NEW DEVELOPMENT · OCTOBER 30, 2026
Community meeting.
Bring your questions.
Stop The Pines.
D.R. Horton has scheduled a community meeting about The Pines on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. The invitation from LJA Services, Inc. says the discussion will cover The Pines Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) and associated infrastructure improvements.
The petition was submitted October 22. Signature collection is closed. Stay involved and bring your concerns to the meeting.
NOVEMBER 4 / COMMUNITY MEETING
Hear the plans.
Ask for answers.
Join your neighbors on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Complex, 2285 Minton Road, West Melbourne, FL 32904. The invitation is dated October 30, 2026 and signed by Ana Saunders, P.E., Vice President of LJA Services, Inc.
Discussion: The Pines Preliminary Development Plan and associated infrastructure improvements.
Prepare questions about traffic, stormwater, infrastructure funding, and construction phasing. These are suggested questions from the organizers; the letter does not provide a detailed agenda or an end time.
Read the original community meeting invitation (PDF, 1 page).
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EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Is your property highlighted yellow?
See an approximate 500-foot area measured outward from the project’s mapped parcel boundaries. Yellow properties have at least some land within that area; the whole property is highlighted so you can identify it.
The petition has been submitted. This map remains available for neighborhood context. Everyone can show support: attend upcoming meetings, wear yellow, and plan to speak. The yellow parcel highlighting shows geographic proximity to the project.
Project parcelsYellow: parcels intersecting 500 ft500-foot buffer
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Select a property on the map or from the search results to view its details.
A geographic guide, not a certified protest map.
The buffer uses three parcels identified in the City Council packet. Their current GIS geometry totals about 419.60 acres; the notice describes 424.82 acres. Survey boundaries, rights-of-way, and case-specific eligibility need City confirmation. Highlighting does not establish ownership eligibility or count toward the 20% threshold.
Map sources and how the 500 feet is measured
Project parcels: 28-36-14-00-251, 28-36-15-00-1, and 28-36-15-00-7, identified in the April 7, 2026 City Council packet, PDF page 39. Compare the outline with the City notice’s location map.
Boundaries and property-site addresses come from Brevard County’s parcel GIS service, retrieved September 27, 2026. The buffer is calculated in the County’s Florida East coordinate system (EPSG:2881, US survey feet), 500 feet from the combined project parcels—not from a center point or the location of a house.
Any surrounding parcel whose closest point is within 500 feet is highlighted. Roads, utilities, and common areas are included geographically; no legal eligibility exclusions or ownership verification have been applied. Parcel selection uses full-resolution geometry. Small display simplification does not affect selection. The separate annexation/comprehensive-plan case may have a different applicable protest area.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Stand together in yellow and ask City Council to deny The Pines applications.
Hearing information01 / THE PROPOSAL
A major change.
A lasting impact.
The Pines is a proposed planned unit development (PUD) west of the Norfolk Parkway right-of-way, east of St. Johns Heritage Parkway, between the C-63 and C-65 canals.
Figures from the City notice reproduction (PDF, 6 pages). The supplied petition uses earlier, rounded figures of 800 homes and 500 acres; those differ from the notice.
APPLICATIONS ADDRESSED BY THE PETITION
PDP2025-0001 • MAP2025-0015 • MAP2025-0016
02 / WHY WE OPPOSE IT
Plan for the community
that’s already here.
The petition raises these concerns and asks the City to deny the applications. These are the community’s positions, not findings from an independent impact study.
Roads before rooftops
Address traffic on Norfolk Parkway and Minton Road, coordinate regional road planning, and explain how needed improvements will be funded.
Protect our water
Examine stormwater, runoff, drinking-water resources, and long-term water demand before committing to a development of this scale.
Keep our rural character
Consider the impact on neighboring low-density properties, open space, wildlife habitat, and the character of existing communities.
Accountability from day one
Require clear answers about construction phasing, drainage safeguards, and responsibility for infrastructure if construction stalls.
03 / OUR COMMUNITY’S NEXT STEP
The petition is in.
Now show up.
The petition was submitted to the City on October 22, 2026, and signature collection is complete. Thank you to the property owners, neighbors, and volunteers who took part.
You can show support at the City Council readings whether or not you signed the petition or own property in the highlighted area.
Attend the November 4 meeting
Join your neighbors at 5:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Complex. Ask questions about the development plan and infrastructure improvements.
Bring your voice
Plan to speak about your concerns and ask City Council to deny the applications. Invite your neighbors to the community meeting and the next scheduled Council reading.
04 / TAKE ACTION
Show up in unity
to stop The Pines.
Petition signing is complete. Keep our community involved: attend the November 4 community meeting, bring your questions, and prepare comments for the next scheduled City Council reading. Wear yellow to show our unity.
See Council reading information ↓Questions about attending? [email protected] ↗
Plan to speak
- Prepare your comments. Explain how the proposal could affect you and your neighborhood. Keep your concerns clear and focused.
- Ask for action. Tell City Council why you oppose The Pines and ask them to deny the applications.
- Stay involved. Attend the November 4 community meeting at 5:30 p.m. The second Council reading is scheduled for November 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.; confirm the City agenda before attending.
Check the City’s agenda and public-comment procedures before attending, and arrive early to allow time for any speaker signup.
05 / SHOW UP & SPEAK
City Council.
Stay involved.
The original notices listed City Council readings on October 27 and November 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Melbourne City Hall, 900 E. Strawbridge Avenue, in the Council Chamber. October 27 has passed. The City’s October 27 Summary of Action also identifies November 10 for the second readings/public hearings; confirm the current City agenda before attending. The November 4 community meeting is a separate event at a different location.
OCT27
City Council · First reading (past)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
First reading: approved 6–1 · Bassett opposedNOV10
City Council · Second reading
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Council Chamber · Melbourne City HallOctober 27 Council update: The City’s Summary of Action records approval of The Pines first-reading ordinances (Item 14 a–f) by a 6–1 vote, with Council Member Rachael Bassett voting no on all six. It says second readings/public hearings will be advertised for November 10. The preliminary development plan, development agreement, and tri-party sewer agreement are listed for consideration at second reading. Read the official Summary of Action (listed under “Minutes” in the City portal), pages 5–6.
Read the original hearing notices & maps (PDF, 6 pages) ↗STAY IN THE LOOP
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