Planning commission recommends Bison Landing rezoning for 99‑lot conservation subdivision, commercial parcel to go to county commissioners

Walton County planning commissioners voted Oct. 2 to forward a rezoning request for a 118.27‑acre development called Bison Landing to the Walton County Board of Commissioners, recommending approval with conditions. The application asks to rezone portions of parcels at and near 2806 Highway 11 and George Williams Road to create a 99‑lot R‑1 OSC conservation subdivision and a 12.23‑acre B‑2 commercial outparcel.

The applicant’s representative, Andrea Gray, said the proposal would produce a conservation subdivision with at least 28% open space and a commercial parcel on Highway 11. “I have the pleasure of representing Baldpate General Contracting and their request for approval of Bison Landing,” Gray told the commission, adding the proposal would include sidewalks, street lights, underground utilities and homes with a minimum 2,000 square feet.

The nut graf: the commission’s recommendation does not finalize zoning; it forwards the case to the Board of Commissioners, which will make the final decision on Nov. 4. The commission imposed…