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Commissioners deny 30A Surf Club retail conversion, citing safety and ingress/egress concerns
Summary
Walton County commissioners voted 5-0 to deny a proposal that would have replaced an approved restaurant pad at US 98 and County Road 30A with a 9,824‑square‑foot retail store, after lengthy public comment raising safety and traffic concerns at the busy intersection.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously (5-0) on Feb. 27 to deny an applicant’s request to amend a prior development approval and convert a planned restaurant parcel at the busy US 98/County Road 30A intersection to a 9,824‑square‑foot retail building.
The applicant, represented by attorney Steven Tatum, asked the board to approve retail construction on a 0.75‑acre pad originally shown in the master plan as a future restaurant. Tatum and the development team told commissioners the retail use would be a higher‑end beach store modeled to complement 30A’s design character, would provide 33 parking spaces (above the code requirement of 29) and — they said — would create fewer PM‑peak hour trips than the previously contemplated restaurant.
Opponents stressed safety and traffic concerns at what many called a congested and dangerous gateway intersection. Public speakers…
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