Fort Walton Beach council advances multiple land-development code updates aimed at easing permitting

Jun 9, 2026

Council moved several Land Development Code amendments forward, including allowing shipping containers as principal commercial structures (ord. 2215), streamlining pole-barn permitting (ord. 2216), and aligning election-code timing with a charter amendment (ord. 2217). Changes passed first or second readings as noted.

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Fort Walton Beach — The City Council advanced a package of land-development code and code-cleanup measures Thursday, with votes moving several ordinances to future readings or adopting them on second reading.

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