Commission adopts land-development ordinance amendments after dropping mandatory nut-tree requirement
Jun 3, 2026
The board adopted a package of Land Development Ordinance amendments including a performance-cash bond option for subdivision topping and an updated county tree table; commissioners amended the proposal to avoid mandating a nut-bearing tree on each lot and let builders choose from the UGA-approved list.
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County planning staff presented a set of amendments to the Walton County Land Development Ordinance: corrections to verbiage, permit and fee-schedule updates, a performance-cash-bond option to allow developers to top out streets after an agreed build percentage, and an updated tree-ordinance table listing approved species for planting.
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