By DOTTY NIST
Advancing to last factor to consider with beneficial votes from the Walton County Planning Commission will be a 416-unit domestic job proposed for Cat Island Road, in addition to a 10-acre mixed-use job proposed for Miramar Beach and a big storage building proposed for South Walton Commerce Park.
The votes occurred at the preparation commission’s Feb. 9 routine conference at Freeport Commons.
The Bluffs at Juniper
The Bluffs at Juniper is a demand on behalf of Shivers Holdings, L.L.C., including 361 single-family houses, 55 single-family triplexes, and facilities on 104 currently-vacant acres on the south side of Cat Island Road, west of SR-83, and north of DeFuniak Springs.
The property remains in Residential land usage location and an Urban Residential zoning district.
According to the job staff report, the advancement is to occur in 4 stages, with facilities to consist of highway, walkways, parking, energies, a stormwater management center, a driveway connection to Cat Island Road, and an extra gain access to point from Wesley Road on the west side of the website.
It was kept in mind that parts of Cat Island Road would be rebuilded as part of the job in order to accommodate the advancement.
A needed $167,585 proportionate reasonable share charge had actually been determined by the county to reduce for traffic effects of the advancement on sections of SR-83 that are over capability. However, with the candidates consenting to offer the turn lane off SR-83 onto Cat Island Road at a cost of $748,269, staff’s demand was for the in proportion reasonable share charge to be lowered to absolutely no.
Speaking on behalf of the candidates, lawyer Gary Shipman informed the board members that the job remains in compliance with the Walton County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code and any suitable statutes. He explained that the houses would be priced to act as real estate for working individuals. Shipman explained that the job website is really near the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Station and complex for that center. He said that workers there would be among the main groups to which the houses will be marketed.
Also promoting the candidates, licensed organizer Melissa Ward kept in mind that the advancement is being proposed at 4 systems per acre which the candidates had actually not decided to pursue a conditional usage that would have enabled 10 systems per acre. “The proposal is 416 dwelling units,” she said, including that open space is being offered at 63 percent, which remains in excess of the 40 percent open space needed.
Ward explained that structures would be clustered in the uplands which the only wetland effect would be a boardwalk on pilings leading from the neighborhood to SR-83.
No differences were consisted of with the demand, and strategies are for the advancement to be served by water and sewage system.
In reaction to a concern, Matt Parker, engineer for the job, explained that the Wesley Road access to the website would be gated, which usage of that gain access to would be for emergency situation scenarios. This was because of neighborhood issue that the advancement would increase traffic to the west of the website.
Walton County School Board customer remarks showed that the effect of the systems would be to include 135 trainee stations for the school district (69 for grade school, 31 for intermediate school and 35 for high school). This was figured out to satisfy school board requirements.
Planning Commissioner Kyla Jacobsen said she was having a tough time accepting that an advancement of this size would adhere to school board requirements when the schools are already over capability. Other than having that issue, she specified that this was a good advancement. She said the place was good which she liked the concept of single-family houses and costs beginning at a modest point.
Michelle Doggette, an agent of the Walton County School Board, explained that, although a few of the advancements coming in for approval put the school system method over capability, there is no validation to stop the tasks on that basis while schools are included or broadened. She said the school district can just build what the state permits to be constructed, which this should be based upon trainees in location, not forecasts related to future trainees.
No one in presence seized the day to offer public remark.
The preparation commissioners voted to advise approval of The Bluffs at Juniper.
Casa Laura
Also getting a beneficial preparation commission vote was Casa Laura, a significant advancement proposition including 34 single-family lots, 2,000 square feet of business, 800 feet of storage usage, a swimming pool feature, an 1,800-square-foot clubhouse, facilities, and approximately 10,000 square feet of future retail and facilities, all on a 10.69-acre website at 10181 U.S. 98 West. The property extends southern side of U.S. 98 to the gulf, east of Sandtrap Road and west of Tang-O-Mar Road in Miramar Beach.
Miramar Holdings, L.L.C., are the candidates. The property remains in a Mixed Use future land usage location and a Coastal Center zoning district.
Engineer Jeff Brittain existed on behalf of the candidates. He explained that the 2 business parcels related to the proposed advancement would be for “a service-oriented commercial use.” He kept in mind that the proposed density is half of what would be permitted. Brittain said all stormwater would be handled on website. He included that approval was being looked for from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for driveway approval.
Jacobsen voiced gratitude for the website having actually been created over and above stormwater requirements in order to satisfy 100-year storm requirements.
In reaction to a concern, Brittain said the owner prepares to be actively included with building of the job and vowed that any products generated would adhere to the White Sand Protection Zone requirements. These are to use due to the place of the advancement website. Brittain likewise explained that an ecological evaluation had actually discovered no secured types on the website.
As with The Bluffs at Juniper, Jacobsen voiced issue about influence on the school district, although she showed that such effect for this job would be very little due to the fairly little number of houses.
A proportional reasonable share payment of $307,950 will be needed to reduce a traffic concurrency shortage, according to the job staff report.
There was no remark from the general public.
The board members voted with all ayes to advise approval of the job.
SWCP Lot 1 Storage
The other program product used up and authorized at the Feb. 9 conference was South Walton Commerce Park (SWCP) Lot 1 Storage, a 78,666-square-foot business storage building and facilities on 2.32 acres within the southeastern Walton County commerce park.
The job place is the northwest corner of the U.S. 98/Serenoa Road crossway. The St. Joe Company is the candidate.
Speaking for the candidate was engineer Robert Carroll. He informed the board members that the storage center would be found at the entryway to the commerce park. Carroll said the proposed storage building would be stage 2 and would match an existing storage center at the commerce park, which remains in location and in usage.
There were all aye votes in favor of suggesting approval of the storage building.
County approval procedure
Planning commission choices on changes and land utilize products are offered as suggestions to the Walton County Board of County Commissioners, which has obligation for last decisions on these products in public session.
