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Walton County considers tighter tent footprint rules and designated "tent beaches" for narrow accesses
Summary
Staff proposed clarifying that tent footprints cannot exceed 10x10 including guy lines and accessories and discussed restricting tents at narrow neighborhood accesses or designating larger beach areas for tents to preserve emergency access and pedestrian flow.
Walton County staff proposed clarifications to the beach activities ordinance meant to reduce conflicts over tents at narrow beach accesses, and workshop participants suggested designating larger beaches for tents.
Tony Corman said the draft clarifies the 10‑foot footprint limit for temporary shelters by explicitly including strings, bags, straps, legs and other attachments in the measurement. Staff noted…
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