Planning Commission - May 14 2026

Planning Commission - May 14 2026. Location: Freeport Board Room. Time: 04:00 PM. Agenda: Planning Commission - May 14 2026 - Html Walton County Planning Commission Meeting Zoom Registration - https://www.co.walton.fl.us/FormCenter Thursday, May 14, 2026 4:00 PM Freeport Board Room MEETING OPENED: MINUTES READ/APPROVED: 1. 26-0594 - Pdf Request to approve the April 9, 2026, PC minutes. ANNOUNCEMENTS: LEGISLATIVE ITEMS 2. 26-0595 - Pdf Land Development Code Text Amendments - Request to continue to the June 11, 2025, PC meeting. Walton County Planning and Development Services Staff are proposing substantive text amendments to Chapters One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, and Nine of the Walton County Land Development Code. The proposed amendments relate to Code Compliance issues, recent statutory changes, and continuing staff efforts to maintain and improve interpretation and implementation of the Land Development Code. These changes will affect many current standards and components of the Code, including, but not limited to, access management, Conditional Use review, Planned Unit Development review, submittal requirements, and Certificate of Land Use requirements. 3. 26-0596 - Pdf Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Text Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan - Request to continue to the June 11, 2026, PC meeting. Walton County Planning and Development Services Staff is proposing substantive text amendments to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Capital Improvements Element, Coastal Management Element, Conservation Element, Future Land Use Element, Housing Element, Infrastructure Element, Recreation Element, and the Transportation / Mobility Element of the Walton County Comprehensive Plan. The proposed text amendments are based on the EAR report prepared by DPZ CoDESIGN and approved by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners. QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS 4. 26-0597 - Pdf Hotel Rain Inlet Beach - Request to continue to the June 11, 2026, PC meeting. Project number MAJ25-000038 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a major development order application submitted by McNeil Carroll Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Rosemary Lodging, LLC, requesting approval to add a parcel to the 30 Avenue development, construct a 78-unit hotel with parking garage, and associated infrastructure on 3.34 +/- acres with a future land use of Mixed Use and a zoning category of Village Mixed Use. The property is located in District 5 at 12805 U.S. Highway 98 East and is identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-0281, 0290, 0291, 0310, 36-3S-18-16250-000-0020, 0030, 0040, 0050, 0060, 0070, 0080, 0090, and 00A0. 5. 26-0598 - Pdf Holiday Inn Express - Request to approve by final order. Project number MAJ25-000053 is being reviewed by Ayanna Reed. This is a major development application submitted by Nautilus Civil Engineers on behalf of Sunrise 850, LLC. requesting to develop a hotel with 104 rooms on 2.57 +/- acres. The project site has a future land use of Mixed Use and a zoning category of Village Mixed Use. The property is in District 5, located on the north side of US Highway 98 West, approximately 0.195 miles east of Don Bishop Road, and approximately 0.249 miles West of Intersection US Highway 98 West Crossover and Mussett Bayou and is identified by parcel number(s) 28-2S-20-33220-000-0495. WORKSHOP ITEM: 6. 26-0599 - Pdf Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Text Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan - Request for Board and Public Input. Walton County Planning and Development Services Staff is proposing substantive text amendments to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Capital Improvements Element, Coastal Management Element, Conservation Element, Future Land Use Element, Housing Element, Infrastructure Element, Recreation Element, and the Transportation / Mobility Element of the Walton County Comprehensive Plan. The proposed text amendments are based on the EAR report prepared by DPZ CoDESIGN and approved by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners. ADJOURN: