The agenda item coming forward with the most proposed units was Arcadia at Hwy. 20, consisting of 352 multi-family units on 26.9 acres.
The property is located on the southeast corner of the Hwy. 20/CR-83A West intersection, west of Freeport. It had been rezoned by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on Nov. 22, 2022, from a Rural Residential to a Commercial future land use and from a Rural Village to a General Commercial zoning district (the Patterson Small Scale Amendment).
In February 2023, the Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) had approved a conditional use to allow for multi-family development without ground floor commercial use and requiring a dedication of 20 percent income-restricted units (affordable housing) on the property.
Stephen Schoen of Walton County Planning and Development Services introduced the project at the Nov. 15 TRC meeting, noting that the application was submitted by McNeill Carroll Engineering, Inc., on behalf of applicants TLV RE MF V Freeport II Owner, L.L.C.
The application was presented with 20-percent income restricted units on the 26.9 acres.
Schoen noted that reviewer comments from Walton County Fire Rescue were currently missing. However, he said the applicants did not indicate any concern about satisfying any of the outstanding reviewer comments.
Representing the applicants, engineer Robert Carroll said he did not foresee any issue with meeting fire rescue requirements.
Based on the nature of the remaining reviewer comments and the character of the development in providing income-restricted units in keeping with the Walton County Land Development Code (LDC) and Comprehensive Plan (CP), Schoen recommended moving the proposal forward to the next step in the county review and approval process, a hearing before the Walton County Planning Commission. This was on the condition of the remaining comments being satisfied in advance of that hearing.
The committee members approved a motion in line with this recommendation.
The property is located on the southeast corner of the Hwy. 20/CR-83A West intersection, west of Freeport. It had been rezoned by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on Nov. 22, 2022, from a Rural Residential to a Commercial future land use and from a Rural Village to a General Commercial zoning district (the Patterson Small Scale Amendment).
In February 2023, the Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) had approved a conditional use to allow for multi-family development without ground floor commercial use and requiring a dedication of 20 percent income-restricted units (affordable housing) on the property.
Stephen Schoen of Walton County Planning and Development Services introduced the project at the Nov. 15 TRC meeting, noting that the application was submitted by McNeill Carroll Engineering, Inc., on behalf of applicants TLV RE MF V Freeport II Owner, L.L.C.
The application was presented with 20-percent income restricted units on the 26.9 acres.
Schoen noted that reviewer comments from Walton County Fire Rescue were currently missing. However, he said the applicants did not indicate any concern about satisfying any of the outstanding reviewer comments.
Representing the applicants, engineer Robert Carroll said he did not foresee any issue with meeting fire rescue requirements.
Based on the nature of the remaining reviewer comments and the character of the development in providing income-restricted units in keeping with the Walton County Land Development Code (LDC) and Comprehensive Plan (CP), Schoen recommended moving the proposal forward to the next step in the county review and approval process, a hearing before the Walton County Planning Commission. This was on the condition of the remaining comments being satisfied in advance of that hearing.
The committee members approved a motion in line with this recommendation.