Planning Commission · Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM · Freeport Board Room
Planning Commission
This meeting was held on Jun 11, 2026. Its minutes aren't posted yet, so the summary below was written from the agenda before the meeting: it says what was planned, not what was decided. Decisions and votes will appear once the minutes are.
Summary
The Walton County Planning Commission met on June 11, 2026, to consider several items including approval of prior minutes, two text amendment proposals, a road abandonment request, and a continuation of a hotel development application. The commission was asked to table a update based on an evaluation report, approve changes to the addressing compliance and statutory issues, and approve abandonment of a small residential . A major hotel project near Highway 98 was continued to the next meeting.
Why it matters
These decisions will shape how Walton County manages development, infrastructure, and land use going forward. The updates and code amendments will clarify standards that affect where and how residents and businesses can build throughout the county.
On the agenda
Development & zoning3 items
Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Text Amendments to the
Request to table substantive text amendments to Goals, Objectives, and Policies of multiple elements of the Walton County based on the EAR report prepared by DPZ CoDESIGN and approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
Text Amendments
Request to approve by substantive text amendments to Chapters One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, and Nine of the Walton County addressing code compliance issues, recent statutory changes, and improvements to code interpretation and implementation, including changes to access management, review, review, submittal requirements, and Certificate of Land Use requirements.
Hotel Rain - 30 Avenue Development
Major development order application submitted by McNeil Carroll Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Rosemary Lodging, LLC, requesting approval to add a parcel to the 30 Avenue development and construct a 78-unit hotel with parking garage and associated infrastructure on 3.34 acres was continued to the July 9, 2026, Planning Commission meeting.
Where: 12805 U.S. Highway 98 East, parcel numbers 36-3S-18-16100-000-0281, 0290, 0291, 0310, 36-3S-18-16250-000-0020, 0030, 0040, 0050, 0060, 0070, 0080, 0090, and 00A0
Roads & infrastructure1 item
Golf Club Drive Abandonment
Request to approve by the abandonment of approximately 0.12 acres of a 33-foot-wide known as Golf Club Drive submitted by Emerald Coast Associates Engineering, LLC on behalf of Steve and Carla Chambers.
Where: 324 Golf Club Drive, parcel number 04-3S-20-34080-000-0050
Other1 item
May 14, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes were presented for approval.
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