Walton County approves 62‑lot rezoning for Nicholsville Road tract amid traffic and buffer concerns

Walton County commissioners voted to rezone about 81 acres on Nicholsville Road to R‑1 OSC to allow a 62‑lot residential subdivision, approving the request with planning commission conditions and additional requirements after multiple residents urged traffic and safety safeguards.

The county approved the rezoning request for developer My Home Communities, represented by attorney Joshua Scoggins, following public comment that focused on traffic at Nicholsville Road and State Route 11, liability concerns for adjoining spring‑fed ponds, and the need for meaningful buffers between new lots and existing rural properties.

The applicant’s attorney, Joshua Scoggins, told the commission the proposal is for “62 residential lots, at a density, I believe, 0.77 units an acre.” Builder Logan Moss said the plan is a “conservation layout” that seeks to “condense the lots into a smaller area so that we can preserve more open space.”

Speakers for the Thompson family and the developer described the property’s agricultural history and said the plan fits the county’s comprehensive plan. Billy Mitchell, representing the owner Grady Thompson Enterprises, said the family sold the land for “highest…