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Walton County adopts hybrid bonfire rules, tightens vendor fines and permit rules
Summary
After hours of public testimony, Walton County commissioners adopted a hybrid beach‑activities ordinance allowing wood, propane and approved smokeless pits, and approved a fee resolution that raises penalties for debris and strengthens permit conditions to curb litter and safety risks.
Walton County commissioners voted Nov. 24 to adopt changes to the county’s beach activities ordinance that both preserve commercial bonfire activity and tighten rules intended to reduce smoke, debris and safety hazards.
The board approved the hybrid approach — keeping traditional wood fires in some circumstances, allowing propane‑fueled pits, and permitting “smokeless” or closed‑bottom fire pits that vendors demonstrated to staff. County staff and the fire marshal insisted the ordinance also add new safety and cleanup requirements: fire pits must have a solid steel bottom or an approved smokeless design, must be attended at all times and must be equipped with a fire extinguisher; vendors must remove all…
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