Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, May 7, 2025 · 8:30 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on May 7, 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 Technical Review Committee met on May 7, 2025, to review development and platting applications across Walton County. The committee considered 12 projects, including hotel construction, bank development, residential , restaurant development, parking improvements, and industrial facilities. One project (Hotel Rain) was removed from the agenda, and one (All In SRB bank) was continued to a later meeting. The remaining projects ranged from minor to major development orders and approvals for mixed-use, residential, and industrial properties located throughout the county's five districts.
Why it matters
The Technical Review Committee reviews development applications before they advance to higher county decision-making bodies, so these projects represent potential future construction and land use changes throughout Walton County. Residents in the affected districts (particularly Districts 4 and 5) may see changes to their neighborhoods from new hotels, , commercial facilities, and parking improvements.
On the agenda
Development & zoning12 items
Hotel Rain
Removed from the agenda. Project number MAJ25-000038 is a major development order application 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.
Where: 12805 U.S. Highway 98 East; 36-3S-18-16100-000-0281; 36-3S-18-16100-000-0290; 36-3S-18-16100-000-0291; 36-3S-18-16100-000-0310; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0020; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0030; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0040; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0050; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0060; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0070; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0080; 36-3S-18-16250-000-0090; 36-3S-18-16250-000-00A0
All In SRB
Continued to the May 21, 2025, TRC meeting. Project number MIN25-000085 is a minor development order application by Northstar Engineering Services on behalf of All In Federal Credit Union requesting to develop a 4,115 square foot bank.
Where: 4379 US Highway 98 West; 33-2S-20-33260-032-0010
Hawk's Landing Phase 2 Replat
Agenda item requests approval by final . Project number PLA25-000058 is a plat application consistent with previously approved DO# MAJ20-000023, submitted by Innerlight Engineering, Corp. on behalf of Hawks Landing Development, LLC, requesting to replat phase 2 of Hawks Landing on 8.91 +/- acres in the Village Mixed Use district.
Where: Indian Woman Road, approximately 0.2 miles north of Chat Holley Road; 23-2S-20-33172-000-00A0
Alys Beach Block RR: Lots 1-10 & 22-27
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MIN25-000093 is a minor development order application by Innerlight Engineering Corporation on behalf of EBSCO Gulf Coast Development, Inc., requesting approval to develop 16 single family residential lots and associated infrastructure in Block RR of the Alys Beach on 2.99 +/- acres.
Where: 84 Elbow Beach Road; 26-3S-18-16000-003-0000
Sunliner Diner
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MIN25-000094 is a minor development order application by Innerlight Engineering Corp. on behalf of Bluewater Landing 30A, LLC requesting to develop a 10,086 square feet restaurant on 1.77 +/- acres.
Where: County Highway 30A West, north of Jetty Road; 01-3S-20-34630-000-00B0
Thompson Woods Phase 2
Agenda item requests approval by final . Project number PLA25-000057 is a plat application consistent with previously approved DO# MAJ23-000023, submitted by Nautilus Civil Engineers on behalf of Catherine Development, LLC, requesting to plat 33 single family lots and associated infrastructure on 4.26 +/- acres.
Where: 305 Thompson Road; 34-2S-20-33270-060-0001; 34-2S-20-33270-060-0002
Twin Valley
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MIN25-000087 is a minor development order application by Nautilus Civil Engineers on behalf of Leo Haung, requesting to develop a 13 single family lot on 7.07 +/- acres in the Conservation Residential 2:1 district.
Where: west side of Don Bishop Road, 0.23 miles north of the intersection at Don Bishop Road and US Highway 98 West; 29-2S-20-33000-013-0020; 29-2S-20-33000-013-0010; 29-2S-20-33000-013-0090
Watersound Beach Club North Parking Addition
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MIN24-000074 is a minor development order application by O'Connell & Associates Consulting Engineers, LLC, requesting approval to add 112 parking spaces, gated entrance with guard shack, covered shuttle stop, and upgrades to gravel storage area on 3.85 ± acres. Continued from the March 19, 2025, TRC meeting.
Where: 146 Dune Drift Lane; 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
East Nursery Road
Agenda item requests approval by final order. Project number MAJ25-000036 is a major development order application by Dewberry Engineers, Inc. on behalf of McAnna Robson, LLC, requesting approval to develop a 53 single family lot and associated infrastructure on 28.20 +/- acres.
Where: north side of East Nursery Road, west of Garden Lane Drive and east of Indian Woman Road; 14-2S-20-33000-005-0000
Jars Cove
Agenda item requests approval by final . Project number PLA24-000052 is a plat application consistent with previously approved DO# MIN20-000006, submitted by Jars Cove, LLC, requesting to plat 8 single family homes on 5.60 +/- acres.
Where: 775 Walton Way; 19-2S-21-42000-006-0040
Lumen Storage Facility
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MIN24-000050 is a minor development order application by EXP US Services, Inc. on behalf of Lumen Technologies, Inc., requesting approval to develop an 840 square foot inventory storage building and associated infrastructure on 0.55 +/- acres.
Where: 3110 U.S. Highway 98 West; 27-2S-20-33210-000-0161
SEC Freeport Hot Mix Asphalt Plant
Agenda item requests approval by development order. Project number MAJ25-000035 is a minor development order application by Baker Engineers, LLC, on behalf of Highway 20 Properties, LLC, requesting approval to develop a 400 square foot Hot Mix Asphalt Plant and associated infrastructure on 116.4 +/- acres in the Heavy Industrial district. Continued from the March 05, 2025, TRC meeting.
Where: south side of State Highway 20 West, approximately 0.92 miles from the intersection of Site C-6 Road and State Highway 20 West; 07-1S-19-23000-001-0000
Coming up
- All In SRB project continued to TRC meeting · May 21, 2025
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