Daytona Beach Shores

Daytona Beach Shores was first organized in 1960 by local business leaders convinced that a smaller community could provide better services to its residents. The City, incorporated April 22, 1960, is between unincorporated Wilbur-by-the-Sea to the south and Daytona Beach to the north.

A group at the beach 1900's, 

In the 1970s and 1980s, the City underwent a massive building program. Now about 80 percent of the residents live in high-rise condominiums that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean. In 1997, residents voted in a straw ballot to limit the height of future buildings to 12 stories. The City Council approved the height limit in 1998.

The resort and retirement community has no schools or manufacturing industry, but caters to visitors year-round with miniature golf courses, family entertainment and a private par 3 golf course and tennis club. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has about 4,300 residents.

 

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