Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Corridor Management Plan / Designation Application for the County of Volusia, Florida

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1 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Plan / Designation Application for the County of Volusia, Florida Submitted to Florida Department of Transportation May 2007

2 i Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Plan Produced by the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Advocacy Group with assistance from GAI Consultants, Inc. MAY 2007 The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail acknowledges the following organizations for their assistance and support throughout the development of this project: Florida Department of Transportation, District 5 County of Volusia City of Ormond Beach Heritage Crossroads: Miles of History Corridor Advocacy Group A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway Florida Department of Environmental Protection Daytona Beach Community College Florida Power & Light Photographs by Skip Lowery, Rob Bird, Laura Bamberger, J. Walker Fischer, Leslie Whittaker, Richard Gardner, Scott Veix, Lou Kellenberger, Anne Barca, Charles Littlewood, the Ormond Beach Historical Trust, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection GAI Consultants, Inc. 618 East South Street Orlando, Florida (p) (f)

3 ii Secretary Signage Page As Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation, the signature below indicates the approval and endorsement of this Corridor Management Plan and this corridor for designation as a Florida Scenic Highway. FDOT approval of this management plan represents our agreement to serve in a partnership with the Corridor Management Entity to preserve, enhance and maintain the designated scenic highway corridor. We recognize the grass roots initiative and strong local support for this corridor demonstrated by the communities involved in the preparation of this management plan. This corridor management plan acknowledges that the designated corridor will be subject to the requirements of the Section 1046(c) of the ISTEA which added a new subsection (s) to 23 USC 131 precluding outdoor advertising on designated scenic highways, and requirements of the Uniform Relocation Act. I hereby designate this corridor as a Florida Scenic Highway. Denver J. Stutler, Jr. Secretary of Transportation Date

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5 iv Executive Summary: The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is the culmination of a great community effort. Originally organized as two Corridor Advocacy Groups, the Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea Scenic Trail and the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop, the forces were joined to create the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail (OSL&T) Corridor Advocacy Group and this Corridor Management Plan. The OSL&T Corridor starts on A1A at the Flagler County line and extends south from the Flagler A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway to Granada Boulevard (SR 40). It then extends west on SR 40 to North Beach Street where it turns north and continues along North Beach Street, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Road then turns east on Highbridge Road back to A1A and the Atlantic Ocean. The OSL&T also includes John Anderson Drive from SR 40 to Highbridge Road. This creates a figure-eight roadway with a 0.9 mile extension along Pine Tree Drive. The OSL&T Corridor Management Entity (CME) is being formed to preserve and enhance the Intrinsic Resources of the Corridor. The beauty of the Atlantic Ocean drive along the eastern part of the Corridor will be enhanced with landscaping and improved parking. The historic structures along the southern portion of the Corridor will be preserved with the oversight of the Ormond Beach Historic Landmark Preservation Board and the Volusia County Historic Preservation Ordinance. The CME will work with the Volusia County and City of Ormond Beach staff to identify potential trail projects and develop a Master Plan in coordination with the Florida State Park staff. The CME will help staff by obtaining letters of support and the hosting of public meetings to assist in the award of grant money to fund identified project segments. The CME will work with the City, County and the FDOT to implement traffic calming measures and improve safety. As part of the Master Plan needed sidewalks will also be identified and the CME will work with the appropriate agencies to ensure their installation. The CME will also identify a series of educational and informational sign opportunities. They will assemble the local knowledge and background that will be given to a designer for the creation of a cohesive sign program. The signs will draw visitors through the Corridor with an interpretation of the area s history, flora, fauna, habitats, water bodies and land forms. This information is graphically depicted in the Action Plan Map in Section 13 at the end of this document.

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11 x Responses to SHAC Comments: Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea (HOSST) Responses 1. The Designation Application/Corridor Management Plan (CMP) has incorporated additional photos and graphics. 2. Benny Woodham, Tomoka State Park Manager was very involved in the development of the CMP. 3. The Community Participation Plan was expanded and the joining of the HOSST and OBSL CAGs into a coherent whole has brought added support to the greater effort. 4. Additional local support has been attained through community outreach and letters of support have been included in Appendix B. 5. The requested correction has been made. 6. All figures and addendums have been revised, properly referenced, and made consistent. 7. This page is intended to serve as the requested memorandum. Ormond Beach Scenic Loop (OBSL) Responses 1. A paragraph has been added to the Designation Application on interpretation in the Park. The Action Plan includes the addition of interpretive panels throughout the Corridor. Several panels describing the natural, cultural, historical and archeological resources should be constructed in Tomoka State Park as a part of this program. 2. The Action Plan includes the addition of interpretive panels throughout the Corridor. Several panels describing the natural, cultural, historical and archeological resources should be constructed in Tomoka State Park as a part of this program. Further research will need to be done to design appropriate archeological interpretive panels 3. The development pressures continue and the CAG members have remained active in their struggle to preserve the resources. The local Comprehensive Plans are both quite thorough in their range of protections. 4. Many more cultural resources were added to the Designation Application. 5. Adding traffic calming methods to the roadway is a part of the Action Plan.

12 xi Table of Contents Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Plan Title Page Secretary Signature Page Designation Application Executive Summary Summary of SHAC Meeting Responses to SHAC Comments i ii iii iv v x Section 1: Background Conditions Analysis Corridor Limits Roadway/ROW Description Existing Land Use and Zoning Signage Future Land Use Safety Issues Traffic Volumes/User Types Levels of Service Transportation Planning Roadway Improvements Social and Economic Conditions Tourism and User Facilities Other Programs 41 Section 2: Intrinsic Resource Assessment and Designation Criteria Universal Criteria Resource Specific Criteria 57 Section 3: Corridor Vision 97 Section 4: Goals, Objectives, and Strategies 99

13 xii Section 5: Corridor s Story 104 Section 6: Corridor Management Entity 109 Section 7: Community Participation Program 118 Section 8: Local Support 123 Section 9: Protection Techniques 125 Section 10: Funding and Promotion 128 Section 11: Relationship to Comprehensive Plan 132 Section 12: Partnerships and Agreements 139 Section 13: Action Plan 148 Tables Table 1: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Roadway Cross-Section Summary 8 Table 2: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Summary 23 Table 3: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Analysis - Segment Sections 25 Table 4: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Analysis - Spot Locations 26 Table 5: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Traffic Volume and Level of Service 30 Table 6: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Traffic Volume and Level of Service with Adopted 2025 AADT & LOS 33 Table 7: Single-Family New House Construction Building Permits 39 Table 8: Relationship to Comprehensive Plans of Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach 132 Table 9: Corridor Enhancements 150 Table 10: Community Participation 152 Table 11: Administration and Coordination 153 Figures Figure 1: Map of Southeast US 40 Figure 2: Household Income Figure 3: 2000 Estimate of House Values 40

14 xiii Maps Map 1: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Location Map 3 Map 2: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Volusia County Mileage map 4 Map 3: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Roadway Right-of-Way (southern half) 6 Map 4: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Roadway Right-of-Way (northern half) 7 Map 5: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Existing Zoning (southern half) 13 Map 6: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Existing Zoning (northern half) 14 Map 7: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Future Land Use (southern half) 19 Map 8: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Future Land Use (northern half) 20 Map 9: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Historical, Recreational, and Cultural Resources (southern half) 73 Map 10: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Historical, Recreational, and Cultural Resources (northern half) 74 Map 11: Action Plan Map 154 Appendix A: Resolutions & Partnership Agreements Appendix B: Letters of Support Appendix C: Local Media Support Appendix D: City of Ormond Beach Comprehensive Plan Appendix E: Volusia County Comprehensive Plan Appendix F: Planned Roadway Improvements Appendix G: CAG Meeting Minutes Appendix H: Florida Department of Transportation Eligibility Letter Appendix I: Hotels / Motels and Restaurants Appendix J: Bylaws Appendix K: Historic Structures List and Map

15 1 Section 1: Background Conditions Analysis 1.1 Corridor Limits Map 1 (p 3) illustrates the alignment of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail (Corridor) and its surrounding area. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is located about six miles north of Daytona Beach and eight miles south of the City of Flagler Beach. The Corridor is a two-lane paved roadway, located in the Northeast section of Volusia County (see Maps 5 & 6: Zoning). Most of the Corridor parallels the shorelines of the Atlantic Ocean, the Halifax River and the Halifax Creek. The scenic highway starts on SR A1A at the border of Volusia County and Flagler County and forms a loop by extending southward on A1A to Granada Boulevard (SR 40) then west to North Beach Street which becomes Old Dixie Highway to the intersection with Walter Boardman Lane. The Corridor extends east along Walter Boardman Lane to Highbridge Road and terminates at SR A1A. The inclusion of John Anderson Drive (CR 2803) creates two loops or a figure eight making the total length of miles. This includes the extension along Pine Tree Drive (CR 2820) west for a distance of 0.9 miles. Highbridge Road The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail connects with two other Scenic Highways including the Heritage Crossroads: Miles of History proposed Scenic Highway at the corners of Old Dixie Highway (CR 2002) and Walter Boardman Lane (CR 2002) and again at Walter Boardman Lane (CR 2002) and Highbridge Road. The Loop as envisioned by the Save the Loop group is the western half of the figure eight. The segment of A1A that runs from Granada Boulevard to the Flagler County line meets the southern terminus of the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway. State Road 40 (SR 40) locally known as Granada Boulevard is seeking Florida Scenic Highway designation as the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway several miles west of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Original Halifax River Bridge

16 2 There are no billboards along the Corridor and Designation will prevent the introduction of new billboards. The County has required developments along Old Dixie Highway to provide a 200 foot setback which will help preserve the canopied roadway. Turn lanes and acceleration/deceleration lanes will reduce some of the canopy cover, but the developments were grandfathered in and the impacts will be kept to a minimum through County staff review. There are currently no plans to acquire additional lands along the Corridor. Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional authorities. Strategy Develop on-going maintenance strategy. Strategy Identify sources of grants and matching dollars for grant applications. Strategy Plant Live Oak along the Highbridge segment between A1A and John Anderson Drive. Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: Bus shelters Bike rest stops Water fountain facilities Trash receptacles Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water) Strategy Add Scenic Highway protections to the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County Comprehensive Plans. Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Action Plan 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5

17 3 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Location Map

18 4 Volusia County Mileage Map

19 5 1.2 Roadway/Right-of-Way (ROW) Description The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail runs primarily north/south and connects several communities within unincorporated Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach. The Corridor has long stretches of roadway where the Live Oaks reach gracefully over the road and provide a complete canopy. Driving through these sections provides the visitor with a glimpse of historic Florida roadways before the advent of divided four-lane highways (see maps 3 and 4). Roadway and Trail North Beach Street, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, and Highbridge Road are classified as minor collectors and maintained from Halifax Drive to High Bridge Road by Volusia County and the section from Halifax Drive to SR 40 is maintained by Ormond Beach. John Anderson Drive within the City of Ormond Beach is classified as a major collector and is maintained by the City of Ormond Beach. Pine Tree Drive is a local street maintained by Volusia County. SR A1A is in the State Highway System and is classified by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a minor arterial. Also known as Ocean Shore Boulevard, this section of the proposed Scenic Highway begins at the Flagler/Volusia County line and extends south to Granada Boulevard following the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. The right of way for SR A1A varies from approximately 80 feet to 100 feet along the proposed scenic Corridor. SR A1A in Flagler County is currently designated as a Florida Scenic Highway and a National Scenic Byway. The FDOT is responsible for maintenance of SR A1A. Tree trimmings and repairs to road shoulders, asphalt, signs, pavement markings and reflective pavement markers are done on an as-needed basis. Volusia County has the responsibility for maintenance of the pedestrian/bike path, which parallels SR A1A, and for trash collection at publicly owned beach walkovers. The Corridor is comprised of various roadway widths which are summarized in Table 1 and the right-of-way widths are displayed on Maps 3 and 4. Pine Tree Drive is owned and maintained by Volusia County through a Prescriptive Easement only, and therefore there is no defined right-of-way width for this segment of the Corridor. The pavement has minor to significant stress indicated by various types of cracking and decline of the surface. Examples of deterioration found were alligator cracking, longitudinal cracking, reflective cracking, and edge failure. There is a natural shoulder along most of the Corridor with the exception of several spots where historic trees are found near the edge of the pavement.

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22 8 Table 1: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Roadway Cross-Section Summary Section of Loop Width of Travel Lanes Width of Existing Sidewalk North Beach Street at Hernandez Avenue Two 10 foot lanes 5 foot sidewalk on west side North Beach Street at Sanchez Avenue Two 10 foot lanes 4 foot sidewalk on west side North Beach Street at Crystal Circle Two 10 foot lanes 6 foot sidewalk on west side North Beach Street at Inglesa Avenue Two 9.5 foot lanes 8 foot trail on west side Old Dixie Highway at Halifax Plantation Old Dixie Highway at Walter Boardman Lane Two 11 foot lanes and a 11 foot turn lane Two 10 foot lanes No facility No facility Walter Boardman Lane Two 9 foot lanes No facility Highbridge Road at Walter Boardman Lane Two 9 foot lanes No facility Highbridge Road at John Anderson Drive Two 12 foot lanes No facility John Anderson at Pelican Dunes Two 8 foot lanes No facility John Anderson Drive at Surfside Drive Two 9.5 foot lanes No facility John Anderson Drive at Seaside/Seaview Drives Two 10 foot lanes No facility John Anderson Drive at Neptune Avenue Two 10 foot lanes No facility John Anderson Drive at Orchard Lane Two 10 foot lanes No facility Pine Tree Drive (west 0.9 miles) Two 10 foot lanes No facility Ocean Shore Boulevard (A1A) Two 12 foot lanes 4 foot multi-use path on west side Granada Boulevard (SR 40) Four 12 foot lanes & shoulders Sidewalks on both sides The two lane drawbridge on Highbridge Road is operated and maintained by Volusia County. The high-rise fixed bridge and roadway along Granada Boulevard is maintained by the FDOT as a part of SR 40. The City of Ormond Beach maintains that portion of the Corridor that is within the City limits and Volusia County maintains the portion that is within the unincorporated area on the north. Within the rights-of-way are overhead power lines maintained by Florida Power and Light (FP&L). The City of Ormond Beach has water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater facilities serving the residents that line the southern portion of the Corridor. Any digging in the Corridor shall be preceded by a call to Sunshine One to locate all underground utilities prior to commencement of construction related activities.

23 9 Landscaping is limited to privately maintained lawns that extend into the right-of-way and native landscaping in the park areas. Many mature trees that exist along the Corridor are so close to the roadway that providing continuous sidewalks will be impeded or achieved only at the cost of the loss of the trees. No right-of-way acquisitions are planned at this time. But the Action Plan contemplates future right-of-way purchases for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements. Potentially, Tomoka State Park could allow projects within their jurisdiction as well. If acquisitions are required in the future the lead agency will coordinate with the FDOT District 5 Right-of-Way Office on any acquisition planned or anticipated along the Corridor which is or will be related to the Corridor regardless of party involved in the property or property rights acquisition. In compliance with 23 CFR , which was effective January 21, 2000, the District Right-of-Way Office was mandated responsibility for overseeing compliance with the Federal Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 (refered to as the Uniform Act) on all property and property rights acquisition where Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Title 23) federal funds are to be used in any project phase or where there is anticipated or intent to use FHWA federal funds at some future point in any project phase. The use of FHWA funding or intent to use FHWA funding federalizes the Corridor and all subsequent property or property rights acquisition related to the scenic highway regardless of parties involved. The coordination ensures that any acquisition subsequently pursued on behalf of the Corridor will be in accordance with the Uniform Relocation and Real Properties Acquisition Policy Act of Drawbridge at Highbridge Road Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Bury Utilities. Strategy Develop on-going maintenance strategy. Strategy Plant Live Oak along the Highbridge segment between A1A and John Anderson Drive. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Remove no parking signs (recreate) and replace with native ground cover/scrubs to communicate no parking strategy without signs. Strategy Develop on-going maintenance strategy. Strategy Provide additional 1-2 car scenic pull-offs. Strategy Create overlay district.

24 10 Strategy Coordinate, monitor and establish public and private signage standards for the scenic Corridor. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: - Bus shelters; - Bike rest stops; - Water fountain facilities; - Trash receptacles; and - Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water) Strategy Add Scenic Highway protections to the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County Comprehensive Plans. Strategy Develop a standard Ormond-by-the-Sea signage program as part of Overlay District. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities to develop/implement the signage program. Strategy Adopt an Overlay District with design standards. Strategy Design and build landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop appropriate informational/educational signage. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Develop solar lighting along pedestrian walkways. Strategy Utilize turtle friendly lighting along A1A. Strategy Encourage use of solar lighting of streetlights with turtle blinds along pedestrian walkway. Strategy Design and install traffic calming devices, for example: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Provide water fountains. Strategy Develop signage plan for roadway. Action Plan 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5

25 Existing Land Use and Zoning Land located along the Highbridge Road Corridor is mostly either zoned Conservation or Resource Corridor (RC). The Conservation lands are comprised of property that is included within the North Peninsula State Recreation Area, Bulow Creek State Park and Tomoka State Park. RC zoned areas represent private property that is environmentally sensitive. A significant portion of the northern reach of the Corridor is in public ownership and is used for natural resource preservation purposes and resource compatible recreation. The public land is zoned Conservation. Land on the west side of Old Dixie Highway along the northern portion of the Corridor is mostly developed with single-family residential uses associated with approved Developments of Regional Impact (DRI). The residential developments within the DRI areas are zoned Planned Unit Development. Land located further south along the southern section of the Corridor is mostly either environmentally sensitive land, or property that is located within the Bulow Creek State Park and Tomoka State Park. Land within the Park is zoned Conservation, and environmentally sensitive land in private ownership is zoned Resource Corridor. There is an area located north of the Old Dixie Highway Bridge over the Tomoka River that is subdivided and there are a few single-family dwellings developed in this area. This area is zoned A-3. Land located along the Corridor south of the Tomoka State Park is located within the City of Ormond Beach. Uses are mostly residential with commensurate residential-type zoning classifications. Land uses intensify along the Granada Boulevard section of the Corridor. There are office and commercial uses that flank Granada Boulevard. These areas have been assigned commercial-type zoning categories that recognize the commercial development pattern. Uses within the City of Ormond Beach on North Beach Street and John Anderson Drive are low density residential. John Anderson Drive has an Historic Overlay District designation which further protects, enhances and perpetuates the existence and use of those grouped and individual archaeological sites and structures of local, state or national historical significance; to stabilize and improve property values near such sites and structures; to protect the City's cultural, archaeological, and social heritage; to foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past; to foster social stability; to protect and enhance the City's attractiveness to potential residents and visitors; to strengthen the economy of the City; and to promote the use of historic preservation process of the education, health and welfare of the people of the City. The Historic Landmark Preservation Board meets once a month to review any applications to structures within this district to ensure that the original historic nature of any structure is not compromised. The section of Granada Boulevard from Beach Street to A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard is within the Downtown Overlay District. The purpose of this overlay district is to provide site design flexibility and to maintain a high level of aesthetic quality. The intent of the regulations are to create an aesthetically attractive and harmoniously designed downtown area which is a pleasant experience for shoppers and visitors; enhance and protect a traditional downtown character; promote redevelopment and infill development; create an economically beneficial business environment supporting land use and locational needs for smaller businesses, particularly those serving local markets; establish design guidelines for both private and public entities; and allow design flexibility in development/redevelopment of the properties in the downtown area.

26 12 Along the SR A1A portion of this Corridor the zoning is mixed with business, residential and tourist uses. The eastern side of SR A1A from Plaza Drive to Roberta Drive is mixed with commercial, tourist and residential uses. The land use is mixed with single-family homes alongside condominiums and motels. Once the highway bends towards the east at Roberta Drive the only development is that of public walkways and private deck areas where one may view the ocean. On the west side of SR A1A there are also mixed uses where commercial, tourist and residential uses coexist. There is a large shopping center about one half mile north of the southern boundary of this application. A large grocery chain is the major retail outlet and the anchor of the shopping center that also has several individual personal care services outlets, a flower shop, two discount stores and two small restaurants. This is the largest commercial center in the Corridor. The residential uses on the west side of the highway include two-family and multi-family residences. The Volusia County Bicentennial Park is located about three tenths of a mile north of Roberta Drive. This is an area for public recreational use. The park s boundary stretches from the east at the ocean to the west across John Anderson Drive to the Halifax River. From the southern boundary of the North Peninsula State Recreational Area to the north boundary of the Corridor, the land use is described as resource recreational and conservation area. Development is restricted such that no structures can be built on the conservation area and only structures sanctioned and permitted by the State of Florida and County Environmental agencies will be approved. The land use on either side of Highbridge Road, between SR A1A and John Anderson Drive, is resource recreational. The road bisects the North Peninsula State Recreation Area. On John Anderson Drive to the southern boundary of the North Peninsula State Recreation Area both the east and west side of the highway is designated as conservation and resource recreational use. From the southern boundary to the city limits of Ormond Beach land use is mainly single-family homes. Seabridge Park, a county maintained facility, borders the Halifax River and is located on the west side of John Anderson Drive about 1.5 miles south of the North Peninsula State Recreational Area. Also about 2 miles north of the southern boundary of John Anderson Drive on this Corridor is the Volusia County Bicentennial Park on both the east and west sides of the thoroughfare. The Corridor along John Anderson Drive north to the Ormond Beach City limits is used predominately for residential uses and is assigned both municipal and County residential type zoning classifications. (see Maps 5 and 6)

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29 Signage There are no large billboards located at any point on the proposed scenic highway. If billboards were located along the scenic Corridor, the Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG) would coordinate with the State Outdoor Advertising Administrator. In 1991, Section 1046(c) of the ISTEA added a new subsection(s) to 23 USC 131, which precludes outdoor advertising on designated scenic highways/byways. Once a Corridor has been designated as a Florida Scenic Highway, the Outdoor Advertising Office is precluded from issuing new permits for outdoor advertising signs within the control zone of the Interstate and national Highway Systems, the Federal Aid Primary System (as of June 1, 1991) and the State Highway System along the Corridor. Existing signs do not become nonconforming as a result of the scenic highway designation. However, other conditions (e.g., land use/zoning) may cause a change to the sign s conformity status. Coordination with the Outdoor Advertising Office is necessary to ensure an inventory of the signs is performed by the State within thirty calendar days of the date the Secretary signs the letter designating the Corridor. The application for eligibility and Corridor management plans should also be routed for review to the State Outdoor Advertising Administrator so they may plan properly for these responsibilities. Any acquisition planned or anticipated along the Corridor will be done in coordination with the district Right-of-Way Office. Outdoor advertising sign acquisition will require payment of just compensation (no amortization) on the Interstate, National Highway System or the Federal Aid Primary System (as of 1991). This is a federal requirement under Title 23, U.S. Code 131, Section (s). There are numerous on-site point of sale signs located along SR A1A. The Volusia County Code Enforcement office does enforcement of the signage regulations. Volusia County s Zoning Ordinance, Section , Sign Regulations (Addendum 1.5), prohibits the following types of signs in unincorporated Volusia County: nongovernmental signs erected on public property or public rights-of-way; signs affixed to trees, shrubbery, vines, utility poles, or beach sand dune walkover structures; festoon and/or sandwich signs; off-premises signs; temporary roof or temporary projecting signs; any sign that obstructs the sightline at private or public driveways; signs erected in view of any highway which imitate or resemble official traffic-control devices; revolving or flashing signs; any sign of an obscene nature; portable signs; or signs affixed to or painted upon a retention wall. In residential zoning, the maximum allowable sign copy area permitted is 4.5 square feet for single family residential areas of less than 5 acres; 16 square feet for multi-family residential areas; and 32 square feet for Non-Residential permitted principle uses. For commercial zoning, the maximum copy area permitted per premises is based on a formula for the linear foot of total lot frontage and the number of permitted principle uses. The maximum height for ground signs is 30 feet, except for signs in B-6 zoning, which may not exceed 50 feet. However, since all roadways that constitute the proposed scenic routes are County designated thoroughfares, the provisions of Section of Ordinance No. 808 apply. This section establishes Non-Residential Development Design Standards that limit ground signs to a monument type with a maximum height of 8 feet and a maximum sign copy area of 40

30 16 square feet. For all premises abutting the Atlantic Ocean, no ground signs shall be erected between a principle building and the ocean. There are a few on-site, point of sale signs located in the City of Ormond Beach. These signs are regulated by the City. The City s Code Enforcement office is responsible for the enforcement of the signage regulations. Given the Recreation and Residential Zoning in the unincorporated areas, the only signage allowed will be subdivision entryway signs. The City of Ormond Beach s Land Development Code Chapter 3, Article IV Sign Regulations governs the size, number, type and locations of signs within the City limits. The CAG has identified more uniform and less intrusive signage as a priority issue in the Corridor. Volusia County approved an educational program to protect manatees. As a part of this program signs were placed at various boat launches along the Corridor informing the public of the dangers boaters can pose to the manatees. Additional signage could describe the importance of flooding and fire in native environments or the restoration projects along and by the Corridor. The planning for educational and historical markers has been initiated by the local agencies along the Corridor and the CAG could build upon their previous work. Code enforcement of the existing sign ordinances is a vital companion goal to the previous recommendation. The CAG should assist the County and the City in tracking/reporting violations thereby preserving the aesthetics of the Corridor. The Volusia County and City of Ormond Beach sign regulations were included in the Eligibility Application Appendix. Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Remove no parking signs (recreate) and replace with native ground cover/scrubs to communicate no parking strategy without signs. Strategy Coordinate, monitor and establish public and private signage standards for the scenic Corridor. Strategy Develop a standard Ormond-by-the-Sea signage program as part of Overlay District. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities to develop/implement the signage program. Strategy Develop a sign inventory. Strategy Develop signage plan for roadway. Action Plan 1-1 Educational and historic interpretive panels (kiosk displays) could be placed within the public spaces (and with permission at institutional places) along the Corridor that highlight the unique qualities of the Corridor. Specifically, panels at the historic structures along the Corridor can promote historic resources. An historic panel could include a description of the structure, the history of the area, and a background of the institution/structure/area. Other educational opportunities include panels to mark historic trees near pull offs with a description of the type of tree and how long it has lived there. A panel could be strategically placed explaining the history of the Timucuan Villages near the site of Norocoro. A display with educational information on how to help sea birds affected by fishing hooks is another possibility.

