Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on Mar 4, 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 Technical Review Committee met on March 4, 2026, to review development and land-use applications. The committee approved minutes from the previous meeting and considered five project applications: an abandonment of in the Villa Tasso area that will be continued to a later date, a 12,000-square-foot commercial building for J&E Ventures, an office and warehouse building at South Walton Commerce Park, an 8-lot residential at Mallet Bayou, and a free-standing emergency room facility for Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Most applications were being reviewed as minor development orders.
Why it matters
These development applications represent new commercial, medical, and residential projects planned for various districts in Walton County. Approval of these minor development orders will guide how land is used and developed in the county, affecting infrastructure, zoning compliance, and community character in affected areas.
On the agenda
Development & zoning5 items
Esneul Abandonment (Villa Tasso)
Request to continue to the March 18, 2026, TRC meeting. Project PA25-000006 is an abandonment application submitted by Clark Partington on behalf of Michael Esneul requesting to abandon a portion of the on a known as Villa Tasso on 1.25 acres with of Rural Residential and zoning of Rural Village.
Where: 43 Lois Place; 30-1S-21-41100-002-0010
J&E Ventures 98 Retail Development Order
Request to approve by development order. Project MIN26-000009 is a minor development order application submitted by Palmer Construction Management, LLC on behalf of J&E Ventures of SRB, LLC requesting to develop an additional 12,000 square foot two-story commercial building on 1.16 acres with of Mixed Use and zoning of Coastal Center.
Where: 12272 US Highway 98 West; 29-2S-21-42000-011-0012
South Walton Commerce Park Phase 2 Lot 19 Development Order
Request to approve by development order. Project MIN26-000011 is a minor development order application submitted by Innerlight Engineering, Corp. on behalf of Share Enough 5, LLC, requesting to develop an office/warehouse building and storage laydown yard on lot 19 on 1.10 acres with and zoning of Bay Walton Sector Planner Village Center, located on the east side of Palustris Road, south side of Serenoa Road, north of Callicarpa Road.
Where: 05-3S-18-16011-000-0190
Mallet Bayou Cove Development Order
Request to approve by development order. Project MIN26-000006 is a minor development order application submitted by Cliff Knauer, P.E. on behalf of Pillar Pine Properties, LLC, requesting to develop an 8-lot single-family on 6.99 acres with of Rural Residential and zoning of Rural Village, located on Mallet Bayou Road.
Where: 34-1S-19-23000-005-0050
Santa Rosa FSER Development Order
Request to approve by development order. Project MIN25-000146 is a minor development order application submitted by Catalyst Design Group, PC, on behalf of Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Inc., requesting approval to develop a 10,860 square foot free-standing emergency room and associated infrastructure on 2.59 acres with of Mixed Use and zoning of Village Mixed Use, located on the north side of U.S. Highway 98 West, east of Veterans Road and west of the Publix entrance road.
Where: 26-2S-20-33240-000-0020
Other1 item
February 4, 2026 TRC Minutes Approval
Minutes were read and approved.
Coming up
- Esneul Abandonment project continuation hearing · Mar 18, 2026
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