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Kings Lake Estates approved for 42 lots; one commissioner objects, cites farmland loss
Summary
The board approved Kings Lake Estates, a 42‑lot subdivision on 21.2 acres in District 3, with one commissioner voting no and raising concerns about converting farmland to housing; the project includes a stormwater pond designed for 25‑year attenuation and modeling for the 100‑year storm.
Walton County commissioners voted on May 22 to approve Kings Lake Estates, a major development to create 42 single‑family lots on about 21.2 acres in District 3. The motion passed with one recorded no vote from Commissioner Glidewell.
Kelly Schultz and staff presented the project as consistent with county land use and zoning. The site, zoned rural village with a future land use of rural residential, will be served by municipal water and individual septic tanks on each lot, staff said. The project includes an on‑site stormwater pond; applicant John Henderson, of Henderson Engineering, said the pond is designed to attenuate the 25‑year storm and is modeled for the 100‑year storm to ensure it will not overtop. Henderson told the board he has already obtained a stormwater permit from the Water Management District.
During discussion one commissioner expressed concern that the project converts farmland to housing and urged caution about continued loss of farmland; another commissioner noted parking calculations assume single‑family use and would change if units were used as short‑term rentals. The planning commission and TRC previously recommended approval; the board approved the major development order with one nay recorded (Commissioner Glidewell). Staff reiterated that lots will not have direct driveway access to Kings Lake Road and will use an interior road system; that condition was included in the approval record.