31 17 Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Provide additional 1-2 car scenic pull-offs. Strategy Coordinate, monitor and establish public and private signage standards for the scenic Corridor. Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: - Bus shelters; - Bike rest stops; - Water fountain facilities; - Trash receptacles; and - Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms - and water) Strategy Design and build landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Develop appropriate informational/educational signage. Strategy Develop signage plan for roadway. Action Plan Future Land Use Tomoka State Park, Bulow Creek State Park and the North Peninsula State Park are designated with Conservation Future Land Use. One small area of private land designated Low Impact Urban Land Use exists within Tomoka State Park. It is anticipated that the areas to the north and west of the Corridor will be subdivided and developed as single-family homes. There is potential that some multi-family structures could be developed as part of the mix. The Future Land Use is depicted graphically on Map 7 and 8. The Corridor is located within two jurisdictions-unincorporated Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach. The Future Land Use nomenclature is unique for each jurisdiction. Many of the Future Land Use designations for land along the Corridor within the County tend to be non-urban, resource-based categories. Public land is designated as Conservation and land that has environmental merit that is in private ownership is designated as Environmental Systems Corridor (ESC). However, there are County Urban Low Intensity Future Land Uses assigned to land located along the Corridor. The developed land along John Anderson Drive is designated with the Urban Low Intensity (ULI) designation. The ULI essentially recognizes the residential development pattern that exists along much of John Anderson Drive. A significant area located along the northwestern section of the Corridor located west of Old Dixie Highway has also been assigned an Urban Low Intensity (ULI) land use designation. The ULI in this area recognizes Development of Regional Impacts (DRI) projects that were approved in the 1970 s and 1980 s. The

32 18 DRI projects are referred to as Halifax Plantation and National Gardens. The primary development type in both DRI projects is residential with ancillary recreation (golf courses). However, the Halifax Plantation DRI does contain a commercial node located in the northern section of the project near the I-95 Interchange. Along A1A the Conservation Future Land Use Land Use on the north end transitions to an urbanized area with Urban Medium Intensity, Urban High Intensity, Recreation and Commercial Future Land Uses. Within the City of Ormond Beach the Corridor is mostly developed at an urban scale and the Future Land Uses assigned by the City are urban in nature. The portion of the Corridor within the City limits has Urban Low Intensity, Urban Medium Intensity, Urban High Intensity, Tourist Commercial and Commercial Future Land Uses. The parcels that front Granada Boulevard have Commercial, Conservation and Public/Semi-public Future Land Use designations. On North Beach Street, the next parcel north of the Commercial Land Use has Office Land Use designation. Some areas with the North Peninsula State Park have an Environmental Systems Corridor Future Land Use designation. (see Maps 7 and 8) Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create overlay district. Strategy Add Scenic Highway protections to the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County Comprehensive Plans. Strategy Adopt an Overlay District with design standards. Action Plan 1-3, 1-4, 3-2, 3-3 and 3-4

33 19 Insert map 7

34 20 Insert map 8

35 Safety Issues An important part of the evaluation of roadside safety and operation issues is the examination of accident data along the Corridor. Collision data was collected by Volusia County for crashes that have occurred along the Corridor for the last three years. The crash rate, critical crash rate, and safety ratio were calculated for the Corridor. Most sections and spots analyzed were determined to be a high crash location or segment. The crash summary for the Corridor is shown in Table 2. Table 3 shows a Crash Analysis by segments and Table 4 shows a Crash Analysis by spot locations that was prepared by TEI/HNTB. Included in the Eligibility Application Appendix was a detailed listing of each crash. Nineteen of the crashes were a result of hitting a tree. This implies that although the trees are a major component of the beauty and uniqueness of the Corridor their proximity to the roadway does, to an extent, pose a safety issue. Cyclist riding along the trail The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is heavily used by touring and competitive cyclists as well as runners. There are a number of publicized events, for example, the annual Save Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail 5k run each year. There is a concern in the local community that dangerous conditions have developed, and the CAG intends to address this matter such that runners, cyclists and vehicular traffic are safely accommodated. According to County crash data there has only been one vehicular/bike collision when a north-bound vehicle on North Beach Street turned left onto Wilmette Avenue and collided with a south bound bicyclist in the intersection. The Florida Traffic Crash Report was included in the Eligibility Application Appendix. Traffic calming and improved bicycle lanes are a part of the CMP Action Plan. The paved pedestrian/bike path along the west side of SR A1A within the scenic corridor is physically separated from the roadway and is relatively safe for bicyclists, walkers, skaters, and joggers. The pedestrian/bike path is approximately four feet wide and extends the entire length of SR A1A along the proposed Corridor. Local users are good stewards of the path; they avoid littering and pick up debris. Refuse containers are present at many of the dune walkovers along SR A1A. SR A1A safely accommodates two-wheel drive automobiles.

36 22 Both Highbridge Road and John Anderson Drive lack a pedestrian/bike path and paved shoulders. Currently cyclists, walkers, skaters, and joggers all share the two lane undivided roadways. With an increasing population and subsequent increasing automobile traffic volume in the area, the safety of cyclists, walkers and joggers is a concern for the CAG. Both Highbridge Road and John Anderson Drive safely accommodate twowheel drive automobiles. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Enforce the speed limits. Strategy Seek law enforcement office s and transportation engineers advice on traffic calming options. Strategy Design and install traffic calming devices, for example: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Action Plan 1-2 and 1-6

37 23 Table 2: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Summary Crash Summary: July 2000-July 2001 Number of Crashes at Night or Dusk Number of Number of Street Crashes Injuries North Beach Street (9%) Number of Crashes where speeding was reported a factor Pine Tree Road None reported Old Dixie Highway None reported Walter Boardman Lane (43%) Highbridge Road None reported John Anderson Drive (10%) A1A SR 40 to Volusia/Flagler County Line SR 40 A1A to N. Beach Street Crash Summary: July 2001-July 2002 North Beach Street Pine Tree Road None reported Old Dixie Highway Walter Boardman Lane None reported Highbridge Road None reported John Anderson Drive A1A SR 40 to Volusia/Flagler County Line SR 40 A1A to N. Beach Street Crash Summary: July 2002-July 2003 North Beach Street (3%) Pine Tree Road None reported Old Dixie Highway (23%) Walter Boardman Lane None reported Highbridge Road (50%) John Anderson Drive (10%)

38 24 A1A SR 40 to Volusia/Flagler County Line Table 2: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Summary Continued SR 40 A1A to N. Beach Street Crash Summary: July 2003-July 2004 North Beach Street Pine Tree Road None reported Old Dixie Highway Walter Boardman Lane None reported Highbridge Road None reported John Anderson Drive A1A SR 40 to Volusia/Flagler County Line SR 40 A1A to N. Beach Street

39 25 Tables 3 and 4 show the results by segment of the analysis conducted for these crashes. These tables were created by TEI/HNTB for the Loop segments and information on the HOSST segments were provided as Addendum 1.6 in the HOSST Eligibility Application. The safety ratio was calculated. A value greater than 1.0 indicates a high crash location. Table 3: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Analysis-Segment Sections Segment Year Safety Ratio Intersection Crashes Considered in segment Total Crashes Considered in segment Beach Street between Granada and Oak Forest Drive Old Dixie Highway between Inglesa Avenue and Pine Tree Drive Old Dixie Highway between Pine Tree Drive and Walter Boardman Lane Old Dixie Highway between Walter Boardman Lane and I-95 John Anderson Drive between Pelican Dunes Drive and Bicentennial Park John Anderson Drive between Bicentennial Park and Granada Boulevard

40 26 Table 4 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Crash Analysis-Spot Locations Location John Anderson Drive and Highbridge Road Safety Total Crashes Considered at Year Ratio Location Walter Boardman Lane and Highbridge Road

41 Traffic Volumes/User Types John Anderson Drive had Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) along the southern portion (Concord Drive to Amsden Drive) around 5,000 vehicles per day (3,480 6,710) and operates at a Level of Service (LOS) of D. Along the southern portion (Amsden Drive to SR 40) the AADT was just over 8,000 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of E. SR 40 within the Corridor had an AADT of 38,000 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of C. North Beach Street from the Tomoka River Bridge to Inglesia Avenue had an AADT of 2,500 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of C. From Inglesia to Dix Avenue the AADT steadily increased from an AADT of just under 6,000 vehicles per day to 8,500 vehicles per day in 2004 and operates at an LOS of C. Beach Street from Dix Avenue to SR 40 had an AADT of just over 10,000 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of D. Old Dixie Highway had AADT counts between 2,000 and 3,000 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of C. Walter Boardman Lane had an AADT count of just over 3,000 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of C. Highbridge Rd. had an AADT count of under 2,500 vehicles per day and operates at an LOS of C. Pine Tree Drive had an AADT count of almost 3,000 vehicles per day west of Village Drive and only around 1,500 vehicles per day east of Village Drive and operated at an LOS of C. In addition to passenger cars and trucks carrying people to home, work, school and play, the Corridor is a favorite route for motorcycle riders. There is also use of the Corridor by construction vehicles building new roads and infrastructure for subdivisions and the homes that will be erected therein. The County has requested that construction vehicles use US 1. The Corridor is also popular with bicyclists, walkers, joggers, hikers, birders, campers and sightseers. Avid bicyclists enjoy riding the entire loop while walkers and joggers mostly use the segments that are in proximity to their homes. Birders and sightseers will travel the entire loop because of the richness of the various habitats and vistas. Local residents and campers utilize the Corridor as a transportation facility to get from point A to point B. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: - Bus shelters; - Bike rest stops; - Water fountain facilities; - Trash receptacles; and - Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water) Strategy Create landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible.

42 28 Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Enforce the speed limits. Strategy Have law enforcement offices and transportation engineers advise on traffic calming options. Strategy Install traffic calming devices: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Investigate feasibility of operating a trolley system. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Action Plan 1-2 and 1-3 SR A1A functions as a popular bicycle, walking, skating, and jogging route due to the natural scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean. A separated four-foot wide paved pedestrian/bicycle path exists along the west side of the road. Usage is heaviest in the morning and evening hours. The four-foot path is not wide enough to accommodate multiple users with walkers and joggers frequently having to step off the path to accommodate those on bikes, skates, and non-motorized scooters. John Anderson Drive and Highbridge Road are both part of a 23-mile loop frequented by bicycle enthusiasts and the site of numerous outdoor sports races. In addition, the magnificent moss-covered oak canopy and breathtaking view of the Halifax River make this a popular pedestrian route. Both roads lack a pedestrian/bike path and/or paved shoulders. Implementing a separated path would increase pedestrian safety and bicycling safety; however, construction would be difficult given the proximity of canopy trees to the existing roads. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: - Bus shelters; - Bike rest stops; - Water fountain facilities; - Trash receptacles; and - Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water) Strategy Create landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan.

43 29 Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Enforce the speed limits. Strategy Have law enforcement offices and transportation engineers advise on traffic calming options. Strategy Install traffic calming devices: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Investigate feasibility of operating a trolley system. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Action Plan 1-2 and 1-3

44 30 Table 5: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Traffic Volume and Level of Service Road Name Limits AADT LOS Beach Street Tomoka River Bridge to Inglesa Avenue 2,520 C Beach Street Inglesa Avenue to Domicilio Avenue 5,880 C Beach Street Domicilio Avenue to Wilmette Avenue 6,060 C Beach Street Wilmette Avenue to Hernandez Avenue 8,320 C Beach Street Hernandez Avenue to Dix Avenue 8,500 C Beach Street Dix Avenue to SR 40 10,070 D Highbridge Rd. Walter Boardman Ln. to Knox Bridge 2,270 C Highbridge Rd. Knox Bridge to John Anderson Drive 2,400 C Highbridge Rd. John Anderson Drive to SR A1A 1,910 C John Anderson Drive Highbridge Rd. to Capistrano Drive 820 C John Anderson Drive Capistrano Drive to Beau Rivage Drive 1601 C John Anderson Drive Beau Rivage Drive to Berkley Rd C John Anderson Drive Berkley Rd. to Aqua Vista Drive 3350 C John Anderson Drive Aqua Vista Drive to Concord Drive 3480 C John Anderson Drive Concord Drive to Palm Drive 4960 D John Anderson Drive Palm Drive to Essex Drive 5250 D John Anderson Drive Essex Drive to Halifax Drive 6710 D John Anderson Drive Halifax Drive to Amsden Drive 5020 D John Anderson Drive Amsden Drive to SR E Old Dixie Hwy. Walter Boardman Ln. to Jones Island Rd. 3,160 C Old Dixie Hwy. Jones Island Rd. to Pine Tree Drive 2,600 C Old Dixie Hwy. Pine Tree Drive to Tomoka River (N. Beach Street) 2,280 C Pine Tree Drive Village Drive to midpoint 1,510 C Pine Tree Drive Midpoint to Old Dixie Hwy. 1,500 C SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard Westmayer Place to N. 17 th Street 6,900 B SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard N. 17 th Street to SR 100 8,300 C SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard SR 100 to South 23 rd Street 9,600 C

45 31 Table 5: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Traffic Volume and Level of Service Continued SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard South 23 rd Street to Volusia County Line 7,600 C SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard Flagler County to Kathy Drive 11,400 C SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard Kathy Drive to Ocean Terrace 21,500 E SR A1A Ocean Shore Boulevard Ocean Terrace to SR 40 (Granada Boulevard) 22,500 E SR 40 Granada Boulevard US 1to John Anderson Drive 38,000 C SR 40 Granada Boulevard John Anderson Drive to SR A1A 20,500 C 1.8 Levels of Service Levels of Service (LOS) are indicated above in Table 5 for each segment of the Corridor. Table 6 shows this same information in relation to the 2025 adopted AADT and LOS information. The Volusia County Comprehensive Plan indicates that Old Dixie Highway, North Beach Street, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and John Anderson Drive are constrained roadways by County Policy. Without this protection, the thoroughfare system would require upgrades to the facility if the LOS dropped below the designated threshold. Old Dixie Highway, North Beach Street and John Anderson Drive are constrained at LOS E. LOS E indicates a flow that is unstable with short stoppages, and maneuvering room is severely limited. Walter Boardman Lane and Highbridge Road are constrained at LOS C. All new development must demonstrate that it will not exceed these LOS capacities. In general, the operation of the road should not impact its designation as a Scenic Highway. The current operating level of service (LOS) for most of the segments is LOS C. This indicates that travel flows are stable but maneuverability may be slightly restricted with longer queues at the intersections. Four segments of John Anderson Drive are operating at LOS D and the southern most segment of this roadway (immediately north of Granada Boulevard) is operating at LOS E. In general the operating characteristics of the road do not impact its designation as a Florida Scenic Highway. SR A1A has an LOS of B on the northernmost section, LOS C on the four middle sections and LOS E on the two southernmost (just north of SR 40) sections. An LOS of E represents a high-density but stable flow with speed and freedom to maneuver severely restricted and the driver or pedestrian experiencing a generally poor level of comfort and convenience. Highbridge Road has a LOS of C as provided by Volusia County. Projected future LOS for John Anderson Drive and Highbridge Road remain at their current ratings of E and C respectively. The vision of the CAG is for SR A1A, John Anderson Drive, Old Dixie Highway, North Beach Street, Walter Boardman Lane and Highbridge Road to remain two-laned roads. To assist in control of the LOS, the CAG recommends promotion of alternative modes of transportation, including extending and/or widening the bicycle/pedestrian path, busses or trolleys with provisions for bikes, increasing the tree canopy and providing sheltered rest areas along the bicycle/pedestrian paths to increase user comfort.

46 32 Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include: Bus shelters; Bike rest stops; Water fountain facilities; Trash receptacles; and Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water). Strategy Create landscaped pull-offs on AIA, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Enforce the speed limits. Strategy Have law enforcement offices and transportation engineers advise on traffic calming options. Strategy Install traffic calming devices: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Investigate feasibility of operating a trolley system. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Action Plan 1-2, 1-3 and 1-6

47 33 Table 6: Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Traffic Volume and Level of Service with Adopted 2025 AADT & LOS Adopted Adopted 2025 Adopted 2025 Road Name Limits Allowable LOS Allowable LOS AADT LOS LOS Capacity AADT LOS LOS Capacity Beach Street Tomoka River Bridge to Inglesa 2,520 C E 15,600 10,450 D E 15,600 Ave. Beach Street Inglesa Ave. to Domicilio Ave. 5,880 C E 15,600 10,450 D E 15,600 Beach Street Domicilio Ave. to Wilmette Ave. 6,060 C E 15,600 13,290 D E 15,600 Beach Street Wilmette Ave. to Hernandez Ave. 8,320 C E 15,600 9,404 D E 15,600 Beach Street Hernandez Ave. to Dix Ave. 8,500 C E 15,600 9,404 D E 15,600 Beach Street Dix Ave. to SR 40 10,070 D E 15,600 9,404 D E 15,600 Walter Boardman Highbridge Rd. Ln. to Knox Bridge 2,270 C E 9,600 10,831 F E 9,600 Knox Bridge to Highbridge Rd. John Anderson 2,400 C E 9,600 10,831 F E 9,600 Dr. Highbridge Rd. John Anderson Dr. to SR A1A 1,910 C E 9,600 9,100 E E 9,600 John Anderson Highbridge Rd. to Dr. Capistrano Dr. 820 C E 10,080 2,222 C E 10,080 John Anderson Capistrano Dr. to Dr. Beau Rivage Dr C E 10,080 2,222 C E 10,080 John Anderson Beau Rivage Dr. Dr. to Berkley Rd C E 10,080 4,303 D E 10,080 John Anderson Berkley Rd. to Dr. Aqua Vista Dr C E 10,080 4,303 D E 10,080 John Anderson Aqua Vista Dr. to Dr. Concord Dr C E 10,080 6,731 D E 10,080 John Anderson Concord Dr. to Dr. Palm Dr D E 10,080 6,731 D E 10,080 John Anderson Palm Dr. to Essex Dr. Dr D E 10,080 9,196 E E 10,080 John Anderson Essex Dr. to Dr. Halifax Dr D E 10,080 9,196 E E 10,080 John Anderson Halifax Dr. to Dr. Amsden Dr D E 10,080 9,032 E E 10,080 John Anderson Amsden Dr. to SR Dr E E 10,080 9,032 E E 10,080 Old Dixie Hwy. I-95 to Old Kings Rd. 8,500 E E 10,080 7,135 D E 10,080 Old Dixie Hwy. Old Kings Rd. to Walter Boardman 4,450 D E 9,600 10,253 F E 9,600 Ln. Old Dixie Hwy. Walter Boardman Ln. to Jones 3,160 C E 9,600 11,478 F E 9,600 Island Rd. Old Dixie Hwy. Jones Island Rd. to Pine Tree Dr. 2,600 C E 9,600 11,478 F E 9,600 Old Dixie Hwy. Pine Tree Dr. to Tomoka River 2,280 C E 9,600 10,450 F E 9,600 Pine Tree Dr. US 1 to Village Dr. 2,870 C E 10,080 3,563 C E 10,080 Pine Tree Dr. Pine Tree Dr. SR A1A - Ocean Shore Blvd. SR A1A - Ocean Shore Blvd. SR A1A - Ocean Shore Blvd. SR 40 (Granada Blvd) Village Dr. to midpoint midpoint to Old Dixie Hwy. Flager County to Kathy Dr. Kathy Dr. to Ocean Terrace Ocean Terrace to SR 40 (Granada Blvd) US 1 to John Anderson Dr. 1,510 C E 9,600 2,982 C E 9,600 1,500 C E 9,600 2,982 C E 9,600 11,400 C D 19,600 15,379 D D 19,600 21,500 E D 19,600 19,860 E D 19,600 22,500 E D 19,600 25,746 E D 19,600 38,000 C D 61,800 58,234 D D 61,800 SR 40 (Granada Blvd) John Anderson Dr. to SR A1A 20,500 C D 31,065 35,831 F D 33,915

48 Transportation Planning Transportation Planning for the proposed scenic Corridor is coordinated among Volusia County, the City of Ormond Beach, the Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and the Florida Department of Transportation. Currently, there are no roadway improvement projects planned or funded within the Corridor. VOTRAN, the Volusia County transportation service provider, provides public transportation and has several routes that proceed along and cross several sections of the Corridor. Route 3 runs along North Beach Street and Route 1A drops down to John Anderson Drive for two short sections. The Volusia Smart Growth Implementation Committee s Final Report issued in August of 2005 included the following Transportation Planning analysis and recommendations. Meeting the Infrastructure Needs of Smart Growth Background Smart growth seeks to make efficient use of infrastructure and to use the provision of infrastructure to encourage smart growth development. A review of selected zoning ordinances and local government comprehensive plans for cities in Volusia County revealed that plan provisions for infrastructure to support new development are strong and would be sufficient to support smart growth. None of the plans reviewed, however, illustrate smart growth patterns through infrastructure provisions. The recommendations in this section single out four infrastructure issues of special relevance to smart growth: transportation concurrency management, transportation levels of service, water supply and conservation, and the possibility that smart growth policies might shift infrastructure costs from one area to another. A myriad of differences in how jurisdictions administer transportation concurrency, including differences in how jurisdictions calculate levels of service and how they calculate the transportation impacts of new development, distort the efforts of individual jurisdictions to promote smart growth, and sometimes result in unaddressed impacts across jurisdictional boundaries. Currently, roadway levels of service (LOS) sometimes work against the smart growth goals of orderly, compact development. Lower levels of service on the county portion of roads than on the same roads within municipal boundaries result in greater capacity appearing to be available in rural areas, and provide an incentive for sprawl, -- i.e. development at a greater distance from established urban areas and infrastructure. Lastly, the denser development called for by smart growth has the potential to concentrate the infrastructure (and especially transportation) impacts of new development into smaller areas, in or near already urbanized areas. In order to make smart growth work equitably, mechanisms must be found to harness and concentrate the financial resources provided by new development in ways that offset the impacts to those areas, whether they are in the county or within a municipality.

