the Aug. 16 meeting of the Palm Coast City Council.
“I really want to know what I can do as a citizen to approach the planning and zoning commission,” Scott said to the City Council. “What is the proper procedure?”
“The real question is how to proceed,” said Mayor Jon Netts. “I caution council in comments because it is a quasi-judicial issue.”
In a quasi-judicial matter, it is not legal for council members to discuss the issue because it could come back to the City Council at some point and because both parties need to be present, City Manager Jim Landon said.
The project is in the hands of Palm Coast’s Planning and Land Development Regulations Board. The date of hearing before the planning board, which will include public comment, has not yet been set. A meeting was slated for Aug. 17 but was postponed.
Scott said during his comments that the project is a rezoning issue, adding: “In terms of this particular property, the zoning has been changed ... What was wrong with the plan to begin with?”
Scott suggested many residents came to Palm Coast because it was planned appropriately by ITT Corp. in the 1970s.
Landon, however, said the issue isn’t zoning.
“It’s site-plan approval,” Landon said.
The property is already zoned for multi-family, Landon said. The plans will be approved or denied by the planning board. Then, if someone appeals a decision made by the board — be it the residents, the applicant or city staff — it would come to the City Council.
“Anyone can speak at the planning board meeting,” Landon said. “If someone on either side doesn’t like the decision, certain parties may appeal to the mayor and council.”
For previous coverage on Sawgrass Villas, click here.
