Technical Review Committee · Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Freeport Board Room
Technical Review Committee
This meeting was held on Sep 16, 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 September 16, 2026, to consider five development projects. One project, Black Creek RV Park Parking Lot Modification, was continued to the October 7 meeting. The committee was scheduled to review four other proposals: The Shoppes @ Inlet Phase 2 (a mixed-use retail and restaurant development), Gum Creek Office Complex (an industrial office and storage facility), Kaiya ThisDay (an expansion of a mixed-use building), and Emerald Coast Motor Club (a large motorsports park). The agenda does not indicate whether votes were taken or outcomes determined.
Why it matters
These development projects will shape growth and land use in Walton County, ranging from small retail and office expansions to a large-scale motorsports facility. Residents in District 1, 3, and 5 may be particularly affected by these zoning changes and new commercial or industrial uses in their areas.
On the agenda
Development & zoning5 items
Black Creek RV Park Parking Lot Modification
Request to continue to the October 7, 2026, TRC meeting. This is a minor development order application requesting to modify an existing order by removing site improvements to add 82 gravel parking spaces, new driveway entrances, and a crosswalk on approximately 6.72 acres.
Where: County Highway 3280, east side, just south of Phillips Drive; 32-1S-18-14000-001-0010
The Shoppes @ Inlet Phase 2
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application requesting approval to develop 6,377 square feet of restaurant space and 13,533 square feet of retail space on approximately 2.63 acres.
Where: 13667 U.S. Highway 98 East; 36-3S-18-16100-000-1660
Gum Creek Office Complex Minor Development Order
Request to approve by development order. Minor development application requesting approval to develop the site as an office complex consisting of 12,800 square feet of office space, storage, vehicle maintenance bays, associated parking, and stormwater management facilities on approximately 18 acres.
Where: 30 Woodyard Road, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435; 20-3N-19-19000-009-0000
Kaiya ThisDay
Request to approve by development order. Minor development order application requesting to add 380 square feet to an existing mixed-use building on approximately 0.16 acres.
Where: southeast corner of West Solaire Way and Kaiya Avenue; 27-3S-18-16811-00C-0010
Emerald Coast Motor Club
Request to approve by . Major development application requesting a conceptual for a hybrid motorsports park and shared infrastructure across multiple land use designations on approximately 755.29 acres.
Where: 124 Forrest Oak Road; 35-2N-19-18000-001-0060; 26-2N-19-18000-028-0010; 26-2N-19-18000-021-0020; 28-2N-19-18000-012-0000; 27-2N-19-18000-001-0000
Coming up
- Black Creek RV Park Parking Lot Modification continued for further review · Oct 7, 2026
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