49 35 Recommendation E1 Coordinated Approach to Transportation Concurrency Management [SB 360] Volusia County and Volusia municipalities should develop a single, coordinated approach to defining and implementing transportation concurrency. This should include a common approach to designating and calculating levels of service, and an entity or mechanism charged with making final concurrency decisions if local governments cannot agree. This entity may be the decision-making board described in Recommendation V5. The Volusia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) should be tasked with providing a recommendation for action by the decision-making board in cases where the local governments cannot agree. Recommendation E2 Coordinated Approach to Transportation Levels of Service [SB 360] Volusia County and Volusia municipalities should coordinate transportation levels of service designations to support the direction of development to agreed-upon areas. Recommendation E3 Scenic Roads The county and the cities should jointly establish a scenic road program to protect the character of scenic roads such as Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. The program should: Identify the values that contribute to the scenic character of the road (including, among others, historical significance, natural beauty, scenic vistas, trees and vegetation); Develop corridor management plans to protect those values; Establish guidelines for allowable improvements, buffers, minimum setbacks, speed limits, design and development standards, access management, and tree and canopy protection. The protection afforded by the program should remain unaffected if the road is annexed by a municipality. Recommendation E4 Transit Mass transit has the potential to contribute significantly to the smart growth goals of compact development and vibrant, walkable, livable communities, if appropriately integrated with other strategies. The county and cities should cooperate to implement transit options that support smart growth. This cooperation should include the following. Planning, where appropriate, for areas with sufficient density (approximately 8-units per/acre or higher) to support transit options such as light rail. Support for commuter rail between all of Volusia County and other counties in the region. Support for the transit goals identified by Volusia jurisdictions through the Volusia MPO. Recommendation E5 Smart Growth Alternatives in Studies of Proposed Transportation Improvements Any analysis of proposed improvements to a roadway should include specific alternatives that accommodate and promote the principles of livable and walkable communities.

50 36 Roadway Use SR A1A is a two-lane undivided highway except for short stretches where turning lanes are provided. Previous public discussions regarding four-laning SR A1A have been rejected due to the increased traffic pressures it would place on the barrier island as well as in the potential negative impact on the mostly residential communities. Increased development pressures in the community have lead to the implementation of turning lanes in both the commercial district and new residential communities. Limited public transportation is available along the southern portion of SR A1A along the proposed Corridor. John Anderson Drive is a two-lane, asphalt paved, undivided highway. No shoulders or turning lanes are provided. Highbridge Road is also a two-lane, asphalt paved, undivided highway with limited shoulders and no turning lanes. Except for school busses, no public transportation system serves either of these two roads. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Have law enforcement offices and transportation engineers advise on traffic calming options. Strategy Install traffic calming devices: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Action Plan 1-2 and 1-6 Bicycle and Pedestrian Use Along the west side of SR A1A in the proposed Corridor, there is a newly completed, separated, paved path that varies in width and can be as wide as six feet. There is a four-foot bike and pedestrian path called the East Coast Greenway. This popular path meanders along coastal scrub and beach ecosystems and offers magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean and natural dunes. The path provides access to all of the public parks along SR A1A. There is an increasing use of the path by people seeking exercise, recreation or alternative means of transportation to businesses and public facilities along SR A1A. Usage is heaviest in the morning and evening hours. The four-foot path is not wide enough to accommodate multiple users with walkers and joggers frequently having to step off the path to accommodate those on bikes, skates, and non-motorized scooters.

51 37 John Anderson Drive and Highbridge Road are both part of a 23-mile loop frequented by bicycle enthusiasts and the site of numerous outdoor sports races. In addition, the magnificent moss-covered oak canopy and breathtaking view of the Halifax River make this a popular pedestrian route. Both roads lack a pedestrian/bike path and/or paved shoulders. Cyclists, walkers and joggers all share the two lane undivided roadways. Implementing a separated path would increase pedestrian safety and bicycling safety; however, construction on John Anderson Drive would be difficult given the proximity of canopy trees to the existing roads. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include: - Bus shelters; - Bike rest stops; - Water fountain facilities; - Trash receptacles; and - Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water). Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Action Plan 1-2 and 1-6

52 Roadway Improvements Since the roads are on the constrained list as contained in the County s Comp Plan, there are no plans to widen any of the facilities included in the proposed Scenic Corridor, with the exception of turn lanes for Halifax Plantation, Unit 2, Section M and Plantation Oaks, Unit 1a. Also, no major road improvements are planned or programmed in the FDOT work program. According to the Volusia County MPO Transportation Improvement Program FY 2003/ /2008 (Appendix F), no major roadway work and/or improvements are scheduled by the local governments for the proposed scenic Corridor in the near future. The developers of Plantation Oaks and Halifax Plantation will be required to make improvements that will provide access and safe turning movements. SR A1A was resurfaced from Roberta Drive in Ormond-By-The-Sea to the Volusia/Flagler County line in the spring of 2004 and no future improvements are envisioned by FDOT at this time. Once the Corridor is established as a Florida Scenic Highway, grants may be pursued for bicycle and pedestrian improvements to the Corridor. Additional road improvements will be made as required by the respective jurisdictions Land Development Codes (i.e. acceleration and deceleration lanes, left turn lanes and signal/intersection improvements).

53 39 Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Create landscaped pull-offs on AIA, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Have law enforcement offices and transportation engineers advise on traffic calming options. Strategy Install traffic calming devices: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway. Action Plan 1-2 and Social and Economic Conditions The area population in 2000 was 36,301 and is estimated to have grown to 37,929 by July of The median age of the population is 47.5 years and 46.7% of the population is male and 53.3% is female. Median household income was $43,364 and median house value was $110,400 according to the last census in The socioeconomic characteristics of the area reveal a growing population and rising home values. As with most of Florida this area has seen steady home building and a varying cost of construction that trends overall upwards, particularly in the most recent years. Forty percent of the population is college educated and only twelve percent are without a high school diploma. Income and home value distribution suggest a solid middle-class community with an unemployment rate of only 3.3 percent. A mean travel time of twenty minutes indicates that many of the residents commute thirty miles or more to work. Table 7: Single-family New House Construction Building Permits Year # of Buildings Average Cost average cost: $136, average cost: $124, average cost: $126, average cost: $140, average cost: $157, average cost: $144, average cost: $165, average cost: $233, average cost: $251,700

54 40 For population 25 years and over in Ormond Beach: Figure 1 High school or higher: 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1% Graduate or professional degree: 10.8% Unemployed: 3.3% Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes For population 15 years and over in Ormond Beach: Never married: 17.4% Now married: 60.1% Separated: 1.0% Widowed: 10.1% Divorced: 11.4% Industries providing employment in the area are educational, health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (13.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.8%). Figure 2 Figure Tourism and User Facilities Four State Parks and eight local parks along the Corridor provide varying recreational opportunities to attract visitors. Birding, hiking, camping, boating, canoeing, fishing, and historical interpretation are some of the activities enjoyed by local residents and visitors alike along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Details on each park can be found in the Intrinsic Resources section. Gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants to fit all tastes from fast food to fine dining are available along A1A and Granada Boulevard. Map Quest lists 30 restaurants within 1.57 miles of the intersection of A1A and

55 41 Granada Boulevard and 150 within 4.37 miles of the same intersection. Map Quest lists 12 hotels/motels within one mile of the intersection of A1A and Granada Boulevard and 141 less than six miles from the same intersection. Printouts of the hotel/motel and restaurant listings and accompanying maps are included in Appendix I. The Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitor Bureau website provides links to providers of surfing and sailing lessons in the area of the Corridor. They also provide links to charter fishing captains and kayak rentals. They promote the McDonald House at 38 East Granada Boulevard and highlight the two-hour Trolley tour that includes over 30 historic sites, the Fairchild Oak and the three chimneys plantation ruins. Also on their site is information on the Birthplace of Speed Park, Bulow Plantation Ruins, Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins, The Casements, Tomoka Mounds & Middens, the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens, and the Fred Dana Marsh Museum. The Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce promotes the historic roadways that constitute Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail in several ways. They include information about these roadways in the brochure racks in the Visitor Center at 165 W. Granada Boulevard where they have over 7,000 visitors a year. They include information about Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail in the Visitor Information and Restaurant and Accommodations brochures, the Visitors Guide and Business Directory, and on the Chamber s high-traffic website. Tomoka and Bulow Creek State Park attendance is calculated by the park s fiscal year which runs from July- June. The figures below reflect the attendance during the time period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, Tomoka 92,908 Bulow Creek 64, Other Programs The following is a list of public and private resource-based programs or entities within the proposed Corridor. Volusia County Parks and Recreation Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization East Coast Greenway Southern Passages: The Atlantic Heritage Coast Garden Club of the Halifax Country Ormond Beach Garden Club Florida Native Plant Society Great Florida Birding Trail Historic Landmark Preservation Board Florida Boating Improvement Program Street Johns River Water Management District Northern Coastal Basin Program Save Our Rivers Program Florida Inland Navigation District Waterway Assistance Program State of Florida Adopt-A-Highway Program Florida Department of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways and Trails

56 42 National Recreational Trails Program Florida Division of Recreation and Parks Florida Recreation and Development Assistance Program Florida Communities Trust Florida Forever Program Conservation and Recreational Lands Program Many of the above entities have on-going programs that benefit the community of Ormond Beach and unincorporated Volusia County. The CAG believes that through designation of the scenic Corridor, it could become the link to foster partnering of these entities to provide unique educational and recreational opportunities as well as enhancing the enjoyment of the natural environment.

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63 43 Section 2: Intrinsic Resource Assessment & Designation Criteria Universal Criteria: 2.1 Universal Criteria #1 Resource(s) must be visible from the roadway. Most of the Intrinsic Resources are visible from the roadway. Those that are not immediately visible are easily accessible by entering the parks that flank the roadway. Cultural Resources: There is a performing arts center and Senior Center located a few blocks west of the Corridor on Andrews Street near Wilmette Avenue. A community center is located at the Rockefeller s summer residence known as the Casements. Located in the Tomoka State Park is the Fred Dana Marsh Museum. Mr. Marsh was a well known artist and sculptor who constructed the monument that is in the park for Chief Tomokie in Another historic structure and museum is maintained by the Ormond Beach Historical Trust located at 38 East Granada Boulevard. There is an annual 5K run held as an awareness event by the Save the Loop group. Historic Resources: The City of Ormond Beach has a number of historic homes extending west from North Beach Street. Included along the Corridor is the Hammock House (311 John Anderson Drive), Rowellen/Lisnaroe Home (253 John Anderson Drive), the William McNary Home (166 North Beach Street), the Dix House (178 North Beach Street), the Ormond Beach Women s Club (42 North Beach Street), the Ormond Yacht Club (63 North Beach Street), Pilgrims Rest Primative Baptist Church (Riverfront Park), and the Hotel Ormond Cupola (Fortuno Park). The Number 9 Plantation house, located at 2887 John Anderson Drive, was rebuilt in 1897 on the remains of an ancient Indian shell mound using salvaged mahogany logs from the shipwrecked Vera Cruz. One of the last remaining World War II submarine lookout towers in the State of Florida is located adjacent to A1A. James Ormond s Tomb is located in the park that bears his name on Old Dixie Highway. Also along Old Dixie highway is the Dumment Plantation Ruins which are visible from the roadway. There are ten other known plantation sites within Tomoka State Park, including the Mount Oswald Plantation which is one of the largest in the area. World War II Submarine Tower

64 44 Archeological Resources: The area s history dates back to the Freshwater tribe of the Timucuan Indians who lived along the banks of the Halifax River as part of a culture that remained relatively unchanged for more than 5,000 years. The Timucuan Indian village site of Nocoroco is also located in Tomoka State Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Prehistoric shell middens are located along John Anderson Drive and in Tomoka State Park containing the remains of oysters harvested by these peoples from the river and tiny coquina clams gathered from the ocean sides. Bones of shark, sea turtle and manatee are also found in these significant archeological sites. Recreational Resources: Dummet Plantation Ruins Within the North Peninsula State Park, recreational uses include picnicking, swimming, sport fishing, cast netting, kayaking, surfing, beachcombing, and nature study. A separated bicycle/pedestrian path runs along the length of Ocean Shore Boulevard. Tom Renick Park and numerous pull offs provide beach recreational opportunities include picnicking, swimming, sport fishing, cast netting, kayaking, surfing, beachcombing, and nature study. Bicentennial Park offers public parking, nature trails, picnic pavilions, barbeque grills, a gazebo, ball fields, playground equipment, tennis, basketball, shuffleboard and racquetball courts, a fishing and boat dock and a community building. The park has restroom and shower facilities available for visitors. Bicentennial Park is adjacent to the bicycle/pedestrian park. Tomoka State Park offers, boating, canoeing, fishing, camping, picnicking, nature trails, and a visitor center. Bulow Creek State Park offers hiking, fishing, and picnicking. All of these areas are part of the Great Florida Birding trail and offer wonderful opportunities for birdwatchers. The Loop, a 23-mile road system is frequented by bicycling enthusiasts and the site of numerous outdoor sports races. Highbridge Park, located west of the drawbridge, is a 6-acre park offering boat ramps, picnic pavilions and restrooms. There are five public fishing docks located along John Anderson Drive. Seabridge Park Natural Resources: The North Peninsula State Park offers its natural beauty of vast expanses of water, natural Florida scrub vegetation, and wildlife preserve. Magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean, Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway) and the Tomoka Basin are visible from the Park. Loggerhead, green, and leatherback turtles use the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Ocean for nesting. Northern right whales and humpback whales can be seen just offshore during migration seasons. Pods of dolphin feeding and playing are a common sight that can be seen while driving on this section of the Corridor. Most of Ocean Shore Boulevard offers unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean over natural dunes as well. Mt. Oswald Plantation

65 45 Bicentennial Park offers ocean dune, ocean scrub habitat, the Atlantic beach, and the Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway) environments within its boundaries. A butterfly garden featuring native plantings is located within this park. The vast marshes of the Tomoka Basin can be viewed from many locations along the Corridor. The Corridor provides visitors natural beauty as it winds its way along the river highlighting the Tomoka marsh and offers the traveler long stretches of canopied roadway. Scenic Resources: The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail includes the famous Ormond Scenic Loop and 10-miles of barrier island which separates the river and the Ocean along A1A. Along the Corridor, the traveler sees natural dunes and wildlife habitat, magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean, the vast marshes of the Tomoka Basin, the Tomoka River, the Halifax River and a spectacular hammock of twisted palms, oaks, and pines that form a canopy over parts of John Anderson Drive, North Beach Street, Old Dixie Highway and Walter Boardman Road. 2.2 Universal Criteria #2 The Corridor must tell a story that relates to its intrinsic resources. The complete Corridor s Story appears in Section 5. The following has been abbreviated for inclusion in this section: The communities surrounding the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail have a long, rich history beginning approximately 20,000 years ago during the last Glacial Period. It is closely linked to three bodies of water the Atlantic Ocean, the Halifax River and the Tomoka River. The surrounding lands are located on the Silver Bluff Terrace an ancient ocean bottom. Giant ground sloths, saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and prehistoric horses once roamed the forests surrounding these waters. View of the Halifax River Early inhabitants hunted and fished along the Halifax and Tomoka Rivers, leaving behind mounds filled with broken pottery, arrowheads, and shellfish remains. The earliest known inhabitants were the Timucuan Indians during the early 1500 s. Their settlement called

66 46 Nocoroco is thought to have been located in Tomoka State Park with its entrance on North Beach Street. Prehistoric shell middens are also located along John Anderson Drive containing the remains of oysters, tiny coquina clams and bones of sharks, sea turtles and manatees. At the end of the Seven Years War in Europe, Spain ceded Florida to the British. Britain gave out many land grants, including 20,000 acres to Richard Oswald in Mount Oswald became a rice and indigo plantation, encompassing what is now Tomoka State Park. There are eleven known plantation sites within the Tomoka State Park area and all are accessible from the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Later, Florida reverted to Spain and Mount Oswald and other early plantations fell into ruins. Spanish land grants of the early 1800 s brought a new wave of settlers. Landmarks of the second Spanish period, the McCrae Plantation Ruins and Addison Blockhouse, are examples of 19th century plantation architecture. This plantation, like many in the area, was destroyed during the Second Seminole War. The effective reprisals of the Seminole Indians in laid waste to the plantation economy in this part of the state, from which it never recovered. In the 1870 s, a new wave of settlers arrived. In her book Ormond-On-The- Halifax, Alice Strickland describes the area as: The land was covered with a dense, tangled forest of palmettos, scrub oaks, and pine trees which Bacon cleared out with axe and grub hoe. The Bacon s first home was a palmetto cabin, but later Bacon built a small, two story house with a large coquina rock fireplace on top of the Indian shell mound. The Bacons constructed a third home, which still stands on John Anderson Drive, from salvaged mahogany logs that washed ashore from the wreck of the City of Vera Cruz. Sunset over the Marsh Alice Strickland also gives us an accounting of the tragic shipwrecks that occurred during the hurricane season of The largest of these ships was the City of Vera Cruz, bound from New York to Havana, which was carrying over a hundred passengers. As the ship broke up in the immense waves, passengers and crew were thrown into the sea, and only a few reached shore alive the settlers formed a sort of vigilance committee to bury the human bodies strewn along the beach north of Ormond which were being attacked by wild hogs. Sixty-seven of these bodies were interred in one huge pit dug back of the first row of dunes. In December of 1896, another fierce hurricane grounded the Nathan Cobb just offshore. One resident and several crew members perished. Salvage from the Nathan Cobb was used to build a cottage, also called the Nathan Cobb, on Orchard Lane just north of the Hotel Ormond. The cottage stands today and is accessible from John Anderson Drive. The first bridge over the Halifax River was built in 1887 and connected the peninsula and the mainland. Today Granada Boulevard and a graceful highrise descendant of the first Halifax River Bridge form the southern border of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Many wealthy travelers stopped here, including John D. Rockefeller. Other notable travelers included Henry Ford, Will Rogers, and the Prince of Wales. On December 18, 1918, John D. Rockefeller made Ormond Beach his winter home by moving into The Casements, a three-story house on the corner of Granada and Riverside Drive which borders the Halifax River, now one of the premier historical landmarks along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. The City Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church

67 47 of Ormond Beach purchased the property in 1973 and the building was restored and preserved as a cultural and civic center for the community. Hammock House, which was built in 1878, still stands at 311 John Anderson Drive. The Ormond Union Church was incorporated September 21, Next door is the Anderson Price Memorial Building which served as the home of the Village Improvement Association in the early 20th century and was the first public library in Ormond Beach. Across from the church on the Halifax River is the Ormond Yacht Club, which was built in 1910and provides a striking component of the viewshed at the south end of the Corridor. Further north at 166 N. Beach Street stands the William McNary house. Immediately north of the McNary house is the Dix House. Originally built as almost identical houses, the Dix House retains its open upper and lower porches. It was here that the citizens of then New Britain voted to incorporate the city under the name Ormond Beach on April 22, The first meeting of the Ormond City Council took place at the Dix House on May 8, These buildings are all on the National Register of Historic Places In 1926 Ocean Shore Boulevard (A1A) was constructed and opened the forbidding wilderness of scrub jungle that existed between Street Augustine and Ormond Beach. In the early 1950 s one of the first subdivisions north of the City was called Ormond-By-The- Sea. North of Ormond-by-the-Sea to Flagler County is the North Peninsula State Park, nearly three miles long and extending from ocean to river. The park is a pristine undeveloped dune scrub, an ecosystem that has nearly vanished from the rest of Florida's east coastreet It is here that the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail will meet the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway. View of the Halifax River Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary during World War II, manned the lookout tower in Ormond-By-The-Sea around the clock as they searched the coast for German submarines. This restored structure still stands today. A wooden tower in the rear of the Ormond Beach fire station on East Granada Avenue also became a watchtower. German submarines arrived off the Atlantic Coast in January 1942 and by May of that year, 180 vessels had been sunk. The Coast Guard Auxiliary responded to aid the sinking vessels and rescued those who were forced to abandon ship. World War II Submarine Tower In 1903, the first automobile speed trials were held on the beach starting near the current Granada beach approach at A1A at the southeast corner of the Corridor. The hard packed sands of Ormond Beach were a perfect solution to less than suitable road conditions. Today, the Birthplace of Speed Park, which includes 2 historic car replicas, stands at the historic intersection. This spot also marks the northernmost point where individuals can still drive their cars on the beach. Stanley Steamer cars came to Ormond Beach on January 24, 2006 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a Stanley car setting the most famous land speed record on the beach on January 26, Stanley Steamer

68 48 For over a century the citizens of Ormond Beach and the surrounding communities and visitors to the area alike have learned to love and value the natural vistas and historic structures they see from the roadways that make up the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Those within the community are deeply concerned with preserving and protecting the remaining unspoiled areas of forests, swamps, scrub dunes, and coastal marshes with its abundance of ecological systems and historic value in this area. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail intends to contribute to this worthy endeavor through its efforts to establish the Corridor as a Florida Scenic Highway. 2.3 Universal Criteria #3 The roadway must be a public road that safely accommodates two-wheel drive automobiles. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail consists of A1A, Granada Boulevard (SR 40), North Beach Street, Pine Tree Drive, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and John Anderson Drive. All the included roadway segments are public streets that safely accommodate two-wheel drive vehicles. The areas that do, and do not, have sidewalks is detailed in Section 1.2 Roadway/Right-of Way (ROW) Description Section in Table 1. John Anderson Drive 2.4 Universal Criteria #4 The Corridor must exhibit significant, exceptional, and distinctive features of the region it traverses. Details on specific resources can be found in the Intrinsic Resources section. A summary of how the Corridor meets Universal Criteria #4 follows: Significant: The proposed Corridor includes four state and six local public parks as well as ten miles of beach. The scenic Corridor offers travelers the unique opportunity to visit three Old Florida environments while driving, biking, or hiking along a connected figure-eight shaped Corridor. Along the Corridor, the traveler sees natural dunes and wildlife habitat, magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean, the vast marshes of the Tomoka Basin, and a spectacular hammock of twisted palms, oaks, and pines that form a canopy over parts of John Anderson Drive, North Beach Street, Old Dixie Highway and Walter Boardman Lane. The Corridor provides opportunities for visitors to observe varied plant and animal species. The Intrinsic Resources section details the resources in each park and provides information on cultural, historical, recreational and natural elements within the Corridor. Exceptional: The long stretch of undeveloped Atlantic Ocean beach that can be viewed by passing motorists is an exceptional feature not found elsewhere on the Florida coastreet The canopied roadways are also an exceptional feature rarely found in the midst of urban areas.

