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Walton County TRC conditionally approves small lot reconfiguration at Burnt Pines
Summary
The Walton County Technical Review Committee conditionally approved a minor amendment to make Lot 3296 in Burnt Pines 0.07 acres larger by adding land from the adjacent golf course, pending environmental review and resolution of minor comments.
The Walton County Technical Review Committee on Nov. 19 voted to conditionally approve a minor development-order amendment that enlarges Lot 3296 in Burnt Pines East 2 by about 0.07 acres, moving the project toward final development-order approval once outstanding comments — including environmental review — are resolved.
Staff entered the application (MIN25-000133) into the record and said the parcel’s future land use is mixed use with coastal-center zoning. An applicant representative described the request as “a simple reconfiguration” that draws roughly 0.07 acres from the adjacent Burnt Pines Golf Course and noted the property is part of the Destin DRI. Dean Burgess of Emerald Coast Associates told the committee the community retains roughly 30–35 acres of open space, and that “0.07 acres isn’t gonna put a dent in it.”
During questions, staff and the committee confirmed the subject residential lot is currently vacant and that the change would be reflected on the county’s next biannual report. Tabitha Howard asked whether the county is enforcing an older (1984) settlement agreement and whether DEP 62-25 stormwater criteria apply. Staff said the project meets the 2017 NOPC criteria used by the county’s planning review and that the 2016/2017 NOPCs are the operative documents; staff did not identify an unresolved stormwater compliance issue for this small change.
The committee’s motion to conditionally approve carried unanimously. The approval directs staff to move the application to a development order upon successful resolution of outstanding technical comments and receipt of environmental comments.
What happens next: the applicant must address outstanding planning comments and receive environmental review comments; staff will finalize the development order and the director must sign off before the change becomes effective.
