Daytona Beach Shores, Florida                           

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Daytona Beach Shores

5.5 Square Miles
The City of Daytona Beach Shores, incorporated in 1967, is a 5.5-mile strip of high-rise condominiums, hotels, motels, town homes, and single-family residences located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River. The City's population has more than tripled in the last two decades, as greater numbers of people desire to live along the beach.

With tourism as the chief industry, the City's daily population in tourist season and during special events such as Bike Week and Speed Weeks often climbs to over 30,000. The majority of the City's residents live in condominiums and construction of new buildings remains strong. The City operates a Public Safety Department whose officers are triple trained as police, firefighters and EMTs. Residents enjoy a high quality of like, with amenities like a public tennis facility and Oceanside parks, while the City tax rate remains among the lowest in the county.

Operating Budget 
2001-2002 $6,068,653 

City Operations 

Police Department 
Sworn Officers 35 
Civilian Employees 9 

Fire Protection 
Insurance Rating Class 5 
Number of stations 1 
Professional firefighters 34 
# of city parks, playgrounds, recreation areas 5 
Total park acreage 6.5 

Property Tax 
City 3.68231
County 6.20400
Schools 8.40600
St. Johns Water Management District 0.46200
Misc. 3.87550
Total (per $1,000) 22.62981

Population 
2000 4,299
1990 2,335
1980 1,324

Population characteristics 
White 97.1%
Black 0.2%
Other 2.7%

Garbage/Trash collection 
Residential 
2 Garbage, 1 trash/yard pickup/week $11.13/month
1 Recycle pickup/week 
$2.05/month
1 Landfill pickup/week 
Commercial/Industrial 
4-yard container* 
2 pickups/week $127.07/year

*other sizes available

Impact Fees 
Sewer 
$1,200

Water Service 
Residents/Businesses contract individually with either the City of Daytona Beach or Port Orange. For rates, please refer to the Daytona Beach or Port Orange community profiles. 

Sewer Service 
The city maintains its own collection and transmission system and contracts with Port Orange for treatment. 

Sewer Service Rates 
Residential & Commercial
Meter size (3/4" to 2") 
0-2,000 gallons $8.76/month 
2,000 gallons and more $4.33/1,000 

Community Facilities 
Nearest commercial airport Daytona Beach International Airport 
Financial institutions 4 
Total branches 4 
Churches (total) 2 
Cable TV service Yes 
Newspaper (local) 
Electrical service Florida Power & Light 
Telephone service BellSouth 
Tennis Complex 1 
Golf courses 1 
Hospitals 
Hotels/Motels 99 
Libraries 
Post Office locations 1 



Daytona Beach Shores Statistics

Issues: Hiring a new city manager, completing the sewer system expansion, redeveloping the west side of South Atlantic Avenue.

Size and location: A narrow, 5.5-mile long city on the beachside, south of Daytona Beach and north of Ponce Inlet.

Housing costs: Average sale price of homes, $155,984; average sale price of condos, $124,529

Property tax rate: City rate is $3.68231; total rate is $22.72981 or $1,136.49 for a $75,000 house with a $25,000 homestead exemption. 

Principal business: Tourism: hotels, motels, and condominiums

Public safety: The city has 35 public safety officers who are trained as firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians.

Government: Non-partisan city council and mayor, appointed city manager, public safety director.

Contact: City Hall (386) 322-5000; public safety department (non- emergency) (386) 322-5026; community services department (code enforcement, parks and recreation, building inspections) (386) 322-5022

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