69 49 Distinctive: As one of the last Florida east coast communities to develop, Volusia County was able to take steps through its land planning and public land purchases to protect its northern coastal resources and attempt to avoid loss of the natural resources while providing access to the public through its oceanfront and riverfront parks. The State also played a significant part in the preservation of the area through the establishment of the North Peninsula State Park, Tomoka State Park, and Bulow Creek State Park. The Addison Blockhouse State Park is within the Corridor, but it is not easily accessible. The advent of eco-heritage tourism and the importance of the preserved natural amenities associated with eco-heritage tourism have only increased the significance of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Recreational and scenic opportunities abound. The community offers visitors easy public access to both the river and ocean for fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, bicycling, and exploration of the beauty of old-time Florida. 2.5 Universal Criteria #5 The Roadway must be at least one mile in length and, if appropriate, provide access to the resources. The proposed Corridor is miles in length and provides access to all the resources described. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail consists of A1A, Granada Boulevard (SR 40), North Beach Street, Pine Tree Drive, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and John Anderson Drive. In addition to the roadways contained in this application the Corridor will link directly with two other Scenic highways and is a short distance from a third. The segment of A1A that runs from Granada Boulevard to the Flagler County line meets the southern terminus of the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway. The Heritage Crossroads: Miles of History proposed Scenic Highway connects at the corners of Old Dixie Highway (CR 2002) and Walter Boardman Lane (CR 2002) and again at Walter Boardman Lane (CR 2002) and Highbridge Road. State Road 40 (SR 40) locally known as Granada Boulevard is seeking Florida Scenic Highway designation as the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway several miles west of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. 2.6 Universal Criteria #6 A majority of the Corridor must exhibit the qualifying resources. These resources should be as continuous as possible, for the present and the future. Major portions of the Corridor are protected by publicly held land in conservation areas, state parks and recreation areas and county parks, preserves, and greenways. These public lands ensure that the resources are protected for the present and future. The resources are continuous throughout the Corridor with scenic, cultural and historic resources in the urbanized sections and natural, recreational, and scenic resources in the publicly owned sections. The Intrinsic Resources section provides details on each of the resources. 2.7 Universal Criteria #7 A Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG) must be organized to support the scenic highway designation. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail CAG was formed by the consolidation of the Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea Scenic Trail CAG and the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop CAG. The two CAGs have evolved into a larger group and the synergy has resulted in a more powerful set of enthusiasts. By-laws of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Entity are included in Appendix J. 2.8 Universal Criteria #8 A Community Participation Program must be developed and implemented. The CAG has encouraged residents and business interests within the Corridor to participate in the activities of the Corridor and, in particular, in the development of the Corridor Management Plan. News articles have

70 50 chronicled the activities of the CAG as well as ongoing activities within the Corridor (see Appendix C). CAG membership is open to all interested parties and continues to increase. The Community Participation Section details the public outreach approaches, the dates of CAG meetings and presentations. Sample meeting minutes from both past CAGs and the current OSL&T CAG are provided in Appendix G. The Partnership and Agreements section includes resolutions and agreements. CAG meeting 2.9 Universal Criteria #9 Strong local support must be demonstrated. Strong local support is apparent through the growing membership in the CAG. The CAG represents many local civic and environmental organizations as well as businesses. As demonstrated by resolutions and letters of support, the governmental entities and local organizations support the scenic highway designation for the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail (see Appendix A and B). News articles are included in Appendix C. Resolutions and/or letters of support were received during the Eligibility Application phase from the following: Volusia County Council, Resolution No Representative Sandra Adams, District 33 Representative Joe H. Pickens, District 21 Representative Doug Wiles, District 20 Representative Pat Patterson, District 26 Senator Evelyn J. Lynn, District 7 Representative Suzanne Kosmas, District 28 Representative Joyce Cusack, District 27 Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitor Bureau Ormond By The Sea Rotary Club Regions Bank Fraternal Order of Eagles #4435 Laurel Park-Flamingo Crossing, Inc. CAG Membership List (see following page)

71 51 Department of Environmental Protection Florida Native Plant Society Charles Cuidera Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization Resolution City of Ormond Beach Resolution Cottages by the Sea of Ormond Beach Ormond Beach Historical Trust, Inc. Citizens for Ormond Beach, Inc. Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Democratic Club of the Halifax Area Flagler Audubon Society Ormond Beach Garden Club The Florida Senate - Senator James Jim King, Jr. East Coast Plein Air Group Shadow Woods Neighborhood Association, Inc. Halifax River Audubon Additional letters were received during the Designation Application phase from the following organizations: Department of Environmental Protection Florida Native Plant Society Charles Cuidera Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization Resolution City of Ormond Beach Resolution Cottages by the Sea of Ormond Beach Ormond Beach Historical Trust, Inc. Citizens for Ormond Beach, Inc. Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Democratic Club of the Halifax Area Flagler Audubon Society Ormond Beach Garden Club The Florida Senate - Senator James Jim King, Jr. East Coast Plein Air Group Shadow Woods Neighborhood Association, Inc. Halifax River Audubon

72 52 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail CAG Membership List Revised 8/25/06 for use of CAG members only; not to be distributed Individual Members Name Affiliation Address Telephone Acton, Mark & Susan 710 Kristina Court Port Orange, FL Akers, John Liaison for City of OB 111 Shady Branch Trail Ormond Beach, FL Anne Wilson* A1A Scenic Highway Apgar, Bill** Dir., Leisure Services Florida Avenue Deland, FL Balogh, Garry** FDOT/EMO 719 S. Woodland Blvd DeLand, FL Bamberger, Laura, OBTS CAG 101 Beau Rivage Drive David & Stephanie Ormond Beach, FL Bartow, Robert & 600 Jimmy Ann Drive # Renae Daytona Beach, FL Big John Big Talk radio 735 Flanders Avenue Daytona Beach, FL Biggs, Marcia M. Ormond Beach 395 S. Atlantic Avenue Historical Society Ormond Beach, FL Bird, Rob 26 Silk Oaks Drive Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL Blum, Gladys AARP 40 Sand Dollar Drive Ormond Beach, FL Bonanno, Annette Bostrom, Jim 11 Brookside Circle Ormond Beach, FL Boyette, Nancy 20 Tomoka Avenue Ormond Beach Braun, Leslie G. 18 Morning Dew Ormond Beach, FL Bruno, Frank Volusia Co. Council 4330 Candlewood Chair Ponce Inlet, FL Bunke, Jeff 721 Sleepy Hollow Drive Port Orange, FL Burdette, H.S. Burke, Carl Shadow Woods HOA 3216 Galty Circle (Halifax Plantation) Ormond Beach, FL Capozzi, Tony 1532 Poplar Drive Ormond Beach, FL Caputo, Evelyn 8 Rivocean Drive Ormond Beach, FL Caugley, Betty 1 John Anderson Drive Ormond Beach, FL Claypoole, Randy 19 #7 Fisherman s Landing Ormond Beach, FL Coffee, Jackie & Dan AARP, Sierra Club 22 Spanish Waters Drive Ormond Beach, FL Collins, Cheryl 707 Dougherty Street cac3cac@mac.com New Smyrna Beach, FL Costello, Fred Mayor, Ormond Beach 1 Tomoka Core Way fredcdds@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Countryman, Ed OB Chamber of 590 John Anderson Drive

73 53 Name Affiliation Address Telephone Commerce Ormond Beach, FL Crittenden, Tim & 117 Barrier Isle Drive Betty Ormond Beach, FL Cruze, Vernon 104 Beau Rivage Drive Ormond Beach, FL Csabi, Jim & Kim 320 S. Brighton Drive Port Orange, FL Cunningham, Bob 100 Bent Tree Drive, # Daytona Beach, FL Darz, Paul 120 Brendale Drive Ormond Beach, FL Davies, Kurtland & Gaia 113 Green Forest Drive Ormond Beach, FL Davis, Deanie Garden Club of the 1350 S. Peninsula Drive Halifax Country Daytona Beach, FL Del Ninno, Mike 10 Sand Dollar Drive Ormond Beach, FL Dillard, Richard 6 Riverside Circle Ormond Beach, FL Dowling, Scott 13 Arrowhead Circle Ormond Beach, FL Duffy, Anne K. 42 Seabreeze Drive Ormond Beach, FL DuToit, Charles Tomoka State Park Ormond Beach, FL Charles.DuToit@dep.state.fl. us Elliott, Phil Save the Loop 435 Ocean Shore Blvd pelliott@mail.com Ormond Beach, FL Finkle, Jim 1457 Carlow Circle donaormnd@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Fox, Margaret 416 Secluded oaks Terrace scottandpeggy@juno.com DeLand, FL Foy, Norman W. 4 Riverside Circle nfoy@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Francoeur, Paul & Jeri 1 Sharon Terrace Ormond Beach, FL French, Anna Mae amfrench1@earthlink.net Futch, Ron 613 English Oaks Port Orange, FL Garber, Dick & Kitty Halifax Democratic Club 1162 Athlone Garbercns@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Gardner, Richard OBTS CAG 122 Mariners Drive (H) rkgmgt@cfl.rr.com Ormond Beach, FL (w) Gentile, Joseph 356 Yorktowne Drive snappyjoeg@yahoo.com Daytona Beach, FL Gillooley, Lori O.B. City Council 40 Sycamore Circle lori@halifaxhabitat.org Ormond Beach, FL Glover, Jane 132 Riverwalk Court Ormond Beach, FL (H) (W) Graff, Todd & Wendy 50 Carrolwood Circle fishqueen123@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Hall, Jim P.O. Box Ormond Beach, FL Harbuck, C.Buck DBTC 822 N. Beach Street cbuckharbuck@earthlink.net. Ormond Beach, FL Haroutunian, Kathy Laurel Park Realty 1010 Ocean Shore Boulevard Ormond Beach, FL

74 54 Name Affiliation Address Telephone Harris, Victor G Riverview Lane Port Orange, FL Hawasly, Mona Save the Loop 64 Wye Drive Ormond Beach, FL Helm, Charlie* Flagler Scenic Highway AIA Ocean Shore/P.O.Box Group Flagler Beach, FL Hennessy, June 704 Riveroak Ormond Beach, FL Higgle, Trudie Ormond Beach, FL Holleran, Teri** Ormond Beach, Senior Planner Holness, Betty** Vol. Co. Mgr. Office 123 W. Indiana Avenue Deland, FL Jaeger, Alice Save the Loop 447 Triton Road Ormond Beach FL Jaynes, Joe 116 Wilmans Boulevard, Apt jjaynes@clearwire.net Daytona Beach, FL Jaynes, Karon kjaynes@clearwire.net Johnson, Neil & 12 Katrinas Drive Latricia Ormond Beach, FL Jones, Tracey 2131 S. Riverside Drive Edgewater, FL tracey@marinediscoverycent er.org Kalaydjian, Linda 748 Peninsula Dr lindakalaj@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Kashmer, Ann R. resident, John Anderson 1111 Brickell Ave., Suite 2775 Miami, FL ann_kashmer@fanniemae.co m King, Betty 71 Crestwood Circle Ormond beach, FL Klein, Tim & Betty 24 Crest Drive kleinelizabeth@msn.com Ormond Beach, FL Klinefelter, John 46 Sea Harbor Drive East Ormond Beach, FL Kornel, Laureen** Volusia Co. Planning & Comprehensive Planning, Rm DB lkornel@co.volusia.fl.us Development 202, 123 W. Indiana Ave., Deland, FL DeLand LaHue, Marsha 8 Sea Island Drive Ormond Beach, FL Leveroni, Mary Lu Historic Trust mleveroni@cfl.rr.com Lloyd, Jim & Mary 729 Prospect Point Drive Port Orange, FL Lohmann, Richard Native Plant Society 1 Holly Circle Ormond Beach, FL Lumaghi, Louis Volusia Anthropological Society lumaghi@695online.com Martin, Michelle 707 Dougherty Street New Smyrna Beach, FL Massey, Sue Fernandina Beach, FL Maxwell, Joan Daytona Beach Track 143 Northbrook Lane MXW34@aol.com Club Ormond Beach, FL Mazanec, William Jr. 212 Grove Street Ormond Beach, FL McCallen, Mercedes 40 Longfellow Cir Ormond Beach, FL McCounough, Gloria 25 Poinsettia

75 55 Name Affiliation Address Telephone Ormond Beach, FL McDougal, Carla 104 Gray Dove Court Daytona Beach, FL McGee, Archie 558 Wood Grove Street Ormond Beach, FL McNeill, Suzanne & Shadow Woods HOA 3227 Galty Circle Tom (Halifax Plantation) Ormond Beach, FL Mielecki, Tim OBTS CAG 2305 Ocean Shore Boulevard Ormond Beach, FL Morejon, Oscar & Liz 308 River Bluff Drive Ormond Beach, FL Morris, Jeanne Garden Club of the 9 Tomoka View Drive Halifax Country Ormond Beach, FL Mueller, Arabella 580 Taylor Road arm2001@aol.com Port Orange, FL Otakie, Babs 127 Ocean Aire Terrace North Ormond Beach, FL Parkerson, Sue Historic Landmark 110 N. Beach St jbpark@bellsouth.net Preservation Board Ormond Beach, FL Partington, William Ormond Main Street, ahc_locksmith@hotmail.com Sr. Inc. Ormond Yacht Club Pellett, Dave Shadow Wood HOA 3220 Galty Circle dvapellett@bellsouth.net (Halifax Plantation) Ormond Beach, FL Perry, Ruth Landscape architect, Orlando, FL Tom Renick Park Pettigrew, Dale & dfpettigrew@bellsouth.net Fran Pflieger, Dorothy OB Garden Club 761 River Oaks Drive West Ormond Beach, FL Press, Martin & Rita Save the Loop 875 Wilmette Ave rpress4852@aol.com Ormond Beach, FL Price, Marty cbtsfl@bellsouth.net Pruett, Kathleen Save the Loop 741 N. Halifax Drive pruettphoto@cfl.rr.com Ormond Beach, FL Renick, Janet & Pat 1520 Ridge Avenue Holly Hill, FL Renick, John & Jim 227 Walker Street Holly Hill, FL Renick, Summer Whisper Lake Winter Park, FL Rich, Sharon FL Native Plant Soc sharonbrich@yahoo.com Rigg, Gordon OBTS Rotary 182 Grove Street Ormond Beach, FL Robel, Cheryl 914 Rollins Avenue Ormond Beach, FL Russo, Gladys 13 Glen Arbor park Ormond Beach, FL Samarasekera, ACJ ERAU Athletics Dept. Daytona Beach, FL samarasa@erau.edu Sauter, Lois 1501 Ocean Shore Ormond Beach, FL Schaefer, Neal OBTS Rotary 1537 Ocean Shore Ormond Beach, FL Shaw, Steve 1513 Ocean Shore Ormond Beach, FL Sibley, Linda P.O lindagsibley@cfl.rr.com

76 56 Name Affiliation Address Telephone Ormond Beach, FL Siracusa, Ray 951 E. South Lakewood Terrace Port Orange, FL Smith, Lynn Save the Loop 64 Wye Drive Ormond Beach, FL Smith, Rick Save the Loop 241 Ponce De Leon Drive Ormond Beach, FL Steiner, Suzanne Save the Loop 5905 Luke Lane Flagler Beach, FL Taylor, Edd & Joan 1700 Bishop Boulevard, # Holly Hill, FL Tillman, Debbie 4 Marsh Ridge Watch Ormond Beach, FL Voigt, Peter Sierra Club 4037 Acorn Drive Ormond Beach, FL Weeks, Minnie 2250 Ocean Shore Boulevard #26 Ormond Beach, FL Wehr, Paula Halifax River Audubon; 1229 Londonderry Cir paulawehr@bellsouth.net OB Garden Club Ormond Beach, FL Welch, Doug & Bev 2100 Ocean Shore Ormond Beach, FL Wheeler, Mark 35 Pine Grove Drive wheelmarks@bellsouth.net Palm coast, FL Williams, Jody AARP 36 Sea Harbor Drive Ormond Beach, FL Williamson, Gordon & Sierra Club, VFEAC 1400 Maravia Fsp2a@aol.com Natalie Holly Hill, FL Winter, Joseph J., Jr Ocean Shore Boulevard, N (h) (w) Ormond Beach, FL Woodham, Benny Tomoka State Park Benny.Woodham@dep.state.fl.us Woodruff, Gary Worden, Pam pkrgpam@aol.com * Do not include on regular distribution list; notify if they can provide guidance as needed ** Technical Support 2.10 Universal Criteria #10 A Corridor Management Plan must be developed with the endorsement of local government. Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach have passed resolutions in support of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail and they are included in the Local Support Section. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Plan/Designation Application will be submitted to the District Scenic Highway Coordinator and the Florida Department of Transportation. Upon review and recommendation of the Scenic Highway Advisory Committee (SHAC) the Application/CMP will be forwarded to Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation. The signing of the Application/CMP by Secretary will complete the designation process.

77 Resource Specific Criteria Cultural: Located in the Tomoka State Park is the Fred Dana Marsh Museum. Mr. Marsh was a well know artist and sculptor who constructed the monument that is in the park for Chief Tomokie in Chief Tomokie Statue Ormond Beach Historical Trust Museum There is a performing arts center and Senior Center located a few blocks west of the Corridor on Andrews Street near Wilmette Avenue. Along Granada Boulevard, a community center is located at the Rockefeller s summer residence known as the Casements. Another historic structure and museum is maintained by the Ormond Beach Historical Trust located at 38 East Granada Boulevard. Rockefeller Residence

78 58 Cultural, Educational, and Civic Events: Independence Day Celebration The City s Leisure Services Department holds a gala annual Independence Day Celebration. The event includes different genres of music on all four corners of the Granada Bridge, as well as diversified food and drink vendors, ice cream and the new Patriotic Kids Park featuring costumed characters, games, crafts, activities, inflatable games and much more. The grand finale, as always, is the fireworks display shot from a barge in the Halifax River on the south side of the Granada Bridge. The fireworks begin at 9:30 pm with free shuttle buses, courtesy of Votran, available from 6-10 pm at designated stops from the parking areas. Music events include Jazz and Rhythm & Blues at the City Hall Plaza; original music at the Bailey Riverbridge Gardens; country and rock at the Rockefeller Gardens; and Barbershop at the New Patriotic Kids Park at Fortunato. Ormond Main Street Inaugural Fall Festival October 14, 2006 Casements Riverfront Park The Festival includes Chili/Chowder/Soup cook-off, 5k walk and race, music and vendors. $10 admission includes food. Final plans for beer/wine are still in the works. It will be served but permits for sale have yet to be finalized. Otherwise free with food. $15 pre-registration for 5k includes ticket to the festival. Tickets are $20 day of the event. Ormond Main Street Holiday Caroling December 9, 2006 (before Tree Lighting and Parade) City of Ormond Beach Calendar of Events A Magical (Movie) Evening at The Casements Friday, October p.m. Guess what PG-13 movie we will be showing? Admission $2.50 for Adults and Children Complimentary Popcorn & Soft Drinks Moms and Dads: The choice is yours! Go out on the town knowing that your children are safe and having fun OR come enjoy the show with your family. Feel free to bring your own bagged dinner. - Call for information/reservations.

