Walton County magistrate orders compliance deadlines, fines and fee waivers across multiple code cases

Feb 13, 2025

At a Feb. 12 Walton County code compliance hearing, Special Magistrate Hayward Dykes issued orders on multiple property cases — reducing one owner’s accrued fines to zero, setting deadlines for several properties to clean up debris or obtain permits, and allowing limited time tied to active permits for one renovation case.

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Special Magistrate Hayward Dykes issued orders on a string of Walton County code-enforcement cases during a Feb. 12 hearing in DeFuniak Springs, setting staggered compliance deadlines, administrative fees and daily fines for properties found in violation of the Walton County Land Development Code.

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