Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, February 19, 2025 · 8:30 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on Feb 19, 2025. 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 Technical Review Committee met on February 19, 2025, to review development projects. The committee approved a final for a 6-townhome development at 550 South County Highway 393 and approved a final order for a 61,500-square-foot self-storage facility on US Highway 331. Several other projects—including a used car lot in DeFuniak Springs, a mosquito control fleet parking garage, a telecommunications tower, residential , and a beach club parking expansion—were either or continued to the March 5 meeting for further review.
Why it matters
The Technical Review Committee's approvals and continuances of development projects shape future growth and land use in Walton County. Approvals like the self-storage facility and townhome move projects closer to construction, while continued reviews allow time to address technical concerns before final approval.
On the agenda
Development & zoning9 items
DeFuniak Springs Used Car Lot
Request to table project MIN24-000075. This is a minor development order application to develop a used car lot with 20 spaces on 3.4 acres in General Commercial district. The prior TRC meeting on 1/22/2025 was cancelled due to winter storm.
Where: 23-3N-20-28000-031-0040; Kings Lake Road, approximately 0.075 miles from the intersection at US Highway 90 West and Kings Lake Road
SWMCD Fleet Parking Garage
Request to continue to the March 5, 2025 TRC meeting. This is a minor development order application for a 16,670 square feet fleet parking garage and associated infrastructure on 9.82 acres in Institutional district.
Where: 26-2S-20-33200-000-0600; 774 North County Highway 393
US-FL-5593 Westonwood Telecommunications Tower
Request to continue to the March 5, 2025 TRC meeting. This is a minor development order application to install a 190' telecommunications tower on 8.97 acres in General Agriculture district.
Where: 11-1S-20-32000-004-0000; 866 Woodlawn Road
228 Seacroft Drive Single Family Lots
Request to continue to the March 5, 2025 TRC meeting. This is a minor development order application to develop 2 single family lots on 1 acre in Conservation Residential district.
Where: 02-3S-20-34000-002-0110; 228 Seacroft Drive
Beargrass Preserve at Naturewalk
Request to continue to the March 5, 2025 TRC meeting. This is a application consistent with previously approved DO# MIN23-000033 to plat 24 townhomes on 3.20 acres in Traditional Neighborhood Development district.
Where: 11-3S-19-25010-000-00E0; end of Beargrass Way
Jars Cove
Request to continue to the March 5, 2025 TRC meeting. This is a application consistent with previously approved DO# MIN20-000006 to plat 8 single family homes on 6.28 acres in Neighborhood Infill district.
Where: 19-2S-21-42000-006-0040; 775 Walton Way
Cottages at 393 South
Approved by final . This is a plat application consistent with previously approved DO# MIN21-000069 to plat 6 townhomes on 0.64 acres in Small Neighborhood and Neighborhood Infill districts.
Where: 34-2S-20-33270-009-0000; 550 South County Highway 393
North Beach Self Storage
Approved by final order. This is a major development application to develop a 61,500 square foot mini warehouse storage facility with associated infrastructure on 20.6 acres in General Commercial district. Project continued from the February 5, 2025 TRC meeting.
Where: 35-2N-19-18000-001-0091; 35-2N-19-18000-001-0043; 6575 South US Highway 331
Watersound Beach Club North Parking Addition
Approved by development order. This is a minor development order application to add 112 parking spaces, gated entrance with guard shack, new covered shuttle stop, and upgrades to gravel storage area on 3.85 acres in Coastal Center and Traditional Neighborhood Development districts. Project continued from the January 7, 2025 TRC meeting.
Where: 20-3S-18-16100-000-00A0; 20-3S-18-16000-001-0010; 20-3S-18-16000-001-0050; 20-3S-18-16310-000-00B0; 20-3S-18-16310-000-0430; 20-3S-18-16310-000-0420; 146 Dune Drift Lane
Other1 item
February 5, 2025 TRC Minutes Approval
Minutes from the February 5, 2025 meeting were read and approved.
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