79 59 Baseball & Sports Card Show Rare and affordable cards and collectibles from the top dealers in the area. Date: October 7 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Free Admission The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org The Amazing World of Illusion City of Ormond Beach Performance Series Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 / $7 Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center 399 N. US-1. Box Office: Soup R' Chili Chowder Cook Off Fall Festival Presented by Ormond Main Street All-you-can-eat soup, chili and chowder! Saturday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adults $10; Children free. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Ormond Beach's finest restaurants will compete: Billy's Tap Room, Chili's Ormond, Crispers, English Rose Tea Room, Gryphons Lark, Halifax Plantation Golf Club "Tavern On The Green", Hull's Seafood Kitchen, Kahuna Grill, La's Bistro, Lovece's Italian, River Grille On The Tomoka, Woody's Bar B Q. Ormond Beach City Commission will judge 1st and 2nd place...community will judge People's Choice. "Childrens Corner" featuring Costume Parade (Kids, wear your costumes), Moonwalk, Crafts, Games and Pumpkin Patch...Sponsored by The PACE Center for Girls. Continuous Live Music. Halifax Urban Ministries and Second Harvest Food Bank collecting non perishable food items. Meet Ormond Beach Historical Trust Members. Thanks to our sponsors: Bright House Network; Adams Cameron & Co., Realtors; Cypress Coquina Bank; Mitchell Noel Insurance; and Publix. Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org School Holiday Day Camps Monday, Oct. 16* The Drama of Mask-Making Friday, Nov. 10* - A Salute to Veterans Monday, Feb. 19* - Presidents Day Friday, March 16* - Spring n Things *In conjunction with Ormond Memorial Art Museum

80 60 Camps meet from 8 a.m. 5 p.m.; Students bring bag lunch/drink Resident $25; Non-resident $32.50 Interested parents may register their children at either The Casements, , or the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Annual 2006 Ormond Beach Senior Games Qualifying events for the Florida Sports Foundation State Senior Games For adults 50 years and older October 27 to November 5, 2006 Registration Dates: October 2 to 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ormond Beach Senior Center 351 Andrews Street Call / daly@ormondbeach.org Highwaymen Collectors Showcase Nov at The Casements Local Highwaymen Art collectors will be sharing favorite paintings from their personal collections. November 9-11 at The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Silent Auction and Drawing for Sam Newton Original Painting. Admission is free, with donations accepted to benefit Neighbor To Family, Inc., a local foster care service that keeps siblings together. Event Schedule: - Thursday Nov. 9: 6 p.m. 7 p.m. - Private reception; 7 p.m. 9 p.m. - Open to public. - Friday, Nov. 10: 8 a.m. 5 p.m. - Exhibition open to public. Noon: Preserving and Restoring Your Artwork - Bonnie McNamara, Pruet Conservation Studio, Geneva FL. Following her presentation, Mrs. McNamara will, for a donation to Neighbor To Family, Inc., assess your artwork and recommend specific procedures for preservation and restoration. - Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Exhibition open to public 1 p.m. Florida s Highwaymen: Legendary Landscapes - Bob Beatty, Orange County Regional History Center Copies of Mr. Beatty s book will be available for purchase. 2:45 p.m. Drawing and silent auction results For more information, please contact: Greg Milliken, Vice-President of Corporate Communications for Neighbor To Family, Inc. at , ext. 128, Gregory.Milliken@neighbortofamily.org. 49th Annual Gaslight Parade & Antique Car Show Celebrate our Birthplace of Speed Heritage Sponsored by the Antique Auto Club of America - Volusia Region Nov Beachside in Ormond Beach - Parade starts at 7 p.m. on Nov. 24 at The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive - Car Show is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 25 at Fortunato Park, 2 John Anderson Drive, with an awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Call (386)

81 61 The Casements Guild Christmas Walk Saturday and Sunday, December 2 & 3 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily Admission $4 adults, $1 children 5-12 The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org 19th Annual Native American Festival Sat. & Sun., Jan 6 & 7 10 am 9 pm Rockefeller Gardens Adults $5, Seniors $4, Children 4-17 years, $3 Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Starry, Starry Night Friday, Jan 12, 2007 Gallery-to-Gallery event Free Admission Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Ormond Beach Garden Club Sweetheart Flower Show and Tea February 7, :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission to be announced. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Daytona Beach Orchid Society Orchid Mardi Gras Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25, :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily Admission $3 The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Scenic Trolley Tours of Ormond Beach Sponsored by the Ormond Beach Historical Trust

82 62 Call for tour dates. The tour covers over 30 historical sites, including the Fairchild Oak and the Three Chimneys. Passengers will see many old homes, some built by pioneers of our city. The tour takes 2 hours. Price: $15 for adults or $13.50 for senior citizens. Group rates are available. For details on tour dates and times, please stop by the Historical Trust Welcome Center at the historic MacDonald House, 38 E. Granada Blvd, or call Classes: Typing Kids Computer Class Residents $44; Non residents $57.20 Call if interested. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Adult Computer Keyboarding Class Call if interested. Resident $44; Non-resident $57.20 The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Tai Chi Instructor: John Riddick Ages: Adults, teens 16+ (w/parent permission) Fees: Resident $39.60 Non-resident: $51.48 Wednesdays Next 6-week class begins Wed., August 9; Sept 27 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Supplies: water bottle, towel Note: Beginners must attend first class of new session. Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Chair Pilates Jocelyn Daley instructs Learn basic Pilates-based exercises from a chair. No mat exercises; easy, slow movements that help build muscle tone and assist with balance and stress reduction. Jocelyn Daley is a certified Pilates instructor and will modify a personal program depending on each student s needs. Begins Tuesday, Sept 12, 6 weeks; Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 3:00 p.m. Resident $52.80 Non-resident $68.64 Preregistration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Humana Medicare Informational Seminar Sept. 13, 9 a.m. -11 a.m. Free! Pre-registration is required.

83 63 The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Daytona Beach Orchid Society Workshops (Room 205) September 19, October 17; 7:00 9:00 p.m. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Teacher Duty Days Oct. 16 Fall Crafts Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Free Crime Prevention Seminar at The Casements October is Crime Prevention Month! Presented by Metro Crime Prevention of Florida Wed., Oct 11, a.m. (Meet instructor Dorothy Strong, 1st degree Black Belt, and learn about her upcoming self-defense classes.) Topics discussed at Seminar: Personal security considerations, Purse snatching and muggings, Carjackings and rape, Motel/Hotel security, Home/Auto Security Systems, Precautions when using ATMs, Handguns and Alternate weapons Self-Defense Class Dorothy Strong Mondays, meets in Dance Studio Oct. 16; 23; 30 & Nov 6 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Call for fees Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Self-Defense Class Dorothy Strong Mondays, meets in Dance Studio Oct. 16; 23; 30 & Nov 6 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Call for fees. Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Junior Tennis Lessons The City of Ormond Beach Tennis Center located at 38 E. Granada Boulevard, would like to announce the day and times for September junior tennis lessons. Tuesday and Thursday Classes begin, September 7, 2006 Ages 6-10 / 3:30-4:30 p.m. ( 6 yr. olds must be in the first grade)

84 64 Ages / 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday classes begin, September 13, yr. olds 4:00-5:00 p.m. ( 6 yr. olds must be in the first grade) yr. olds 5:00-6:00 p.m. Saturday classes begin, September 9, yr. olds 9:00-10:00 a.m. ( 6 yr. olds must be in the first grade) yr. olds 10:15-11:15 a.m. Pre-registration is required. Fees for classes 2 days per week are: resident $38.50 non-resident $50.05 Fees for classes 1 day per week are: resident $26.40 non-resident $ E. Granada Boulevard For more information please phone Writing Workshop: Selling Your Writing This workshop will show you how to sell your writing to multiple markets. Multi-published author Barbara Cameron will show you how to find which market to write for, how to submit, pitfalls to publishing and more. Cost: $33 resident, $42.90 non resident for Saturday, Sept. 9 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Barbara Cameron has been published in a variety of markets including fiction and non-fiction as well as newspapers and magazines. Her latest book is Everything Robert's Rules of Order and Everything Wedding Budget Book, both by Adams Media. She's also sold nine novels to publishers including Harlequin, Silhouette, Dell and Pioneer Communications. Awards include the very first Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writers of America and many regional writing awards. Three of her stories were televised on HBO/Cinemax as part of a Shades of Love series. She's also a newspaper magazine editor and teaches communications classes at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Preregistration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org My Big Fat Greek Cooking Class Elaine Pitenis instructs Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Resident $41.80 plus $22 supply fee Non-Resident $54.34 plus $22 supply fee Group discounts for three or more students registering Class size is limited. August 19 Pastitso, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Spinach and Feta Phyllo Triangles, Greek Salad, and Galaktoboureko September 23 Chicken Souvlaki, Rice Pilaf, Spinach and Feta Cheese Triangles, Tzaziki, Greek Salad, and Baklava Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Vittoria s Secret Italian Recipes Renowned Italian Chef, Vittoria Agostini instructs 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Main Dish Piatto Forte Oct 16 Pasta Gemelli with meatballs in mushroom and wine sauce Oct 23 Tagliatelle with sauce Alla Bolognese Oct 30 Pork Chops with red/yellow peppers and burgundy sauce Nov 6 Beefsteakeet Alla Fiorentina

85 65 Desserts Nov 13 Steps to successful baking; fresh fruits and sweet fruit dip Nov 20 Tiramisu Make Ahead Nov 27 Christmas Zippole (Pasta Fritta) Dec 4 Pezzi Di Nocciole (Hazelnut Brittle); Mango/Crisp berries Resident $27.50 per class, $12 supply fee Non-Resident $35.75 per classs; $12 supply fee *Wednesday evening classes will be arranged on demand. Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org One-Stroke Painting Instructor: Patricia Jenkins Ages: Adults, teens 16+ (w/parent permission) Fees: Resident $33; Non-resident $42.90 Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon August 15, 22 & 29 September 12, 19 & 26 October 10, 17 & 24 Resident - $33; Non-Resident - $42.90 Pre-registration is required! The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Beginning Guitar Lessons for ages years Lew Welge is the instructor. Saturdays, beginning September 9, :30 am 9:30 am 4 week session Resident $33 Non-resident $42.90 Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Hatha Yoga Instructor: Barbara Adams Ages: Adults, teen 16+ (w/parent permission) Supplies: Exercise mat, towel Tuesdays or Thursdays 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Begins August 15; Oct 10 8 weeks Resident $61.60; non-resident $80.08 Thursdays 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Begins August 17; Oct 12

86 66 8 weeks Resident $61.60; non-resident $80.08 Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Relief Wood Carving Instructor: George Street Pierre Ages: Adults, teens 16+ (w/parent permission) Fees: (Yearly fee begins Jan 1) $11; ($14.30 NR) Ongoing classes Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Supply List given in class. Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Conversational Italian Mr. Lee Strong, instructor, Veteran of Foreign Language Department; US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD Wednesdays, Oct 25; Nov 1, 8, 15, 29; Dec 1 6-8:00 pm; 6 weeks Resident - $33.00 Non-Resident $42.90 Pre-registration is required. The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive Call / Casements@ormondbeach.org Ongoing Weekend Guided Studio with Linda King Saturdays 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. $18.00 members, $20.00 non-members Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens 78 E. Granada Boulevard. Call Tomoka State Park Events Stanley Steamer 100-year Anniversary January Gathering of vintage steam cars and ceremonial lap around The Loop. Trolley Tours Trolley Tours run twice a month along The Loop by The Ormond Beach Historical TruStreet Discover Our History Monthly free lectures at the Anderson Price Memorial Building (a National Register of Historic Places home).

87 67 Visitor Center A visitor center houses artworks by artist Fred Dana Marsh, wildlife displays, Native American artifacts, exhibits about Florida s history, and offers a video on the story of Tomoka State Park and the surrounding areas. Tomoka Remembers The Volusia Anthropological Society (VAS) will participate in Tomoka Remembers on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Tomoka State Park. Tomoka Remembers is a continuing park activity that features historical re-enactments and demonstrations of traditional crafts. On October 14, a Trapper Trader from the 1700 s will be encamped on the grounds of the Visitor Center across the park road from the Boat Basin. VAS will be inside the Visitor Center; the VAS presentation features old photographs and recent information from field surveys of the homesteads, citrus groves, and cattle range that once occupied the hammocks and coastal islands in present day Bulow Creek State Park, along the northern section of Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail from Old Dixie Highway to Highbridge Road. Tomoka Remembers is open from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The park entrance fee is $4.00 per vehicle. The VAS program, Mound Grave and the Bulow Homesteads, will be given hourly. Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Provide outreach at public events. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Action Plan 2-1 through 2-7 and 3-5 Historical: Several sites in the Corridor are on the National Register for Historic Places including the Nocoroco Village Site, the Hammock House, and the James Ormond II Tomb. There are also additional sites that are eligible for National Register listing. The histories of several of these structures are described below. The locations of the historical structures are depicted on the Historical, Recreational and Cultural Resources Map (Maps 9 and 10). A list of historic structures and a map of their locations is included in Appendix K. A. Hammock Home (311 John Anderson Drive) Hammock Home was built by Joseph Downing Price, co-founder of the Ormond Hotel and promoter of Ormond Beach. Built in 1878, the house is shaded by large oak trees. The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and is currently a private residence. (Note: May be seen from the Corridor but not open to the public.) Hammock Home

88 68 B. Rowallan/Lisnaroe (253 John Anderson Drive) Lisnaroe is a 28 room Neo-classical style home built in The house was originally known as Rowallan and renamed Lisnaroe by Eileen Butts, the third owner. While under the ownership of Mrs. Butts, Lisnaroe was a popular setting for parties, teas, luncheons, dinners and weddings. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in Most recently sold in 1997, it is currently a private residence. (Note: May be seen from the Corridor but not open to the public.) C. Number 9 Plantation (2887 John Anderson Drive) Number 9 Plantation In 1876 Chauncey A. Bacon, an architect and Civil War veteran from New Britain, Connecticut, purchased 172 acres in present day Ormond-by-the- Sea and named it the Number Nine Plantation. The land stretched from the Halifax River to the Atlantic Ocean and was so named by its first owner, Chauncey Bacon, because it was the ninth piece of property he had looked at for purchase. Mrs. Bacon became the first teacher in the colony of New Britain, present day Ormond Beach. The Number Nine became one of the most famous groves in Florida with 1,200 orange trees, 1,500 nursery trees and multiple varieties of grapes, peaches, and other citrus fruits. The Number Nine was a favorite picnic ground for the early settlers of New Britain (present day Ormond Beach) with picnickers and other guests traveling by boat on the Halifax River since no roads along the riverfront on the east side of the Halifax River existed. The current house was built in approximately 1897 on the remains of an ancient Indian shell mound using salvaged mahogany logs from the shipwrecked Vera Cruz. It is believed that sixty-seven (67) victims of this disaster were buried by the occupants of the Number 9 Plantation in a mass grave near the beach at the northeast portion of the plantation grounds. While the Number 9 Plantation house can be seen from the Corridor, it is not open to the public. D. William McNary Home (166 North Beach Street) This was one of the first houses built (c. 1870) on the mainland side of the Halifax River. William McNary retired from the Corbin Lock Company in New Britain, Connecticut and his family settled on land extending from present day Dix Avenue to Hernandez Avenue. The McNary groves extended from west of Yonge Street to Nova Road. (Note: Viewable from the Corridor but not open to the public.) William McNary Home

89 69 E. Dix House (178 North Beach Street) This house belonged to Misses Eliza and Ruth Dix, sisters-in-law of William McNary. It was built shortly after the McNary home (c. 1870) was built and the two homes were nearly identical. Originally a boarding house, the second story later became known as Dix Hall and hosted parties, church services and political meetings. It was here that the citizens of New Britain voted to incorporate and change its name to Ormond. Dix House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in (Note: May be seen from the Corridor but not open to the public.) Dix House F. James Ormond Tomb (Old Dixie Highway James Ormond Tomb Park) James Ormond II fled to Florida from Scotland to escape debtor s prison and settled on a Spanish land grant his father received north of present day Ormond Beach. There he built Damietta Plantation. When James Ormond II died in 1829, he was buried on the plantation. His tombstone reads James Ormond Died September 4, 1829 An Honest Man. The tomb is located in James Ormond Tomb Park. James Ormond Tomb G. Hotel Ormond Cupola (John Anderson Drive Fortunato Park) In 1992 when the Hotel Ormond was demolished, the Ormond Beach Historical Trust persuaded the owner and city to save the cupola from the north roof. In 1997, when Fortunato Park was developed, the Trust had a structure built to hold the cupola. The cupola currently serves as the centerpiece of the park. The Ormond Beach City Commission designated the cupola as an historic landmark in 1998.

90 70 H. Dummett Plantation Ruins (Old Dixie Highway) Colonel Thomas Dummett was a planter and an officer in the British Marines in Barbados; he escaped the slave insurrection on the island in 1816 and sailed to the United States. He lived in Connecticut briefly and then moved to Florida, where he bought land and built the Dummett Plantation. The Dummetts fled to Street Augustine at the start of the Second Seminole War. The Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins is one of 11 known plantation sites within the Tomoka State Park and is visible from Old Dixie Highway. I. Ormond Beach Women s Club (42 North Beach Street) Built in 1912, this building was first the Anderson Price Memorial Library. In 1957 the name was changed to the Ormond Beach Women s Club and the contents of their library were given to the new city library. The Ormond Beach Women s Club was started in 1892, when 16 citizens met at the Ormond Union Church and formed the Village Improvement Association. At first men were allowed to join, but later membership was restricted to women. This building is on the National Register of Historic Places and was placed on the Register in J. Ormond Beach Yacht Club (63 North Beach Street) A preservation group is actively working to place the Yacht Club, an historic building (originally built in 1910) on the National Register of Historic Places. They currently are seeking donations to maintain the structure and have been able to complete minor repairs. The structure has been used by a variety of groups through the years. Initially the Yacht Club was a men s club, and then home to the Modern Woodmen of America in Ormond Beach Yacht Club

91 71 K. Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church (Riverfront Park) The church was relocated from Granada Boulevard to its current location at Riverfront Park. It is believed to be the oldest structure in the City of Ormond Beach. Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church L. World War II Submarine Tower Located just a few feet east of Ocean Shore Boulevard and fully visible from the roadway, this is one of the last remaining World War II submarine lookout towers in the State of Florida. Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 44, called Flotilla 1-3 during World War II, manned the tower around the clock as they searched the coast for German submarines. Flotilla 44, Daytona Beach 7 th CG District, is one of the oldest Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas in the United States. Fifteen local individuals along with some from New Smyrna Beach took the qualifying exams five days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into World War II. Flotilla 1-3 (present day Flotilla 44) was formally chartered on December 18, German submarines arrived off the Atlantic Coast in January By May of that year, 180 vessels had been sunk. The Coast Guard Auxiliary responded to aid the sinking vessels and rescued those who were forced to abandon ship. At times, these U-boat engagements could be seen by people on the beach. In addition to their responsibilities for patrolling the beaches of Volusia and Flagler Counties, members of Flotilla 1-3 also conducted river patrols on the Intracoastal Waterway and patrolled the offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean searching for harbor infiltrators and enemy submarines. Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Identify sources of grants and matching dollars for grant applications. Strategy Retrofit existing structures for storm resistance. Strategy Rebuild the Ormond Pier. Strategy Adopt an Overlay District with design standards. Strategy Develop educational programs.

92 72 Strategy Create an interpretive plan. Strategy Develop brochures and other educational literature. Strategy Develop appropriate informational/educational signage. Action Plan 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 2-5, 2-6 and 2-8

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95 75 Archeological: A 1989 archeological study by Piper Archaeological Research, Inc. identified the coastal zone of Volusia County as an archaeologically sensitive area. The study found that most recorded sites occur within the coastal zone, which encompasses both the coastal ridges and the lagoons. The archaeological potential of this area is considered to be very high. Archaeological sites can be expected to be found adjacent to any water source and occasionally in isolated palm hammocks and tree islands. In some cases shell middens and mounds may occur in the middle of a mangrove forestreet This study noted deficiencies in the state archaeological file information and found that there is a lack of substantive information about the County s resources. Tomoka State Park contains some of the most important archaeological sites in Volusia County. Through the efforts of the Department of Natural Resources, these sites are protected and, in the near future, will be interpreted for the public to enjoy. Remnants of Street Johns Period (approximately 500 B.C A.D) can be found throughout the northern end of Tomoka State Park peninsula, especially along the shorelines. Here, portions of once extensive oyster middens remain as evidence of prehistoric activity at this locale, a strategic point of land which is surrounded by rich lagoons and protected from hurricanes by an eastern barrier island. A late Street Johns period village, named Nocoroco, once existed along the western shores of the peninsula. This Timucuan Indian town was documented by Spanish explorer Alvaro Mexia in Because it dates to such a late period, it is possible that Nocoroco was one of the last Timucuan strongholds in northeast Florida. Although currently not accessible to the public, the site of Tomoka Stone exists to the southeast of Nocoroco. The Late Archaic ( BC) is characterized by fused, stonelike masses of coquina shell, Orange fiber-tempered pottery, shark s teeth, and animal bone, hence the name Tomoka Stone. The lower levels of this site have been inundated or drowned by a rising sea level, thus remarkably preserving prehistoric materials in the coquina midden. Animal and plant remains recovered from Tomoka Stone indicate that prehistoric peoples were living at this site year-round. To the west, the Strickland Mound complex occurs. A series of early coquina middens and mounded burials, the group of sites remains as one of the most interesting prehistoric complexes in Florida. Information from these sites indicates that the Tomoka peninsula was inhabited early on by Middle Archaic peoples. Source: True Natives: The Prehistory of Volusia County. By Dana Ste. Claire; The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida The Action Plan includes the addition of interpretive panels throughout the Corridor. Several panels describing the natural, cultural, historical and archeological resources should be constructed in Tomoka State Park as a part of this program. Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Develop educational programs. Strategy Create an interpretive plan.

96 76 Strategy Develop brochures and other educational literature. Strategy Develop appropriate informational/educational signage. Action Plan 1-1, 2-5, and 2-8 Recreational: Recreational opportunities abound along the Corridor. There are three State Parks along the Corridor and another within three-quarters of a mile of the proposed Corridor. There are also numerous Volusia County and City of Ormond Beach facilities of various sizes. Activities such as swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, jogging, rollerblading, motorcycle riding, camping, boating, canoeing/kayaking, bird-watching, and sightseeing are available within the Corridor limits. Locations of the Recreational Resources are depicted on Maps 9 and 10. Fortunato Park A. North Peninsula State Park Beginning at the Flagler/Volusia County line on SR A1A, the North Peninsula State Park is a acre nature preserve and refuge that spans the width of the peninsula. The park area west of Ocean Shore Boulevard is maintained as a natural preserve for Florida scrub jays, gopher tortoises and other wildlife. On the east side, SR A1A offers travelers a magnificent view of the Atlantic Ocean while showcasing 2 ½ miles of natural dunes and pristine shorelines. Public parking and a handicapped accessible dune walkover are provided for the public at the intersection of SR A1A and Highbridge Road. Along part of the west side, John Anderson Drive takes travelers along the banks of the Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway) along a hammock of twisted palms, oaks, and pines, which form a canopy over the roadway. Areas of prehistoric activity are located along the banks of the Halifax River at the southern edge of the North Peninsula State Park. The park is intersected by Highbridge Road, which connects SR A1A with John Anderson Drive and serves as a gateway to an uninterrupted green Corridor of more than 10,000 acres. North Peninsula State Park

97 77 B. Bulow Creek State Park Bulow Creek State Park offers hiking, biking trails, and parking at a trailhead with restroom facilities. Items of historical interest include the Fairchild Oak and coquina ruins of a land title office. The Fairchild Oak was dedicated by the Leigh Portland Cement Company in the memory of Drive David Fairchild. Drive Fairchild was an American botanist who introduced the soybean and many other valuable forms of plant life to the United States. Additionally, the park offers a picnic shelter and an interpretive kiosk at the Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins. A wildlife observation deck is available north of Walter Boardman Lane near the existing trail crossing and existing pull off. Fairchild Oak at Bulow Creek State Park C. Addison Block House Historic State Park The Addison Block House Historic State Park was donated to the park system in 1939 and contains historic ruins. It is located approximately three quarters of a mile west of North Beach Street and is currently isolated by private property. There is a small interpretive sign and the site can be accessed by canoe. Tomoka River near Ormond and Daytona D. Tomoka State Park Tomoka State Park is one of the oldest designated parks in the State of Florida and additional parcels have been added over the years. The park offers numerous locations for picnics with barbeques, nature trails, and an historic marker identifying the Tomokie sculpture and providing information about the Chief Indian that inspired it. Additional amenities include a marina with a ramp and dock, a canoe launch, concessions, campsites, bathhouses, fishing docks, the gravestone for James Ormond II, and a museum. In addition to housing works of the artist it is named after, the Fred Dana Marsh Museum has exhibits on the ecology and history of the Park. On the second Saturday of each month, living history interpreters discuss their time period and crafts with visitors. The Action Plan includes the addition of interpretive panels throughout the Corridor. Several panels describing the natural, cultural, historical and archeological resources should be constructed in Tomoka State Park as a part of this program.

