Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on May 6, 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 held a meeting on May 6, 2026, to review development applications and amendments. The committee approved minutes from previous meetings and addressed multiple development projects. Most items on the agenda were either , continued to a later meeting, or being considered for approval. The projects ranged from residential and single-family homes to commercial buildings, an RV park, and infrastructure improvements across various districts in the county.
Why it matters
The Technical Review Committee's decisions on development orders determine whether new residential , commercial buildings, and infrastructure projects can move forward in Walton County. These approvals affect land use patterns, neighborhood character, traffic, and the county's growth trajectory.
On the agenda
Development & zoning19 items
Esneul Abandonment
Request to table. Project PA25-000006 is an abandonment application to abandon a portion of the on the known as Villa Tasso.
Where: 43 Lois Place; 30-1S-21-41100-002-0010
Silver Place
Request to continue to May 20, 2026, TRC meeting. Minor development order application for a 14,000 square foot general business establishment on 1.55 acres.
Where: north of U.S Highway 98 West, east of Ponce De Leon Street and west of South Shore Drive; 28-2S-21-42000-018-0040
Sunrise Coffee
Request to continue to May 20, 2026, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to convert a single-family home into a 1,016 square foot coffee shop with second story apartment on 0.45 acres.
Where: 3185 County Highway 30A West; 01-2S-20-34200-00F-0090
66 Cross Creek Road
Request to continue to May 20, 2026, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to develop an additional single family home on 0.61 acres.
Where: 66 Cross Creek Road; 30-2S-21-42290-000-0740
Bay Breeze Outdoor Kitchen
Request to continue to May 20, 2026, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to develop a 12,012 square foot commercial building on 1.026 acres.
Where: north side of Forest Shore Drive, east of Darrow Drive; 29-2S-21-42160-00A-0090, 0110, 0130, 0150
64 Topsail Village Drive
Request to continue to May 20, 2026, TRC meeting. Minor development order application to redevelop an existing commercial building to commercial lodge on 0.12 acres.
Where: 64 Topsail Village Drive; 32-2S-20-33010-012-0110
Lot 1, SWCP Phase II
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop a 9,996 square foot warehouse with associated infrastructure on 1.0 acres.
Where: north side of Serenoa Road, west of Palustris Road; 05-3S-18-16011-000-0010
Grand Pointe West Phase 2
Request to approve by development order. Development Order amendment to modify existing Development Order No. 15-01300047, reconfiguring four existing single-family lots, modifying infrastructure, and adding three new single-family lots on a newly acquired parcel for a total of twenty-seven single-family lots on approximately 4.22 acres.
Where: 85 Holly Leaf Lane; 36-3S-18-16100-000-105A, 105B, 105C, 105E, and 1060
Saw Mill Phase 2
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop 19 single-family residential parcels with associated infrastructures on 20.29 acres.
Where: Section 03, Township 2 North, and Range 18 County Highway 183 South; 03-2N-18-09100-000-00C0, 03-2N-18-09100-000-00B0, 03-2N-18-09000-003-0020, 03-2N-18-09000-003-0010, and 03-2N-18-09000-003-0023
Juan's Auto Repair
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop a 3,940 square-foot auto repair shop on 1.02 acres.
Where: east side of U.S. Highway 331 South, south of Sweetwater Lane and north of Shadow Lane; 27-1S-19-23000-049-0000
Watersound Town Center Origins Spec 10
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to amend previously approved development order (MIN22-000098), changing building from two stories to single-story and increasing size to approximately 18,106 square feet on approximately 55.12 acres.
Where: 11285 US Highway 98 East; 23-3S-18-16000-001-0040
Wagon Wheel RV Park
Request to approve by final order. Major development application to develop 57 RV sites, manager's residence, and recreation facilities on 9.04 acres.
Where: northeast corner at the intersection of US Highway 331 South and Wagon Wheel Road; 02-1N-19-17010-000-0130
Bitter Ends Estates
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to modify existing DO # MIN24-000042 and add 0.21 acres, resulting in an increase to Lots 2 and 5 on 1.3 acres.
Where: south end of Tang O Mar Drive; 34-2S-21-42000-045-0000, 34-2S-21-42000-046-0040
J&E Ventures 98 Retail
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop an additional 12,000 square foot two story commercial building on 1.16 acres.
Where: 12272 US Highway 98 West; 29-2S-21-42000-011-0012
Rosestar
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to subdivide 4.53 acres of a 14.8-acre parent parcel into four residential lots.
Where: East of US Highway 331 South, North of Doodle's Forest Road, and adjacent to Bay Magnolia Lane; 29-2S-19-24000-004-0050
Emerald Coast Endoscopy Center
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to redevelop an existing commercial building to add an additional 7,123 square feet for a total of 15,223 square feet on 3.46 acres.
Where: 200 Mack Bayou Road; 25-2S-21-42000-020-0000
Commodore's Retreat Pool Improvement
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to improve pool and amenities on 1.83 acres.
Where: 561 Eastern Lake Road; 24-3S-19-25310-000-00A0, 24-3S-19-25120-000-0270
Lot 9 Miller Commerce Park
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop a 5,833 square foot warehouse with office space on 1.63 acres.
Where: southwest end corner of Nighthawk Drive; 19-1S-18-14100-000-0090
USU-FWB 32 Mack Bayou
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to replace the cell tower on 0.147 acres.
Where: 1885 Mack Bayou Road; 24-2S-21-42000-045-0011
Public safety1 item
Walton County Sheriff's Office Building
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application to develop a 9,300 square foot storage building with required asphalt parking on 19.61 acres.
Where: 205 Triple G Road; 02-3N-19-19000-028-0010
Other1 item
April 1 and April 15, 2026 TRC Minutes
Minutes were read and approved.
Coming up
- Continued TRC meeting to review Silver Place, Sunrise Coffee, 66 Cross Creek Road, Bay Breeze Outdoor Kitchen, and 64 Topsail Village Drive projects · May 20, 2026
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