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Zoning board grants Grayton (Greatton) Beach variance after agency sign-off; debate over parking, preservation and beach-mouse habitat
Summary
The board granted variances for impervious-surface and parking on a Grayton/Greatton Beach lot after applicant reduced the house footprint and the county received a conservation-agency ("Christie") call-in supporting reduced parking and a restoration plan; the decision balances neighborhood preservation rules, stormwater requirements, and historic lot constraints.
The Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustment approved variances March 26 that allow a Grayton Beach property to increase allowable clearing/impervious area and reduce the overlay parking requirement after the applicant revised plans and received agency input.
Applicant Joshua Ravik said an existing 1948 house and coastal-dune-lake protections limit where structures and parking can go; he reduced the proposed house from roughly 3,136 square feet to about…
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