98 78 E. Great Florida Birding Trail The Great Birding Trail is sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The birding trail is a collection of sites throughout Florida that are selected for their excellent bird watching or bird educational opportunities. Eventually it will be a 2,000 mile trail designed to conserve and enhance Florida s bird habitat by promoting bird watching activities, environmental education, and economic opportunity. The trail proceeds through the northern section of the Corridor and identifies different bird species present in the three State Parks, located within the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Bird species found at the North Peninsula State Park include terns, gulls, shorebirds, gannets and Florida scrub jays. In the Tomoka State Park common types of birds found are terns, pelicans, loons, ducks, bald eagles, and swallow-tailed kites. Bulow Creek State Park is home to avocets, dunlin, yellowlegs, sandpipers, and ducks. F. Fishing and Boating Docks - Volusia County Volusia County maintains several county fishing and boat docks along the Corridor including Park, Briggs Drive Fishing Dock, Ocean Shore Drive Fishing Dock, Roberta Road Fishing Dock, San Jose Fishing Dock, Seabridge Riverfront Park, and the Highbridge Park. The Briggs Drive Fishing Dock, San Jose Fishing Dock, Roberta Road Fishing Dock and the Ocean Shore Fishing Docks provide limited pull off access opportunities with dock access to the Halifax River. G. James Ormond Tomb Park - Volusia County James Ormond Tomb Park is an historical site and contains the tomb of James Ormond II. There are historical markers identifying the site as well as parking, restrooms, a playground and volleyball court. H. Bicentennial Park Volusia County Bicentennial Park is a 40 acre ocean-to-river park offering numerous recreational opportunities as well as access to the Atlantic beaches and Intracoastal Waterway. Parking, restrooms and showers are available. Special events are periodically held at the park to improve public awareness and encourage stewardship and protection of natural resources. Bulletin boards are posted with information to assist visitors in safely enjoying and observing their natural surroundings. Bicentennial Park offers visitors the opportunity to hike nature trails showcasing natural Florida and to wander through a butterfly garden featuring native plantings. Visitors have the unique opportunity to walk through the changing Florida habitat between the river and sea. I. Seabridge Riverfront Park and Highbridge Park - Volusia County Seabridge Riverfront Park contains a fishing dock, an educational marker, pull off opportunity, and a winding boardwalk. Highbridge Park offers a boat launch in addition to picnic facilities overlooking the Halifax River. Both parks offer a fishing pier, a pavilion, parking, and restrooms.

99 79 J. Community Parks - City of Ormond Beach The City of Ormond Beach supports several recreational areas along the Corridor such as the Bailey River Bridge Garden Park, Fortunato Park, Neptune Bench Park, Halifax Porter Park, Dix River-Front Park, Huguenot Park, and the Santa Lucia Bench Park. Santa Lucia Bench, Neptune Bench, Fortunato and Bailey River Bridge Garden Parks offer pull off and/or parking opportunities. The Santa Lucia offers river views with a bench. The Neptune Bench offers river access. K. Bailey River Bridge Garden Park - City of Ormond Beach The Bailey River Bridge Garden Park offers a fishing pier, docks and an historic church that has been relocated to the site. An historical marker at the site notes this location as the first place an American-Christian wedding was conducted. L. Tom Renick Beachfront Park Volusia County Tom Renick is a 1.25-acre beachfront park named in honor of one of Volusia County s lifeguards. This beautiful park offers public parking, restroom and shower facilities, picnic pavilions and a children s playground. Tom Renick Park offers visitors a magnificent view of the Atlantic Ocean while showcasing natural dunes and native vegetation. M. Fortunato Park - City of Ormond Beach Fortunato Park is a larger park with extensive parking, benches, picnic facilities, a gazebo, a playground, a non-motorized boat ramp, and a fishing pier/dock. This park is also home to the cupola from the Historic Ormond Hotel, which used to be located across the street from the park and is labeled with an historic marker. Fortunato Park Related Goals, Objectives and the Specific Strategies are: Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Action Plan 1-2, 1-6 and 2-8

100 80 Natural: Bulow Creek State Park offers items of natural interest including the Fairchild Oak. The Fairchild Oak was dedicated by the Leigh Portland Cement Company in the memory of Drive David Fairchild. Drive Fairchild was an American botanist who introduced the soybean and many other valuable forms of plant life to the United States. A wildlife observation deck is available north of Walter Boardman Lane near the existing trail crossing and existing pull off. The vast and diverse areas of conservation and public lands near the Corridor offer habitats for many species, some considered endangered and threatened. Additionally there are areas of generalized urban sections with significant historic trees throughout the Corridor. Tomoka River The natural vegetation in Tomoka State Park is comprised of tidal marshes, xeric hammock, scrubby Flatwoods, scrub, and mesic Flatwoods. Further north within Bulow Creek and North Peninsula State Parks there are additional saltwater marshes, wetlands, pine/mesic oak, cabbage palm hammock, temperate hammocks, tidal flats, and coastal scrub. There are many canopied sections of signature trees both within the park areas as well as the urban regions with extensive stretches along Old Dixie Highway and Walter Boardman Lane. The existing natural vegetation serves as habitat for a variety of animal communities comprised of bobcat, white tail deer, owls, turkeys, raccoons, armadillos and tortoise. Invasive plants have been reported in the state parks in the form of Brazilian Pepper, Elephant Ear, and Air Potato Vine along Old Dixie Highway. Several habitat preservation projects are underway in the State Parks. A dune Restoration and Florida Scrub Jay Restoration Project are located in the North Peninsula State Park. The Tomoka Marsh Restoration Project is within the Tomoka State Park. Additionally, there is the Bulow Creek Pine Plantation Restoration area in Bulow State Park and Stormwater Restoration projects near Korona Canal. There is a large area designated as habitat and conservation area for the American swallow-tailed kite by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Halfiax River One of the most significant scenic qualities of Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is the existing tree canopy and historic trees. With additional development along the Corridor these tree canopies could be threatened. Invasive plants also represent a significant threat to the trees and landscape in the area. Many areas along the Corridor are littered with invasive plant species that if left unchecked may destroy the native population and change the habitat necessary for the continued growth of the native flora and fauna.

101 81 There are several bodies of water along and crossing Corridor. The largest body of water, after the Atlantic Ocean along the eastern edge, is the Halifax River which is an estuary that opens to the Ocean at Ponce DeLeon Inlet, south of the Corridor. Estuaries occur where freshwater meets and mixes with salty ocean waters and are among the most productive ecosystems in nature. Granada Boulevard and Highbridge Road cross the Halifax River. Several creeks, canals, and rivers empty into the Halifax River such as Thompson Creek, Strickland Creek, Dodson Canal, Tomoka River, Strickland Canal, Bulow Creek, and Halifax Creek. Tomoka River The waters near the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail provide natural beauty and homes for animals such as the manatee, bottle-nose dolphin, marine turtles, and the river otter. Over one hundred fish species ranging from right and humpback whales, largemouth bass, sunfish, red drum, black drum, spotted sea trout, anchovy, weakfish, spot and croaker call these rivers home. The wetland habitats serve several types of wading birds such as the little blue heron, snowy egret, tri-colored heron, white ibis, great egret, yellow-crowned night heron, blackcrowned night heron and wood stork. Animals and Plants located in the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Photos by: Scott Veix, Lou Kellenberger, Anne Barca, & Charles Littlewood

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114 94 The Street Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) currently manages the water quality in the Northern Coastal Basin with oversight through governmental regulations. They monitor and assess estuary health, respond to current issues, and address future management needs. Bulow Creek is an estuarine tidal stream located in southeastern Flagler county which drains Graham Swamp into Smith Creek, and ultimately to the Halifax River. View of Halifax River from County Park The creek is sampled at a bridge every other month by the SJRWMD under the ambient monitoring program. The creek is about 0.6 meter deep, with a moderate temperature range over the sampling period. Conductivity and major ions are high compared to freshwaters, but below average when compared to other estuaries. This means that there is a substantial freshwater input to the creek at the location where it is sampled. The median dissolved oxygen value is low compared to other estuarine sites, but is above the FDEP standard for Class 3 surface waters. The ph is neutral, no doubt moderated by the high level of alkalinity in the water. Total organic carbon (TOC) is above average compared to other estuarine sites, but doesn't affect water ph very much due to the buffering capacity of the water. Like most estuarine waters, the creek has very hard water. The TOC may contribute to the high color and correspondingly low Secchi depth. Average Total Suspended Solids (TSS) load may contribute to the above average turbidity seen in the creek. Nutrient values are about average and probably contribute a little to the chlorophyll concentrations, which are above average. In summary, the analytes monitored indicate that the creek has fair water quality overall according to the trophic state index. The Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve protects a lasting legacy, a magical part of old Florida, where waters from palm lined subtropical rivers mix with vast salt marshes just back from the sea. This rich estuary serves as a nursery for so many species identified with Florida like manatees, snook, blue crabs, and wading birds. Perhaps just as important, it captures its place name from the Timucua, the last of the native tribes who lived in close relationship with these unique lands and waters. Protection of these lands did not just come about on its own but through partnership between the state, county, conservation organizations, and concerned citizens who continue to appreciate the magical sense of place which is the Tomoka. Clay Henderson Former Volusia County Council President emeritus, Florida Audubon Society The Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve was designated in 1969 for the purpose of preserving the biological resources of the estuarine system and is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The aquatic preserve is a valuable nursery area for fish, shrimp, and crabs caught commercially and recreationally.

115 95 In 1989, the Florida legislature designated the Tomoka River, Strickland Creek, Thompson Creek, and Dodson Creek as a Manatee Sanctuary. Manatees use the Tomoka River system as a place to rest, feed, drink fresh water, mate, and give birth. The area was expanded in 1991 to include boat speed restrictions in all the waters near the Corridor, placing the greatest restrictions on speed in the area of the Tomoka River System. Volusia County has extended protections for the manatee to include a monofilament recycling program, requiring the use of bilge socks, and educational programs. All waters within the parks boundaries and the aquatic preserve are considered Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW). This designation restricts the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing permits for direct pollutant discharges. Permits for new dredging and filling must be shown to be in the public interestreet Non-point sources of pollution including stormwater runoff in the basin can degrade surface water quality. Most reports find the water quality is fair and improving with the exception of the area near Bulow Creek State Park on Old Dixie Highway where the conditions are reported fair but decreasing in quality. Tomoka Marsh - Aquatic Preserve Related Goals, Objectives, and Specific Strategies Strategy Obtain recommendations and plans from native plant society. Strategy Plant Live Oak along the Highbridge segment between A1A and John Anderson Drive. Strategy Solicit citizen volunteers to plant donated sea oats (and other appropriate species) from Volusia County on the dunes. Strategy Support the state s efforts to enhance and protect native habitat in Tomoka, Bulow Creek, and North Peninsula State Parks. Strategy Support and maintain river and ocean access parks. Strategy Develop solar lighting along pedestrian walkways. Strategy Utilize turtle friendly lighting along A1A. Strategy Encourage use of solar lighting of streetlights with turtle blinds along pedestrian walkway. Action Plan 1-3 Scenic: The scenic qualities along the Corridor are exceptional and at the same time visually diverse, ranging from river shore views, beautiful flora and fauna, historic trees, historic structures, ocean, to the Halifax River views from the Granada Bridge and Highbridge Road. The natural resources in the Corridor are abundant and especially concentrated in the northern and western two-thirds of the Corridor. Scenic views include well established tree canopies, saltwater marshes with abundant waterfowl, Bulow Creek and Tomoka River crossings, wetlands and ponds, tidal flats, canals, and costal scrub habitat. The community has reported frequent sightings of wildlife on land, in the sea, and in the air. Sightings of endangered and threatened species are not unusual and include the bald eagle, wood stork, sandhill crane, the Florida manatee, and the peregrine falcon.

116 96 Wood Stork on the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Courtesy of Walker Fisher Historic trees are found all along the Corridor. These trees create a very scenic Corridor with a full canopy stretching over the roadway. Historic structures are predominantly found in the southern section of the Corridor and vary in age and function although most serve as single family residences. Panoramic views of the shorelines are available at several locations along the Corridor. Bulow Creek and Tomoka State Park The State Parks offer many scenic vistas through a variety of habitats. Areas within the Parks are photographed by residents and visitors as representative of native Florida landscapes. Ocean Shore Boulevard and the North Peninsula State Park Ocean Shore Boulevard (SR A1A) runs along the Atlantic Ocean and offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and natural dunes. Public parking is provided at multiple lots located along Ocean Shore Boulevard and a separate paved bicycle/pedestrian path runs along the length of Ocean Shore Boulevard. The North Peninsula state Park offers scenic Florida scrub habitat as it stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Halifax River. John Anderson Drive This road takes travelers along the banks of the Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway) along a hammock of twisted palms, oaks, and pines, which form a canopy over the roadway. The southern portion of the roadway is flanked with stately homes with views of the river peeking out from between the structures. Related Goals, Objectives, and Specific Strategies Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Create overlay district. Strategy Design and build landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Action Plan 1-2, 1-3 and 1-5

117 97 Section 3: Corridor Vision In our vision, 20 years from now the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is made up of nearly 40 miles of looping two-lane public roadway that is a significant regional asset granting the community and visitors alike access to a unique combination of past and present Florida that showcases many outstanding historical, archaeological, recreational, natural, and scenic resources that truly capture the essence of Florida. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail traverses some of the most beautiful and diverse natural scenery remaining in all of northeast Florida. There is ready access to the Atlantic Ocean, North Peninsula, Tomoka and Bulow Creek State Parks, and numerous city and county parks. The roadway view includes unobstructed vistas of two rivers, creeks and marshes, barrier island dunes and beach, and historic dwellings. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail now preserves the natural and cultural integrity of this unique coastal community by linking the roads and the people who use them through advocacy, education, scenic resource protection and roadway and Corridor enhancements. Advocacy has awarded us a zoning overlay district guiding vigorous business enterprise while protecting our scenic resources and preserving the contour and character of our stunning dune and maritime forest ecosystem with its rich array of state, county, and city parks, rivers, creeks, and ocean shore habitat for native species, natural settings and historic landmarks. Education has brought residents, visitors, and community and state leaders to an active awareness of the wealth of natural, scenic, and historical diversity in the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. The Corridor s vital contribution to the quality of life of those who live and travel here, and of the value of proudly preserving it as a legacy for future generations through proactive community involvement and wise and respectful interaction with our environment. We have enhanced our roadway and Corridor to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian facilities and safety improvements. Power lines have been buried and public structures retrofitted for storm-worthiness. Invasive plant species have been eradicated and the native biodiversity of the area allowed to flourish. Native vegetation has been restored or added to enhance the Corridor and its natural scenic vistas. Our natural resources are managed and sustainable.

118 98 Travelers of the scenic corridor experience river vistas, salt water marshes, canopied ecosystems, native flora and fauna, and extensive tidal flats. They see a wide variety of wading birds fishing in the wetland areas. Many come here to fish and to enjoy the natural beauty. Many stop along the way for side trips to visit museums, historic ruins, the tomb of James Ormond, and the famous old Fairchild Oak. Sun bathing, walking the beach, surfing, bicycling, bird-watching, hiking the trails, fishing and crabbing, jogging, picnicking, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and boating are every-day activities along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail has joined nearly two dozen other scenic roadways as a Florida Scenic Highway, contributing to a higher quality of life statewide and serving as a model to other communities of how to live richly and well by staying in touch with our history and natural environment.

119 99 Section 4: Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Goal 1 Resource Protection, Maintenance, Preservation, and Enhancement Protect, preserve, maintain, and enhance the natural, recreational, archaeological, scenic, and historic/cultural resources along the Corridor. Objective 1.1 Create and maintain a canopied roadway of native plant species within the Corridor. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Obtain recommendations and plans from native plant society. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional authorities. Strategy Develop on-going maintenance strategy. Strategy Identify sources of grants and matching dollars for grant applications. Strategy Plant Live Oak along the Highbridge segment between A1A and John Anderson Drive. Objective 1.2 Enhance and protect vistas featuring the ocean, dunes, river, salt marsh, scrub habitat, salt marsh and rightsof-way. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Remove no parking signs (recreate) and replace with native ground cover/scrubs to communicate no parking strategy without signs. Strategy Obtain recommendations and plans from native plant society. Strategy Develop on-going maintenance strategy. Strategy Identify sources of grants and matching dollars for grant applications. Strategy Solicit citizen volunteers to plant donated sea oats (and other appropriate species) from Volusia County on the dunes. Strategy Support the state s efforts to enhance and protect native habitat in Tomoka, Bulow Creek, and North Peninsula State Parks. Strategy Support and maintain the river and ocean access parks. Objective 1.3 Develop provisions for safe and aesthetically attractive public facilities that protect resources while enhancing the visitors experience and education. Strategy Provide additional 1-2 car scenic pull-offs. Strategy Obtain recommendations and plans from native plant society. Strategy Retrofit existing structures for storm resistance. Strategy Rebuild the Ormond Pier.

120 100 Objective 1.4 Provide special protections for the scenic highway Corridor. Strategy Create overlay district. Strategy Coordinate, monitor and establish public and private signage standards for the scenic Corridor. Strategy Bury utilities. Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the Corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include but is not limited to: Bus shelters; Bike rest stops; Water fountain facilities; Trash receptacles; and Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water) Strategy Add Scenic Highway protections to the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County Comprehensive Plans. Goal 2 Economic Development Encourage sustainable economic activities that preserve the ambiance and scenic vistas of the Corridor. Objective 2.1 Promote appropriate signage theme for commercial and educational information while preserving the natural integrity of the Corridor. Strategy Develop a standard Ormond-by-the-Sea signage program as part of Overlay District. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities to develop/implement the signage program. Objective 2.2 Require new development and businesses within the Corridor to incorporate the Scenic Highway Vision into their development plans and encourage existing businesses to upgrade their frontage to blend with the natural surroundings. Strategy Develop an incentive program. Strategy Adopt an Overlay District with design standards. Objective 2.3 Improve tourist infrastructure within the Corridor to ensure access and connectivity for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to have an educational and enjoyable experience without adversely impacting the resources. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities.

121 101 Strategy Design and build landscaped pull-offs on A1A, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road and other locations where feasible. Strategy Design and build sidewalks/trails along Highbridge Road. Strategy Design and build meandering trail. Strategy Identify funding sources. Strategy Create bike-ped Master Plan. Goal 3 Community Support and Participation Provide and leverage the continued support of local residents, businesses, and local government for the Scenic Highways Program and initiate participation in Corridor planning, decisions and activities. Objective 3.1 Maintain the scenic highway CME organization and hold public meetings. Strategy Hold regular advertised public meetings to inform the community of the on-going goals, objectives and strategies and actions taken to accomplish them while seeking input from the community to help promote, maintain and enhance the Corridor. Objective 3.2 Advise the public of meetings and events in the Corridor. Strategy Develop and maintain website. Strategy Include meeting notices in monthly City of Ormond Beach water bill. Strategy Create notices as Public Service Announcements. Strategy Create and submit notices to local media. Strategy Communicate with Homeowners and Condo Associations. Objective 3.3 Gain community support from the local businesses and organizations. Strategy Provide speakers for business & organization meetings. Strategy Develop incentives and reward programs. Strategy Provide forums. Strategy Develop projects involving local business and organizations. Strategy Provide opportunities for residents and businesses along the Corridor to participate in the planning and decisions made for the Corridor during scenic meetings and through website. Strategy Invite park managers, Friends of Parks organization members, Homeowners Associations, environmental groups and local business organizations to send representatives to the CME meetings.

122 102 Goal 4 Public Education Promote and increase public knowledge on the unique aspects of the Corridor. Objective 4.1 Provide educational programs, literature, internet websites and appropriate informational signs through a coordinated effort of the various public and private Corridor entities to explain the unique natural, historic and cultural elements of the Corridor. Strategy Develop educational programs. Strategy Create an interpretive plan. Strategy Co-partner with foundations. Strategy Develop brochures and other educational literature. Strategy Develop and maintain website. Strategy Develop appropriate informational/educational signage. Strategy Create and continue to utilize speakers bureau. Strategy Provide outreach at public events. Strategy Create a Media Relations position on the CME Board. Strategy Install FSHP signs. Strategy Seek National Scenic Byway Designation. Goal 5 Transportation and Safety Provide aesthetically pleasing enhancements along the Corridor, including its rights-of-way and the adjacent public and private lands, to promote alternative modes of transportation and maintain optimum safety conditions for all users. Objective 5.1 Provide a safe, convenient and efficient transportation system, both motorized and non-motorized, within the Corridor. Strategy Develop safe pedestrian and non-motorized facilities. Strategy Enforce the speed limits. Strategy Seek law enforcement office s and transportation engineers advice on traffic calming options. Strategy Develop solar lighting along pedestrian walkways. Strategy Utilize turtle friendly lighting along A1A. Strategy Encourage use of solar lighting of streetlights with turtle blinds along pedestrian walkway. Strategy Design and install traffic calming devices, for example: Install speed tables along Old Dixie Highway.

123 103 Objective 5.2 Promote alternative modes of transportation. Strategy Develop bike/pedestrian paths. Strategy Develop bike rest areas. Strategy Provide water fountains. Strategy Investigate feasibility of operating a trolley system. Strategy Sponsor events that promote non-motorized transportation. Objective 5.3 Enhance scenic drives by regulating signs. Strategy Develop a sign inventory. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities. Strategy Develop signage plan for roadway.

