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Resident presses county over pole‑barn enforcement and alleged behind‑the‑scenes variance discussions
Summary
A Walton County resident, Mark Douglas, urged stricter, consistent code enforcement after a neighbor built a pole barn in alleged violation of setbacks and permits; county staff explained the magistrate process, available remedies, and how subsequent permit pathways and land purchases affected compliance options.
Mark Douglas of Santa Rosa Beach addressed the commission at length to protest a neighbor’s pole‑barn construction that Douglas says violated setback rules and continued after multiple code-enforcement visits and a magistrate ruling. Douglas said the neighbor accrued daily fines of about $250 and that closed-door meetings with planning staff and developers led to a permit pathway he described as…
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