By DOTTY NIST
The Walton County Technical Review Committee (TRC) voted to maneuver a big photo voltaic power facility and a warehouse improvement towards improvement order consideration. The TRC additionally superior eight different agenda gadgets within the county’s assessment and approval course of.
The selections got here on the May 1 common assembly of the TRC on the Freeport Commons.
Hardwood hammockSolar Energy amenities
The 869.65-acre Hardwood Hammock Solar Energy Facility (SEC) is the fifth and ultimate a part of Florida Power and Light’s 4,500 grasp deliberate space for photo voltaic power in Walton County.
A settlement settlement authorized by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) in July 2021 with Gulf Power supplies the TRC vote because the county board’s ultimate determination on the corporate’s photo voltaic power tasks throughout the 4,500-acre grasp deliberate space positioned. in northwest Walton County. The space was designated within the settlement as a improvement boundary for the corporate’s tasks in Walton County over a 15-year interval.
In January 2022, Gulf Power and Florida Power & Light Company merged to do enterprise as Florida Power & Light in Northwest Florida.
Within the 4,500-acre grasp deliberate space, Walton County’s first photo voltaic facility, the 867-acre Chautauqua Solar Energy Center, was authorized in October 2021, adopted by the 762-acre Pecan Tree Solar Energy Center in April 2022, the 831 -acre. Wild Quail Solar Energy Center in October 2022, and the 892.28-acre Swallowtail Solar Energy Center in October 2023.
The location for the Hardwood Hammock Solar Energy Facility is 1265 EM White Road, on the finish of that highway positioned roughly 1.8 miles east of CR-0605. It shall be a 74.5-megawatt photo voltaic power heart.
Presenting the request on the May 1, 2024, TRC assembly, Kelly Schultz of Walton County Planning and Development Services stated the reviewer’s feedback from the county’s environmental workers are anticipated.
Committee members heard that the candidates noticed “a approach ahead” to fulfill the fireplace suppression necessities related to the ability.
Speaking for Florida Power & Light, engineer Brandon Eckard is assured that environmental feedback could be addressed efficiently and instructed committee members that the corporate takes a excessive normal of strategy to environmental points of their tasks.
A 304-acre portion of the positioning (35 p.c) is taken into account wetlands, in line with the venture workers report, however the proposed wetland impression for the venture has been diminished to 0.2 hectares.
The facility is to include stormwater and stormwater administration amenities consisting of a dry retention pond positioned adjoining to the power storage pad, with runoff designed to attain 100 12 months storm patterns.
No one in attendance responded to an invite for public touch upon the venture.
Committee members authorized the venture to proceed with the planning director’s dedication to difficulty a improvement order.
Lot 17 and 18 SWCP Phase II
Another venture on the agenda that was authorized to advance the event order consideration of the planning director is Lot 17 and 18 South Walton Commerce Park (SWCP) Phase II.
This is a request for Wil-Shar, Inc., for a allow to develop 19,844 sq. ft of warehouse/workplace house on 2.38 acres on the southwest nook of Serenoa Road and Gordonia Way, north of US 98 south -eastern Walton County commerce park.
In introducing the venture, Tim Brown of Walton County Planning and Development Services stated the plans are to develop two heaps with related buildings on every.
Chairing the assembly, Renee Bradley of Walton County Planning and Development Services requested about any environmental points. Brown responded that there was no involvement within the second part of improvement.
Brown additionally defined that the entire reviewer’s feedback have been minor and really useful that the request be transferred to the director’s dedication of the situation of the feedback addressed.
The committee members gave all of the votes to take action.
Rezoning requests
Of the six agenda gadgets that have been authorized to proceed to the following stage of the method, the Walton County Planning Commission reviewed, three have been small scale amendments (SSAs).
These embody: Hunters Village SSA with Rezoning, which supplies for a future change in land use from Conservation Residential to Residential, or a smaller class, and a change in zoning district from in Conservation Residential 1:2.5 (one unit per 2 1/2 acres) to Neighborhood Infill, or smaller district, on 10 acres at 321 Nellie Drive in Santa Rosa Beach; the G & Okay East Hewett SSA with Rezoning, which supplies for a future change in land use from Conservation Residential to Residential, or a smaller class, and a change in zoning district from of Conservation Residential 1:2.5 to Neighborhood Infill, or a small district, on 10 acres on the east facet of East Hewett Road, instantly throughout from Peachtree Circle in Miramar Beach; and the Bay Grove Village SSA with Rezoning, which supplies for a future land use change from Rural Residential to Commercial, or a smaller class, and a zoning district change from Rural Village to General Commercial, or a small district, on 3.03 acres on the north finish of Bay Grove Road, north of US 331 and south of Freeport.
Votes are conditional on any excellent reviewer feedback being happy.
Another main progress tasks progress in planning fee
Committee members voted to maneuver a number of different main improvement tasks towards planning fee assessment, conditional on any excellent reviewer feedback being addressed. These embody: Twin Lakes Camp Resort Improvements, a request to broaden the present camp resort between Holly Lake and King Lake, east of DeFuniak Springs, with a further 37 RV websites, three camp websites, and infrastructure in 11 hectares; 393 Business Park Phase 2, a request to develop 25,500 sq. ft of business use and infrastructure on 3.98 acres instantly east of 790 CR-393 North in Santa Rosa Beach; and Black Creek RV Park Phase 2, a request to broaden the present 52-lot. The 11.73-acre RV park on the east facet of CR-3280, south of Phillips Drive, south of Freeport, will embody a further 17 RV websites, 4 cabin websites, and 4 tent websites on 6.72 acres.
Plate requests lead
In different motion on the May 1 TRC assembly, committee members voted to advance two plat requests to the following and ultimate stage, consideration by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC).
These embody: Longleaf Park Phase 2, a ultimate plat consisting of 76 single-family heaps on 15.78 acres on the west facet of the roundabout positioned 0.3 miles west of North Watersound Parkway within the northeastern Walton County Watersound Origins improvement; and Kaiya Beach Resort Phase 3 Plat, which consists of the platting of six single-family heaps, 9 townhome heaps, and infrastructure on 2.47 acres at 25 Kaiya Avenue within the southeastern Walton County Kaiya improvement.
Votes are conditioned on any excellent reviewer feedback being happy.
Continues, deletes and locations gadgets on the agenda
An merchandise on the agenda, McDonald’s Topsail was continued by advance request on the May 15 assembly of the TRC. Lot 216 Subdivision and Wolf Creek Residential Phase I have been additionally continued on the May 15 assembly after some dialogue.
Continued from the June 5 TRC assembly by advance request are the 30A Surf Club, The Preserve at Santa Rosa Beach, and the Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club Deck Expansion.
Box SSA with Rezoning was faraway from the agenda by advance request.
Shorey SSA with Rezoning introduced by superior request.
The Serendipity subdivision venture was placed on maintain for 60 days on the advice of authorized counsel because of a lawsuit filed which will have an effect on the request. However, per dialogue the venture needs to be introduced for the June 5 assembly of the TRC to provide it a listening to at the moment if the authorized matter is resolved earlier than the assembly.