124 104 Section 5: Corridor s Story The communities surrounding The Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail have a long, rich history that begins approximately 20,000 years ago during the last Glacial Period and is closely linked to three bodies of water the Atlantic Ocean, the Halifax River and the Tomoka River. The Halifax River is actually an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that thrusts northward from Ponce de Leon Inlet to the south and splits the land into two sections. The Tomoka Basin, the source of the Halifax River, is located about twentythree miles north of Ponce de Leon Inlet and is fed from the southwest by the Tomoka River, a fresh water river. The surrounding lands are located on the Silver Bluff Terrace an ancient ocean bottom. Giant ground sloths, saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and prehistoric horses once roamed the forests surrounding these waters. On the east side of the Halifax River is a narrow peninsula approximately a mile wide. The northern most portion of the peninsula in Volusia County is known as Ormond-By-The-Sea. Following the peninsula south from the Flagler County line for about 8 miles brings us to the City of Ormond Beach, which is separated by the Halifax River into beachside and mainland segments. The northern mainland side of The Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail corridor sits in unincorporated Volusia County. View of the Halifax River Descendants of primitive Asiatics, who came to be known as Indians, migrated to Florida approximately twelve thousand years ago. They came to hunt the mammoths, musk oxen and caribou. These early inhabitants hunted and fished along the Halifax and Tomoka Rivers, leaving behind mounds filled with broken pottery, arrowheads, and shellfish remains. The earliest inhabitants of the area that we have knowledge of are the Timucuan Indians who lived along the banks of the Halifax and Tomoka Rivers during the early 1500 s. Their primary settlement was called Nocoroco and is thought to be located in what now is Tomoka State Park, which faces the Tomoka Basin and welcomes visitors through its entrance on North Beach Street, the western limb of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Nocoroco was mentioned in a 1569 memorial to the king of Spain by Captain Antonio de Prado who noted that the village was situated between two rivers (now known as Tomoka and Halifax). Princess Issena of the Timucuan Indian Tribe married French Huguenot nobleman Ernst D'Erlach in An engraved rock marks the site near the primitive church on the northwest corner of the Granada Bridge. In 1605, Spanish explorer Alvaro Mexia mapped the area. Prehistoric shell middens are located along John Anderson Drive containing the remains of oysters harvested by these peoples from the river and tiny coquina clams gathered from the ocean side. Bones of shark, sea turtle and manatee are also found in these significant archeological sites. Because of this bounty of river and sea, the natives who lived in villages once located along the Halifax and Tomoka Rivers never practiced agriculture until the arrival of the Spanish. The Timucuan villages of Cacaroy and Cicale are believed to have been located along the banks of the Halifax River in present day Ormond-By-The-Sea. The Cacaroy settlement is believed to have been located just south of Bicentennial Park, with the Cicale settlement approximately one mile further south along the banks of the river. The Timucuans disappeared entirely by the early 1800 s, perhaps decimated by diseases brought by European settlers. At the end of the Seven Years War in Europe, Spain ceded Florida to the British in exchange for Cuba. Britain gave out many land grants to settlers, including 20,000 acres to Richard Oswald in Mount Oswald

125 105 became a rice and indigo plantation, encompassing what is now Tomoka State Park. There are eleven known plantation sites within the Tomoka State Park area all of which can be seen and are accessible from the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. During the survey of these land grants, the Halifax River received its name in honor of Lord Halifax. Later, Florida reverted to Spain and Mount Oswald and other early plantations fell into ruins. Spanish land grants of the early 1800 s brought a new wave of settlers from the Bahamas. Spain remained in possession of Florida from 1783 until 1821, when it became a United States territory. Some of the earliest settlers to the area included James and George Anderson, who came to Ormond with a Spanish land grant and took over what had been Mount Oswald. Loop road Sunset over the Marsh John Anderson Drive is named after their family. Captain James Ormond received a 2,000-acre land grant that he called Damietta Plantation. James Ormond II died in 1829 and is buried in Ormond Tomb Park located on Old Dixie Highway. A landmark of the second Spanish period is located in the vicinity of Pine Tree Drive. What was once the Addison Land Grant was later sold in part to the McCrae brothers. This landmark, known as the McCrae Plantation Ruins and Addison Blockhouse, are important examples of 19th century plantation architecture. This plantation, like many in the area, was destroyed during the Second Seminole War. The effective reprisals of the Seminole Indians in laid waste to the plantation economy in this part of the state, from which it never recovered. During the course of the next fifty years, these lands lay dormant allowing nature to take its course. In the 1870 s, a new wave of settlers arrived, including a group employed by the Corbin Lock Company of New Britain, Connecticut, who named the area New Britain. In 1876 Chauncey A. Bacon, an architect and Civil War veteran from New Britain, Connecticut, purchased 172 acres in present day Ormond-By-The-Sea and named it the Number Nine Plantation. Mrs. Bacon became the first teacher in the colony of New Britain, present day Ormond Beach. In her book Ormond-On-The-Halifax, Alice Strickland describes the site: The land was covered with a dense, tangled forest of palmettos, scrub oaks, and pine trees which Bacon cleared out with axe and grub hoe. The Bacon s first home was a palmetto cabin, but later Bacon built a small, two story house with a large coquina rock fireplace on top of the Indian shell mound. Eventually this house became the jelly house where Jennie Bacon, and their son, Earl, made delicious jams, jellies, and preserves that were sold on the property and also shipped to all parts of the country. The Bacons constructed a third home, which still stands on John Anderson Drive, from salvaged mahogany logs that washed ashore from the wreck of the City of Vera Cruz. The Number Nine was a favorite picnic ground for the early settlers of New Britain with picnickers and other guests traveling by boat on the Halifax River since no roads along the riverfront on the east side of the Halifax River existed. The Bostrom brothers came to what is now called Riverside Drive and built a fine home called Bosarve, which means Home Place in Swedish. Like the Bacons, the Bostroms built three homes altogether on the same site; the first was a palmetto shack, then a two-story frame house and eventually a third home with some of the lumber coming from Jacksonville and some salvaged from ship wrecks. Alice Strickland s book describes the shingles as being homemade and the bricks for the chimney were pilfered from old plantation ruins. Bosarve, which is still filled with magnificent old oak trees, was torn down in recent years and View of the Halifax River a modern home now occupies the site.

126 106 Alice Strickland also gives us an accounting of the tragic shipwrecks that occurred during the hurricane season of 1880, the most severe storms ever experienced by the early settlers. Strickland wrote: The largest of these ships was the City of Vera Cruz, bound from New York to Havana, which was carrying over a hundred passengers. As the ship broke up in the immense waves, passengers and crew were thrown into the sea, and only a few reached shore alive the settlers formed a sort of vigilance committee to bury the human bodies strewn along the beach north of Ormond and which were being attacked by wild hogs. Sixty-seven of these bodies were interred in one huge pit dug back of the first row of dunes just north of Number Nine Plantation. For many years a large timber set upright in the ground marked the spot, but was finally destroyed by woods fires. The first cottage built on the beach was constructed from salvaged materials from the Vera Cruz and named in the ship s honor. In the 1880 s this cottage rented in the summer for $30 per month. At the time of his death in 1911, John Anderson bequest the Vera Cruz cottage to William Fagen. In December of 1896, another fierce hurricane grounded the Nathan Cobb just offshore. Citizens of Ormond attempted a rescue of the crew despite high rough surf. One resident and several crew members perished. Salvage from the Nathan Cobb was used to build a cottage, also called the Nathan Cobb, on Orchard Lane just north of the Hotel Ormond. The cottage stands today and is accessible from John Anderson Drive. The first bridge over the Halifax River was built in 1887 and connected the peninsula and the mainland. Today Granada Boulevard and a graceful highrise descendant of the first Halifax River Bridge form the southern border of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. John Anderson and J.D. Price bought part of the Bostrom property and built the first wing of the Hotel Ormond, along with winter visitor and Wall Street broker Stephen Van Cullen White, which opened on January 1, Many wealthy travelers stopped here, including John D. Rockefeller who rented a complete floor of the hotel. Other notable travelers included Henry Ford, Will Rogers, and the Prince of Wales. In 1890, Henry Morison Flagler purchased the structure and enlarged it. In 1904, Flagler added the Ormond Garage on the hotel property. The 104-year-old hotel is now gone, demolished on May 26, 1992, and recently replaced by the Heritage Condominium. The restored hotel cupola, now a small museum displaying memorabilia, is located in Fortunato Park across the street from the original Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church site, visible from both John Anderson Drive and Granada Boulevard. Hammock House, which was built in 1878 by the hotel s co-founder J.D. Price, still stands at 311 John Anderson Drive and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On December 18, 1918, John D. Rockefeller made Ormond Beach his winter home by moving into The Casements, a three-story house on the corner of Granada and Riverside Drive which borders the Halifax River. On May 23, 1937, Rockefeller passed away while at The Casements. The Rockefeller family sold the home in 1941 and it became a junior college for young women. The property changed hands a number of times after that with the citizens fighting off efforts to redevelop the property as condominiums in the 1970 s. The City of Ormond Beach purchased the property in 1973 and the building was restored and preserved as a cultural and civic center for the community. The Casements is one of the premier historical landmarks along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. A subscription for a church building was started in 1884 and a river front lot at the corner of Lincoln and Beach Streets was donated. Lumber for the church was ordered from Jacksonville, but the schooner carrying it ran aground and the captain could not get it afloat. Community members got the lumber from the schooner and crafted it into a raft. Working all night, the group poled the raft six miles to Ormond where, with help

127 107 from other citizens, they carried the lumber ashore, dried it and then began construction of the church building. The Ormond Union Church was incorporated September 21, Across from the church, directly on the Halifax River, is the Ormond Yacht Club, which was built in 1910 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The wooden clubhouse stands stalwartly over the water at the end of its pier, a striking component of the viewshed at the south end of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. Further north at 166 N. Beach Street stands the William McNary house. William McNary lied about his age when he enlisted with his son, Clarence, to fight for the Union in the Civil War because he was too old for conscription. McNary had been a cabinetmaker for the Corbin Lock Company in Connecticut and this family became one of the most prominent in the colony. Immediately north of the McNary house is the Dix House, which was built for Mrs. McNary s sisters, Ruth and Eliza Dix. Originally built as almost identical houses, the Dix House retains its open upper and lower porches and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was here that the citizens of then New Britain voted to incorporate the city under the name Ormond Beach on April 22, The first meeting of the Ormond City Council took place at the Dix House on May 8, The 1920 s brought a real estate boom to both mainland and beachside Ormond Beach. In 1926 Oceanshore Boulevard (A1A) was constructed and opened the forbidding wilderness of scrub jungle that existed between Street Augustine and Ormond Beach. This improved access led to the beginning of residential subdivisions along the peninsula. In the early 1950 s a residential construction boom started in the beachside area north of Ormond Beach. One of the first subdivisions was called Ormond-By-The-Sea, a name that eventually became the identity for that community. Between Ormond-by-the-Sea and the Flagler County line to the north lays North Peninsula State Park. Nearly three miles long and extending across the peninsula from ocean to river, the park is a pristine undeveloped dune scrub, an ecosystem that has nearly vanished from the rest of Florida's east coastreet It is here that the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail will meet the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway, with the intent of receiving national status as well. Five days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States entrance into World War II, fifteen local individuals along with some New Smyrna Beach residents took the qualifying exams for the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 44, called Flotilla 1-3 during World War II, manned the lookout tower in Ormond-By-The-Sea around the clock as they searched the coast for German submarines. This restored structure still stands today. A wooden tower in the rear of the Ormond Beach fire station on East Granada Avenue also became a watchtower. Flotilla 44, Daytona Beach 7 th CG District, is one of the oldest Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas in the United States. World War II Submarine Tower Flotilla 1-3 (present day Flotilla 44) was formally chartered on December 18, German submarines arrived off the Atlantic Coast in January By May of that year, 180 vessels had been sunk. The Coast Guard Auxiliary responded to aid the sinking vessels and rescued those who were forced to abandon ship. At times, people on the beach could see these U-boat engagements. In addition to their responsibilities for patrolling the beaches of Volusia and Flagler Counties, members of Flotilla 1-3 also conducted river patrols on the Intracoastal Waterway and patrolled the offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean searching for harbor infiltrators and enemy submarines. Stanley Steamer cars came to Ormond Beach on January 24, 2006 to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of a Stanley car setting the most famous land speed record on the beach on January 26, Stanley car owners

128 108 came from as far away as Great Britain to mark the anniversary. Owners prefer to drive the cars rather than display them; they all raved about the magnificent beauty when they completed driving "The Loop." For over a century the citizens of Ormond Beach and the surrounding communities and visitors to the area alike have learned to love and value the natural vistas and historic structures they see from the roadways that make up the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail. Those within the community are deeply concerned with preserving and protecting the remaining unspoiled areas of forests, swamps, scrub Stanley Steamer car dunes, and coastal marshes with its abundance of ecological systems and historic value in this area. The Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail hopes to contribute to this worthy endeavor through its efforts to establish the corridor as a Florida Scenic Highway.

129 109 Section 6: Corridor Management Entity (CME) The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail CAG was formed with the merging of the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop CAG and the Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea CAG. These two groups joined forces and merged their roadways into a more comprehensive whole by adding the section of A1A from Granada Boulevard to the City limits and the section of Granada Boulevard from A1A to John Anderson Drive. This resulted in the figure 8 double loop and a much stronger and vibrant Corridor Advocacy Group. The CAG adopted the bylaws included as Appendix J on August 23, The following is the executed Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Agreement:

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138 118 Section 7: Community Participation Program To demonstrate the level of community participation and plans for future public input we ve included the adopted Community Participation Plan. Also included is a list of meeting dates for all three CAGs and the future meeting schedule for the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail (OSL&T) CAG. Sample minutes from the two former CAGs (Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea Scenic Trail and Ormond Beach Scenic Loop) and one from the time when the two groups were melding together to form the OSL&T. Sample meeting minutes are included in Appendix G. Outline of the Community Participation Program Step 1: Identified all groups and individuals that have an interest in the scenic Corridor designation. Those adjacent to the Corridor Those with a special interest in the Corridor Others Step 2: Evaluate public outreach approaches A. Public meetings which provide public information exchange forum 1) CAG members present Corridor information at meetings of local organizations a. Organize a speaker s bureau b. Develop visual aids for presentations: video, maps, fact sheets, etc. c. Market speakers bureau to organizations, schools, etc. d. Promote membership in the CAG e. Other 2) CAG holds workshops and open houses a. Publicity (1) Meetings are advertised in the local newspaper and on the City and County websites (2) Meetings are advertised in newsletters of interested organizations (3) Fliers or newsletter are posted on community bulletin boards and county website (4) Radio and/or TV free public service announcements (5) Other b. Workshop Format (1) Project Team (2) Agenda (3) Displays, fact Sheets, video, registration, comment cards, etc. (4) Other

139 119 3) CAG has regular meetings a. Publicity (1) Newspaper (2) Newsletter (3) (4) Other b. Newsletter c. City, County and CAG websites d. Newspaper articles e. Fact sheets and/or brochures f. Surveys g. Record of Support (1) Letters (2) Petitions (3) Resolutions, ordinances, policies (4) Newspaper articles (5) Survey results Step 3: Develop local, regional, state and national partnerships. A. Parks along the Corridor B. Businesses and Chambers of Commerce C. Civic and Social Organizations D. Homeowners Associations E. Special Interest Groups F. Governmental Agencies including TDC and EDC G. Other Historic Ormond-by-the-Sea Scenic Trail Meetings December 1, 2004 January 6, 2005 February 3, 2005 April 6, 2005 May 19, 2005 July 20, 2005

140 120 September 7, 2005 November 9, 2005 December 14, 2005 January 11, 2006 February 8, 2006 March 8, 2006 April 12, 2006 Other Public Meetings Attended Information about the Scenic Highway efforts and activities is provided on a community website developed by the CAG. The site is Recently the CAG Chairperson Joe Jaynes has attended meetings to provide updates on the status of activities, the goals of the CAG and show the Loop video. The Chair has made the following presentations: February 2, 2006 County Council of Volusia County February 14, 2006 GE Women (Rita Press made this presentation) March 6, 2006 Metropolitan Planning Commission Executive Commission March 7, 2006 Ormond Beach City Commission March 8, 2006 Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Commission March 15, 2006 East Central Florida Regional Planning Council in Maitland April 12, 2006 HOSST CAG meeting April 18, 2006 Ormond Beach Kiwanis Club May 25, 2006 Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Ormond Beach Scenic Loop Meetings January 29, 2005 February 9, 2005 February 23, 2005 March 23, 2005 April 27, 2005 May 25, 2005 June 22, 2005 July 18, 2005 FDOT Workshop August 24, 2005 September 28, 2005 October 26, 2005 November 30, 2005 December 21, 2005 January 25, 2006 February 22, 2006 March 22, 2006

141 121 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Meetings April 26, 2006 May 24, 2006 June 28, 2006 July 26, 2006 August 23, 2006 September 27, 2006 October 25, 2006 Future OSLT Meetings November 29, 2006 December 20, 2006 Organizations invited to join Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail and/or send representatives A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway City of Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Track Club Florida Native Plant Society Garden Club of the Halifax Country Halifax Democratic Club Halifax River Audubon Society Historic Landmark Preservation Board Historic Trust Ormond Beach Garden Club Residents on John Anderson Drive Save the Loop Shadow Woods Home Owners Association, Halifax Plantation Sierra Club Tomoka State Park Volusia Anthropological Society Volusia County Council Volusia County Growth and Resource Management Department Volusia/Flagler Environmental Action Council Plans for future Community Participation The OSL&T CME plans to continue holding regular evening meetings and inviting more of the local citizens to become involved. The meetings will be advertised and held in the public library to ensure handicap accessibility for all who wish to attend. The County and City will continue to post the meetings on their meeting notices and they will continue to send staff representatives. The CME will continue to send announcements of upcoming meetings to their extensive, and continually growing, list of interested citizens.

142 122 The Corridor video will be shown regularly on the government channel to develop interest and awareness. Visitors to the State parks will be given brochures to introduce them to the unique resources within the Corridor. The local newspapers, television and radio stations will be contacted and asked to cover events that the CME and other organizations hold along the Corridor. CME members will continue to seek out clubs, groups and organizations that regularly invite speakers. They will provide speakers to talk about the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail to the groups members and invite them to become involved.

143 123 Section 8: Local Support for the Corridor The Volusia County Government and the City of Ormond Beach have, and shall continue to, support local, state, and federal scenic highway designations which promote community pride, provide a positive community self image, provide a pleasant driving and pedestrian experience, preserve, and protect unique scenic, historical, archaeological, cultural, recreational, aesthetic and environmentally significant resources. The following organizations have written resolutions and Letters of Support. Resolutions and Partnership Agreements are included as Appendix A. Letters of Support are included as Appendix B and Local Media Support is included in Appendix C. Appendix A: Resolutions & Partnership Agreements Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization Resolution Volusia County Resolution City of Ormond Beach Letter & Resolution Corridor Management Entity Partnership Agreement - Florida Park Service Corridor Management Entity Partnership Agreement Florida Power & Light Appendix B: Letters of Support Department of Environmental Protection. Benny M. Woodland Jr. (Park Manager). October 5, Florida Native Plant Society. Charles Cuidera (Past President 2004). September 9, Cottages by the Sea of Ormond Beach. Meredith W. Price (President). Ormond Beach Historical Trust, Inc. Mary-Lu Leveroni (Treasurer). August 20, 2006 Citizens of Ormond Beach, Inc. Brian Daly (President). September 14, Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce. Andrew Cripps (Executive Director). June 14, Democratic Club of the Halifax Area. Mary K. Garbor (President). August 23, Flagler Audubon Society. Neil Jarrel (Co-President). September 22, Ormond Beach Garden Club. Dorothy Hartley (President). July 10, Senator James Jim King, Jr. August 30, East Coast Plein Air Group. Barbara Perrotti. Shadow Woods Neighborhood Association, Inc. David A. Pellett (President). July 24, Halifax River Audubon. John Roessler (President). July 5, City of Ormond Beach Historic Landmark Preservation Board. Robert Thomas (Chair). September 19, Appendix C: Media Support Lowery, Skip. Scenic Tour of Ormond. Ormond Magazine. Holton, Tom. The Loop closer to becoming a scenic highway. October 20, 2006.

144 124 Lane, Mark. The Loop loses more ancient oak trees. The News-Journal. September 10, Jachim, Jessica. Scenic highway designation sought: Group sends final application for approval. Ormond Beach Hometown News. March 24, Vaughan, Vanessa. Celebrating the Loop. The Trust for Public Land Conserving Land for People. Fall/Winter Volume 5 No. 4. Perry, Carol. Beautiful Byways. Geico Direct. Spring Horowitz, Ethan. In The Loop: New group joins scenic-trail questreet The Orlando Sentinel. April 26, Ormond Scenic Loop Gains Approval From the Department of Transportation. Seniors Today Volume XV Issue 19. Lelis, Ludmilla. Scenic road heads toward turning point again. The Orlando Sentinel. September 3, Pulver, Dinah Voyles. A Scenic Status Symbol. The Daytona Beach Journal, Local Section. November 29, Roberts, Lisa. Route offers beauty by mile. The Orlando Sentinel. January 6, 2007.

145 125 Section 9: Protection Techniques Current Protection Policies and Techniques Each State Park located along the Corridor has a developed Management Plan that provides for the protection of their resources. The Florida State Parks system preserves representative portions of the state s original natural lands for all time, and makes them accessible for public enjoyment and recreation. The state park system has grown to encompass over 600,000 acres of diverse conservation lands - a substantial and irreplaceable part of the public s natural heritage. However, simply acquiring land does not ensure preservation of its resources. The lands must be actively managed to retain the values for which they were acquired. The health of Florida s ecosystems depends on dynamic natural processes associated with fire, hydrology, and a delicate ecological balance between native species. The State Park resource management goal is to restore and maintain the original landscapes of Florida State Parks by reestablishing these processes. In this way we insure that citizens and visitors experience healthy old-growth forests, wildflower-blanketed prairies, freeflowing springs, and an abundance of diverse native wildlife in The Real Florida. Natural resource management of the uplands in Florida State Park system involves four major activities: prescribed burning, invasive exotic species control, hydrological restoration, and other kinds of habitat restoration. Most of this work is done by park staff as a part of their day to day activities, which also include the many other aspects of providing recreational facilities and opportunities. The Scenic Highway section of the Transportation Element of Ormond Beach s and Volusia County s Comprehensive Plans specifically provides protection for Scenic Highways. Scenic Highway designation will protect the Corridor from the introduction of Outdoor Advertising Structures (billboards) along roadways that are a part of the State Highway System. Further protection in the form of an overlay Zoning District is one of the adopted Stategies of the Corridor Management Plan. Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach have Land Development Regulations that control growth and development and help to protect the Corridor s intrinsic resources. These Codes regulate the removal of trees, the landscape requirements for new developments, the preservation of wetlands, the buffering requirements between different uses, the landscaping requirements for parking areas and the size, number and installation of signage. The development of the CMP builds upon the hard work completed by stakeholders to date. Volusia County s and City of Ormond Beach s Comprehensive Plans address numerous areas of protection for the eligibility elements (see Appendix D and Appendix E). Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach Future Land Use elements in their Comprehensive Plans direct growth to maintain the County s/city s character. The Transportation Element of Volusia County s Comprehensive Plan identifies all the County roadway facilities along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail as constrained roads by County Policy. In addition, it designates The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor as scenic. The City of Ormond Beach has designated Beach Street and

146 126 John Anderson Drive within the City limits as scenic roads. The City of Ormond Beach has also designated John Anderson Drive and North Beach Street within the city limits as Canopy Roads in the Land Development Code and set protections for existing trees allowing for mitigation of tree canopy should the road be expanded. The Conservation Element of the Volusia Comprehensive Plan supports the Natural Resources Management Areas (NRMA) through special use areas with an Environmental System Corridor (ESC). This element stresses the importance of connectivity of natural resources. This element protects the headwaters of the Tomoka River and Tomoka Basin. It also addresses manatee protection, specifically the importance of protecting critical habitat, regulating and enforcing boat speeds, using signage to designate manatee areas, and the dissemination of educational materials. The ESC encompasses much of the land area around the Intracoastal Waterway. Additionally, Ormond Beach and Volusia County have a Coastal Management Element in their Comprehensive Plans. The plans purpose is to plan for and, where appropriate, restrict development activities where such activities would damage or destroy coastal resources, protect human life and limit public expenditures in areas that are subject to destruction by natural disaster. The Coastal Management Elements addresses land use, water quality, beach and dune systems, coastal hazards, public access, public services, and intergovernmental coordination. This element specifically protects watersheds/water bodies and includes the Tomoka and Halifax Rivers. The Recreation, Open Space, and Historic Preservation Elements of the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan provide protection and guidance for historical and recreational resources along the Corridor. Similarly, the City of Ormond Beach s Cultural Affairs Element and Recreation and Open Space Element serve as guidance within the City limits. Volusia County s Land Development Ordinance provides regulations to implement the Comprehensive Plan for development and management of public and private lands within Volusia County. The City of Ormond Beach implements its Comprehensive Plan through its Land Development Code. The Street Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) regulates water quality impacts. An Environmental Resources Permit from the SJRWMD is required for every development that adds more than 5,000 square feet of impervious area. These permits are based on the treatment of stormwater runoff based on pre and post conditions and typically require on-site retention and treatment. This is to ensure that stormwater runoff is not carrying pollutants into surface water bodies and to provide aquifer recharge. Related Goals, Objectives and the specific Strategies are: Strategy Create overlay district. Strategy Coordinate, monitor, and establish public and private signage standards for the scenic corridor. Strategy Bury utilities.

