- May 4, 2024
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The once-controversial Old Kings Village development decreased its total proposed homes and increased the number of trees that will remain on the property.
The Palm Coast Planning Board approved a master plan finalizing more details in the development on April 17. After conducting a tree survey on the property, the applicant realized the site has more historic tree specimens than is usual, city planner Estelle Lens said.
The development will now have 201 homes instead of 210 to save more of the trees, she said, bringing the total saved historic trees on the property to 107. Staff also recommended the application be approved on the condition the development retains two, instead of just one, shade tree per 2,500 square feet of property.
The 62-acre development was annexed into Palm Coast in September from Flagler County and faced multiple delay because of continued disagreements between the applicant, Geosam Capital US, and Polo Club West residents, which borders the development on one side.
In January, the two sides were able to come to an agreement —specifically on the use of an extended landscape buffer between the properties — and the City Council approved the application.
