Planning Commission Meeting Held

The Walton County Planning Commission held a public hearing for the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code (LDC) updates on Monday April 16, 2018.  At this meeting, the Planning Commissioners reviewed Part 3 of the Comprehensive Plan update, which included the Infrastructure Solid Waste Sub-Element and Transportation Element; as well as Part 1 of the LDC update, which included Chapter 2 – Zoning Districts, Chapter  4 – Resource Protection Standards, and Chapter 5 – Development, Design and Improvement Standards.

The Planning Commission approved the updated Solid Waste Sub-Element as written, and approved LDC Chapters 2 and 4 with conditions including a request that boat storage to be added as a use to the Parks and Recreation Zoning District in Chapter 2, and that aquifer recharge and wellhead protection areas in Chapter 4 are revisited at a future date.  No action was taken on the Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element or LDC Chapter 5 which would be considered at a future Planning Commission meeting.