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Walton County board approves minor setback variance for Valor Communities with landscaping and survey conditions
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a few‑inch encroachment discovered after a foundation pour, conditioned on a recorded commitment to add vegetation in the adjacent common area and submission of a slab survey before further vertical construction; vote was 5–1.
The Walton County board voted to approve a set of small setback variances for a single‑family home in a Valor Communities development on Nov. 17, 2025, after the encroachments were discovered during a foundation survey.
Daryl Burgess, a registered land surveyor with GeoPoint Surveying, told the board the foundation was poured and framing begun when a foundation survey showed the house sat about 19.7 feet from the front lot line (five inches short of the 20‑foot front setback), about 7.4 feet from a side line (roughly one inch short of 7.5 feet), and up to 14.5 feet in one rear corner (half a foot short of the…
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