147 127 Strategy Create and implement a master plan that will strategize and coordinate overall long and short-term activities along the corridor including the management of vegetation, land acquisition, scenic easements, design of improvements and new construction. The Master Plan shall include: Bus shelters; Bike rest stops; Water fountain facilities; Trash receptacles; and Signage/information kiosks indicating location of public facilities (i.e. restrooms and water). Strategy Add Scenic Highway protections to the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County Comprehensive Plans. Strategy Develop a standard Ormond-by-the-Sea signage program as part of Overlay District. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdiction entities to develop/implement the signage program. Strategy Adopt an Overlay District with design standards. Strategy Develop a sign inventory. Strategy Coordinate with jurisdictional entities. Strategy Develop signage plan for roadway. Action Plan 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, 3-3, 3-3 and 3-4

148 128 Section 10: Funding and Promotion Funding: There are a number of state, federal, and private funding sources available to implement the actions and strategies in the CMP. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Entity will work with the City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County to secure grant funding to help realize improvements in the Corridor. The following is a partial list of available grant sources: Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) Administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, FRDAP grants are used to fund recreational facilities identified in the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Points are awarded for the number of new and renovated facilities included in the project scope. Projects under $50,000 require no local match. Projects between $50,000 and $150,000 require a 25% local match and projects over $150,000 require a 50/50 match. Maximum grant amount is $200,000. Deadline: typically in September/October for funding the following July Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, RTP grants fund trail construction, renovation and trail user education. RTP grants require 20-50% local match and applications are scored higher if the local match is more than 20%. Maximum grant amount is $100,000 for non-motorized and $250,000 for motorized. Deadline: currently being revised Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, LWCF grant funds may be used for acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation facilities. The LWCF program is funded by the Clean Water Act so it is federal money passed to the states and Federal Rules apply. LWCF grants require a 50/50 non-federal match. Maximum grant amount is $200,000. Deadline: typically in March Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Forever Florida Program FCT funds are provided by proceeds the State receives from the sale of document stamps and is a dedicated ten-year program. The Florida Forever program provides grant funds for the acquisition of public lands only for the purpose of open space, conservation and outdoor recreation. FCT has a complex scoring system that ties into a community s Comprehensive Plan. Maximum grant award is $6.6 million. Deadline: May 2007 Section 319 Non-point Source Management Implementation Grant Administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Section 319 grants are funded by the EPA through the Clean Water Act. A minimum 40 percent non-federal match is required and Water Management District funds can often be blended into the local match. Urban stormwater retrofit and regional

149 129 stormwater treatment facilities are funded with this program. Broad financial partnerships are encouraged and improve an application s score. Deadline: July 1, 2007 Urban and Community Forestry Grants (UCFG) Program The UCFG program provides 50/50 matching grants for the development or enhancement of community forestry programs. Projects include demonstration projects (tree planting), ordinance creation or revision, surveying and inventorying including GIS mapping, Management Plan creation or revision, education, and training. First time applicants can request up to $50,000 and previously awarded communities can request up to $35,000. Tree planting projects are limited to $15,000 and information and education projects are limited to $10,000. Deadline: typically in March Historic Preservation Grants-In-Aid Program The Department of State, Bureau of Historic Preservation administers this program. Most projects submitted are for the restoration of publicly owned historic structures, but also eligible are archeological projects and the preservation of other historic resources. Special Category Grants can range up to $250,000 and are funded by legislative appropriation. Deadline: May 2007 Waterways Assistance Program (WAP) The Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) administers the WAP program under the auspices of a twelve member Board of (Governor appointed) Directors from each of the twelve counties that form the District. The program is funded by ad valorem (property) taxes assessed on all the coastal counties that comprise the District. To be eligible for funding, projects must in some way benefit boating and/or the Intracoastal Waterway. Most projects require a 50 percent match, but channel dredging requires only a 25% local match. The WAP provides $6-7 million to local governments annually. Deadline: April 2007 ECHO Grants Volusia County ECHO (Environment, Cultural, Historic, and Outdoor Recreation) grants in aid program was developed late in 2000 and was established to provide environmental, ecological, cultural, historical, and outdoor recreational opportunities. Funding is distributed on a competitive basis with other proposed projects in the Volusia County. The applicant must also demonstrate matching funds. Enhancement Grants Transportation Enhancement Program (TEA) was established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act (ISTEA) and is continued with TEA-21 to enrich the experience of the traveling public. The Federal Highway Administration administers TEA funds and includes a federal TEA funding contribution of up to 80% of the total project costreet The sponsor s local match makes up the remaining 20%. TEA funds are not a grant; they are facilitated through a contract between the sponsor and Florida Department of Transportation and prioritized by the local Metropolitan Planning Organization.

150 130 National Scenic Byway Grants National Scenic Byways Program discretionary funds are available for projects along highways designated as National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads, State scenic byways or Indian tribe scenic byways. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users; P.L authorizes $35.0 million in FY 2007 for the National Scenic Byways Program. Deadline: March 19, 2007 Additional sources for partnerships, promotion, and funding can be found in a variety of private, non-profit organizations, and other state resources that include: The City of Ormond Beach Tomoka State Park, Bulow Creek State Park, and the North Peninsula State Park Florida Inland Navigation District FDOT Beautification Grant program National Scenic Byway Grant program Businesses and residents of Volusia County, City of Ormond Beach, and Ormond by the Sea Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Save the Loop Committee Ormond Beach Garden Club Local Scout Troops Save the Manatee Club Halifax River Audubon Ormond Beach Historical Trust Volusia Anthropological Society Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc. Save the Yacht Club Social and Fraternal Organizations Recreational Clubs United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Protection Agency Florida Cooperative Extension Service Florida State Corrections Agency Rudolf Steiner Foundation Wildlife Foundation of Florida EGBAR foundation Sea Turtle Volunteer Patrol Program Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization The Trust for Public Land (TPL) Street Johns River Water Management District

151 131 Examples of partnership opportunities and creative fundraising activities could include: Local businesses donate landscaping materials and have signage on on-site furniture along the Corridor Local walk-a-thon or bike-a-thons Continued events such as those sponsored by the Save the Loop group, which raise awareness of the Corridor as well as possible funding for improvements Local brochure of the Corridor sponsored by advertisers Benefits, fairs, and festivals Selling calendars Seed Money campaign selling wildflower seeds Charitable donations from citizens and businesses A top priority of the CME is to further develop this preliminary list of funding sources and to pursue meetings with local agencies and elected officials to gain support, materials, and any necessary supporting documentation for application to funding sources. Seeking out private funding sources may expedite implementation of the Corridor s long and short-term goals. Promotion The previous efforts of the CAG in marketing and promotion have included printing of informational flyers and attending events where flyers were distributed and support signatures were gathered. The Save the Loop group, with a number of overlapping members who participated with the CAG, has been promoting the preservation of the canopied roadways for the past several years. Presentations have been made by the CAG members to Volusia County, the City of Ormond Beach, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and other civic groups. Creating and selling calendars has been considered as a method of raising funds and promoting the Scenic Highway. The CAG has also established and maintained a website at savetheloop.org to promote the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. The experience of driving the Loop and/or A1A generates substantial word of mouth promotion. Driving the Loop and cruising A1A are favorite activities of the motorcyclists drawn by Daytona Beach to Bikeweek and BiketoberfeStreet The CME plans to continue meeting monthly. They plan to develop a brochure in 2007 and distribute them throughout the area. Tomoka State Park staff has volunteered to help distribute and promote. Visit Florida will be asked to provide advice and technical assistance in the development of a plan for promotion, with achievable timelines, for the CME to implement.

152 132 Section 11: Relationship to Comprehensive Plan The Volusia County and City of Ormond Beach Comprehensive Plans are replete with Goals, Objectives and Policies that support and reinforce the Goals of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Scenic Highway. Each element in the respective plans was analyzed and the following chart was developed to document the support. Both Comprehensive Plans have numerous specific references to Scenic Highways and complete sections devoted exclusively to Scenic Highway protection. The CAG has been working with Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach to assure that a map of the Corridor, the Corridor Vision and the adopted Goals, Objectives, and Strategies will be added to both Comprehensive Plans once the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail is designated a Florida Scenic Highway. The Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail CME will continue to represent the Corridor in public meetings in support of the Comprehensive Plan amendments. Table 8: Relationship to Comprehensive Plans of Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach OSL&T Volusia County City of Ormond Beach Goal 1 Future Land Use Policy c. d. e. & l. Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy &.20 Policy Policy Transportation Policy Goal 2.3 Policies Coastal Management Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Future Land Use Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policies & 2 Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policy Policy Policy Policy

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154 134 Goal 2 Policy Policy Policy Policies Policy Policy Policy Recreation Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies , 3-6 Historic Preservation Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Cultural Facilities Policy Policies & 2 Policies Policies Policies Policies Future Land Use Policy Transportation Goal 2.3 Conservation Policy Historic Preservation Policies & 2 Policy Policies & 2 Policies Policies & 2 Policies & 2 Policies & 8 Policies Policies Policies & 2 Recreation Policy Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies & 2 Policies Cultural Policies Policies & 10 Policies Policy & 2 Policies Policy Policies & 2 Policies Future Land Use Policy Coastal Policy & 2 Recreation Policy Cultural

155 135 Goal 3 Goal 4 Policies Policies Policies Cultural Facilities Policies Policies Policies Policies Policies & 2 Future Land Use Policy Transportation Goal 2.3 Policies Coastal Management Policy Recreation Policy Policies Historic Preservation Policy Policy Policy Cultural Facilities Policies & 2 Policies Policies Policies Policies Future Land Use Policy Transportation Policy Goal 2.3 Policies Coastal Management Policy Policy Policies Future Land Use Policy Policies & 2 Transportation Policy Recreation Policy Policies & 2 Policies & 7 Policy Cultural Policy Policies Transportation Policy Conservation Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Coastal

156 136 Goal 5 Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Conservation Policy Policy Recreation Policies Policy Historic Preservation Policies Policies Policies Policies Policy Cultural Facilities Policies & 2 Policies & 2 Policies Policies Policies Policies Policy Future Land Use Policy i Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Transportation Policy &.14 Policy &.24 Policy Policy Policy Policy Recreation Policies Policy Future Land Use Policy Transportation Policy Policies Policy Policy Policies Policy Conservation Policy Policies

157 137 Policy &.2 Goal 2.3 Policies Coastal Management Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Conservation Policy Policy Recreation Policies Policies Policies Policy Cultural Facilities Policy Coastal Policy Recreation Policy Policies Policies 1.6.1, 2 & 4 Policies Cultural Policy The following are draft Comprehensive Plan Amendments for Volusia County and City of Ormond Beach for consideration in furtherance of the Goals, Objectives, and Strategies of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail: Ormond Beach Comprehensive Plan Draft Revisions Transportation Element Policy In coordination with Volusia County and the FDOT the City shall prepare a Master Plan for the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail that will provide for safe bicycle and pedestrian circulation, traffic calming and aesthetic improvements. Policy Add: A1A and Granada Boulevard. Land Use Element Policy Infrastructure and utility structures, such as cellular communications, water, sewer, and energy transmission shall be designed and located to minimize adverse visual impacts on the landscape. Utilities shall locate underground to the maximum extent possible. (The guidelines that address towers and antennae in the County s Land Development Regulations could be amended for County-wide implementation as well.)

158 138 Conservation Element Policy The City of Ormond Beach shall cooperate with Volusia County in the development of an interpretive/educational signage program along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor. The display kiosks will highlight the flora, fauna, land forms, water bodies and historical/archeological resources along the Corridor. Policy Provide additional pull-off parking along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail for safe enjoyment of the natural and scenic resources. Coastal Management Element Policy Add: A1A from Granada Boulevard north to the City limits and Granada Boulevard from A1A to North Beach Street. Volusia County Comprehensive Plan Draft Revisions Future Land Use Element Policy Infrastructure and utility structures, such as cellular communications, water, sewer, and energy transmission shall be designed and located to minimize adverse visual impacts on the landscape. Utilities shall locate underground to the maximum extent possible. Transportation Element Policy In coordination with the City of Ormond Beach and the FDOT the County shall prepare a Master Plan for the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail that will provide for safe bicycle and pedestrian circulation, traffic calming and aesthetic improvements Policy Provide additional pull-off parking along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail for safe enjoyment of the natural and scenic resources. Coastal Management Element Policy Volusia County shall cooperate with the City of Ormond Beach in the development of an interpretive/educational signage program along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor. The display kiosks will highlight the flora, fauna, land forms, water bodies and historical/archeological resources along the Corridor.

159 139 Section 12: Partnerships and Agreements Potential Partnerships In partnership with The City of Ormond Beach and Volusia County apply for the grants identified in the funding section. Partner with developers to add more landscaping along their subdivisions. Partner with the Chamber of Commerce, the Tourist Development Council and Visit Florida to develop brochures. Daytona Beach Community College partnered with the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop to create their Corridor Video and they have committed to creating a video for the combined/expanded Corridor. The Save the Loop organization will partner with the CME to sponsor the annual 5K Run. The CME can partner with the local garden clubs to add landscaping in the right-of-way.

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168 148 Section 13: Executive Summary of the Action Plan The Ormond Beach Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Entity (CME) is committed to the implementation of this Corridor Management Plan. The unique beauty of the Corridor demands protection and preservation for future generations enjoyment. The canopied roadways, the vast Ocean vistas, the natural, recreational, historical and archeological resources form the heart and culture of the community. Upon Designation the CME will ensure the placement of Florida Scenic Highway signage and host a ribbon cutting to celebrate the achievement. Then an effort to identify the informational/educational signage opportunities with emphasis on the natural environment (i.e. birds, marine life, habitat, etc.), the historical and archeological stories that will make the Corridor come to life will be distilled and designed. Locations will then be identified and funding sought to construct the panels and the kiosks that will house them. The visitors experience will have deeper relevance if they understand more about the plants, animals and the habitat they share. This can be done through a self-guided series of colorful display boards. The early history and prehistory also needs to be interpreted so that people can appreciate how earlier inhabitants lived in this area. The Corridor s story needs to be told in a compelling fashion with great pictures and creative design. A series of similarly designed educational signs will help to tie the Corridor together and draw the visitor from one segment to the next. The CME will coordinate the development of a Master Plan for the Corridor with special attention paid to bicycle and non-motorized enjoyment of the area. The Master Plan will need to focus on safety issues and incorporate traffic calming measures as well as beautification projects. To implement the Master Plan the CME will look to Volusia County and the City of Ormond Beach to adopt an overlay zoning district and include the Goals, Objectives and Strategies of the Comprehensive Management Plan in their Comprehensive Plans. The CME will continue to hold regularly scheduled meetings and communicate with interested citizens through , water bills, informational brochures and their website. The CME will co-host events, build public awareness and seek designation of the Corridor as a National Scenic Byway as an extension of the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway. This Action Plan is a programming tool to gain perspective on potential projects and efforts by the CME and partnering entities. Later during the master planning phase, a more detailed capital improvements plan should be provided based on cost estimates. A steadily increasing level of refinement needs to occur with the actions and costs as the Corridor progresses. The CAG has established the action items. The priority scheduling (Per Fiscal Year) is mainly guided by the potential availability of funding and the length of time it takes to implement each action item. For example, in Table 1, Corridor Enhancements: master planning usually occurs before the design phase; which occurs before construction. It is easier to fund and implement landscape work before burying utilities so the landscape work would be prioritized ahead. Community Participation and Administration must be constant throughout the years.

169 149 Safety of the corridor users is a key concern along the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail. It is important to implement safety oriented items before aesthetic items. The bicycle and pedestrian system is an example of a critical safety item. Speed controls along North Beach Street, Old Dixie Highway, Walter Boardman Lane, Highbridge Road, and John Anderson Drive are also important. This Action Plan defines the Corridor Management Plan Action Items (Column 2), as distinct categories which are correlated with the Goals, Objectives and Strategies (Column 3). These Action Items are then correlated to the Responsible Entity (Column 4) and then Funding Source (Column 5). The specific Tasks (Column 6) and the estimated Fiscal Year (Column 7) based on a January 1, 2007 start date. The Action Plan is composed of three tables: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Corridor Enhancements Community Participation Administration and Coordination The abbreviations used on these tables are provided at the end of Table 10.

170 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Action Plan 150 Table 9 Corridor Enhancements No. Action Goals, Objectives & Strategies Responsible Entity Funding Sources/ Partners Task Fiscal Year 1-1 SCENIC HIGHWAY SIGNS OBJ 2.1, STRAT 2.1.1, OBJ 5.1, STRAT 5.1.2, OBJ 5.3, STRAT 5.3.1, 5.3.2, CME; FDOT; Volusia County FDOT & Volusia County FDOT; Volusia Co. DESIGN FL Scenic Hwy. signs Entrance monuments Speed limits adjustments CONSTRUCT FL Scenic Hwy. Signs Entrance Monuments Speed limits adjustments SCENIC LOOP TRAIL & GREENWAY OBJ 1.3, STRAT 1.3.1, 1.3.3, OBJ 1.4, STRAT1.4.4 OBJ 2.3, STRAT 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, OBJ 5.1, STRAT 5.1.1, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, OBJ 5.2, STRAT 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, OBJ 5.3, STRAT 5.3.2, FDOT, CME & Volusia County Volusia County Volusia County Volusia County FDOT D-5 (TE / FSH); FDEP FRDAP; FIND MASTER PLAN Trail, crossings, trailheads, overlooks Scenic viewsheds DESIGN Trail with safe crossings, trailheads and overlooks R/W acquisition plan CONSTRUCT Trail, crossings, trailheads, overlooks R/W ACQUISITION Scenic viewsheds SCENIC LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS OBJ 1.1 STRAT 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, OBJ 1.2 STRAT 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, OBJ 1.3 STRAT FDOT; Volusia County, City of Ormond Beach FDOT D-5 & CEMO Hwy Beautification ; Volusia Co MASTER PLAN Combine with 1-2 above DESIGN (All roadways) Landscape and wildflower/ FSH brochure Curbs; water; plantings CONSTRUCT

171 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Action Plan 151 A1A & other street trees Curbs; water; plantings Groundcover plantings 1-4 SCENIC BYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT OBJ 1.4, STRAT 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, OBJ 2.2, STRAT 2.2.1, FDOT; Volusia County, City of Ormond Beach FDOT D-5 &; Volusia Co; City of Ormond Beach; other partners to be identified MASTER PLAN Combine with 1-2 above DESIGN (All roadways) Overlay district items CONSTRUCT Overlay district items TBD 1-5 BURY UTILITIES OBJ 1.1 STRAT 1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, OBJ 1.2 STRAT FP&L Volusia County FP&L Volusia Co DESIGN By FP&L (All necessary streets) CONSTRUCT By FP&L TBD TBD Abbreviations: provided at end of Action Plan

172 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Action Plan 152 Table 10 Community Participation No. Action Goals, Objectives & Strategies Responsible Entity Funding Sources/ Partners Task Fiscal Year 2-1 OBTAIN & ACT UPON PUBLIC INPUT OBJ 3.1, STRAT All OBJ 3.2, STRAT All OBJ 3.3, STRAT All OBJ 4.1, STRAT All CME Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Management and Strategies that reflect the public will Monthly meetings Bi-yearly public worksessions New appointees Ongoing 2-2 DEVELOP LISTING & NEWSLETTER OBJ 3.2, STRAT All CME Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Newsletter, Public Education Ongoing 2-3 FURTHER DEVELOP BYWAY WEBSITE OBJ 3.2 STRAT OBJ 4.1 STRAT CME Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Website with linkages; Public education; CMP; Action Plan bullets Ongoing 2-4 HOLD REGULAR ADVERTISED PUBLIC MEETINGS OBJ 3.1, STRAT OBJ 3.3 STRAT CME Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Public involvement; Public education Ongoing 2-5 PRODUCE BROCHURE OF UNIQUE RESOURCES OBJ 4.1 STRAT CME, FDOT FDOT; Volusia County; City of Ormond Beach Hardcopy and electronic brochure Ongoing 2-6 PRODUCE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIO NS OBJ 3.3 STRAT 3.3.1, OBJ 4.1 STRAT 4.1.7, CME FDOT; Volusia County; City of Ormond Beach Powerpoint presentation; Maps; Posters; Video updates Ongoing 2-7 PARTICIPATE IN BYWAY EVENTS OBJ 3.2 STRAT OBJ 4.1 STRAT CME Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Public involvement; Public education; Events management Ongoing Abbreviations: provided at end of Action Plan

173 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Action Plan 153 Table 11 Administration and Coordination No. Action Goals, Objectives & Strategies Responsible Entity Funding Sources/ Partners Task Fiscal Year 3-1 ESTABLISH CME OBJ 1.3, STRAT CAG Volunteers & CAG Gov t. staff appointees Mechanism to initiate and implement CMP projects AMEND VOLUSIA COUNTY COMPREHENSI VE PLAN REFLECTING CMP OBJ 1.4, STRAT CME; Volusia County Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Comprehensive Plan Amendments AMEND CITY OF ORMOND BEACH COMPREHENSI- VE PLAN REFLECTING CMP OBJ 1.4, STRAT CME; City of Ormond Beach Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Comprehensive Plan Amendments CREATE AND ADOPT ORDINANCES TO IMPLEMENT CMP OBJ 2.1, STRAT 2.2.2, 2.1.2; OBJ 2.2, STRAT 2.2.1, 2.2.2; OBJ 2.3, STRAT CME; Volusia County; City of Ormond Beach Volunteers & CME Gov t. staff appointees Ordinances facilitating Goals and Vision of CMP Abbreviations CEMO Florida Department of Transportation Central Environmental Management Office CME Corridor Management Entity for the Florida Scenic Highway Program (Successor to the Corridor Advisory Group/ CAG) FDEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection; FRDAP Florida Recreational Development Assistance Program FDOT Florida Department of Transportation; D-5 District Five; TE Transportation Enhancements (TEA 21 Federal funding source) FIND Florida Inland Navigation District FSH Florida Scenic Highway Overlook Place to observe quality scenic setting/viewshed, possible higher elevation, seating, bicycle rack, shelter (varies) Trail Shared use trail as a bicycle and pedestrian interconnected system Trailhead Access point to shared trail, usually with parking, drinking water, shelter, interpretive displays, map, safety information, per ADA Viewshed Particularly scenic view or vista usually to natural, cultural or historic setting, sometimes roadway itself.

174 Appendix A Resolutions & Partnership Agreements Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization Resolution

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182 Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail Corridor Management Plan Volusia County Resolution

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187 Corridor Management Entity Partnership Agreement Florida Park Service

188 Corridor Management Entity Partnership Agreement Florida Power & Light

189 Appendix B Letters of Support Department of Environmental Protection

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192 Cottages by the Sea of Ormond Beach

193 Ormond Beach Historical Trust, Inc.

194 Citizens for Ormond Beach, Inc.

195 Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce

196 Democratic Club of the Halifax Area

197 Flagler Audubon Society

198 Ormond Beach Garden Club

199 Senator James Jim King, Jr.

200 East Coast Plein Air Group

201 Shadow Woods Neighborhood Association, Inc.

202 Halifax River Audubon

203 City of Ormond Beach Historic Landmark Preservation Board