Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, October 1, 2025 · 8:30 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on Oct 1, 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 October 1, 2025, to review minor development order applications for various projects across the county. The committee approved five projects (Alys Beach Block W construction trailer, Blue Green Landscape garden center conversion, Goatfeathers deck addition, ACE Hardware lawn and garden center, and Beachwalk Townhomes replat), one project (Legion Park improvements), continued three projects to October 15 (Leisure Lane bed and breakfast, G&S Glass showroom, and LBC Properties commercial use), and approved one replat (Cross Creek Shores).
Why it matters
The Technical Review Committee's decisions on development orders shape future commercial, residential, and recreational projects across Walton County, affecting land use, infrastructure, and community character. These approvals and continuances determine whether proposed improvements and businesses can move forward in the county.
On the agenda
Development & zoning9 items
Leisure Lane Bed and Breakfast
Request to continue to the October 15, 2025, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to develop two bed and breakfast inns with nine rooms in each on 0.25 acres with Mixed Use land use and Village Mixed Use zoning.
Where: 44 Leisure Lane; 02-3S-20-34160-000-0472
G&S Glass
Request to continue to the October 15, 2025, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to develop a 4,500 square foot showroom, 15,400 square foot stockroom and associated parking on 2.35 acres with Mixed Use land use and Coastal Center Mixed Use zoning.
Where: US Highway 98 West, east of Botanic way; 30-2S-21-42000-001-0010
LBC Properties on Highway 331
Request to continue to the October 15, 2025, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to utilize existing structures for commercial and light industrial uses on 2.66 acres with Industrial and Extractive Uses land use and Light Industrial zoning.
Where: 4534 US Highway 331 South; 23-2N-19-18000-011-0000
Alys Beach Block W Construction Trailer
Approved by development order. Minor development order application for a 6,480 square foot temporary construction trailer with attached wood deck and minor parking revisions on 0.92 acres with Mixed Use land use and Traditional Neighborhood Development zoning.
Where: 84 Elbow Beach Road; 26-3S-18-16000-003-0000
Blue Green Landscape
Approved by development order. Minor development order application to convert existing 2,000 square foot residential home into a Commercial Garden Center on 1.16 acres with Mixed Use land use and Coastal Center zoning.
Where: 861 Mack Bayou Road; 25-2S-21-42000-033-0030
Goatfeathers Deck Addition
Approved by development order. Minor development order application to add a 1,083 square foot deck to an existing restaurant on 0.61 acres with Residential land use and Neighborhood Infill zoning.
Where: 3865 West County Highway 30A; 02-3S-20-34090-00A-0010; 02-3S-20-34090-00A-0020
ACE Hardware Lawn and Garden Center
Approved by development order. Minor development order application to develop 8,800 square feet of lawn and garden center on 2.15 acres with Mixed Use land use and Village Mixed Use zoning.
Where: 2202 U.S. Highway 98 West; 26-2S-20-33200-000-0152
Beachwalk Townhomes
Approved by development order. Minor development order application to reconfigure existing lots and driveways to add 13 additional units for a total of 76 townhomes on 9.93 acres with Residential land use and Neighborhood Infill zoning.
Where: Moll Drive, south of U.S. Highway 98 West, north of Helen McCall Park; 34-2S-20-33270-029-0000
Lot 20 Block D Cross Creek Shores Replat
Approved by development order. Minor development order application to replat Lot 20 Block D of Cross Creek Shores by adding an additional 3.85 acres with Rural Residential land use and Rural Village zoning.
Where: Island Grove Drive; 29-1S-19-23010-00D-0200; 29-1S-19-23000-005-0010
Parks1 item
Legion Park Improvements
Request to table. Minor development order application submitted by Walton County Board of County Commissioners requesting to add improvements to Legion Park on 3.43 acres with Parks and Recreation land use.
Where: Crest Drive, east of North Geronimo Street; 28-2S-21-42280-000-0070
Other1 item
September 3, 2025 TRC Minutes Approval
Minutes approved.
Coming up
- Continued review of Leisure Lane Bed and Breakfast, G&S Glass, and LBC Properties on Highway 331 · October 15, 2025
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