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South Walton Community Council

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Jan 17, 2007
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www.southwaltoncc.org
SWCC met with Walton County Planning to discuss the Draper Lake Planned Unit Development, a DR Horton project on 36 acres located on the east side of Draper Lake. We learned that Planning has concerns that align with SWCC issues:
  • The project does not qualify as a PUD as it does not meet Comprehensive Plan requirements for innovative design that includes unique design feature adopted to promote compatibility with adjacent residential areas
  • The application does not contain enough detail to evaluate code compliance
  • The proposal requests several unacceptable deviations from development standards, such as zero building setbacks

View the staff report



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The next Public meeting is March 4 8:30am. It would be nice if as many people as possible would show up and voice there concerns!!!! This density is on a coastal dune lake. What beach access are these individuals going to visit. Grayton Beach Access? Parking?
 

steel1man

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DRAPER LAKE PUD – STAFF REPORT FOR TRC MTG ON 3/4/2020

Earlier this week, SWCC met with the Walton County Planning Dept. to discuss the Draper Lake Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Draper Lake PUD is a 36-acre DR Horton project located on the east side of Draper Lake and south side of 30A.

At this meeting, SWCC learned that the Planning Dept.’s concerns align with SWCC’s issues with this project. Here is a summary:

• The project does not qualify as a PUD as it does not meet Comprehensive Plan requirements for innovative design that includes unique design feature adopted to promote compatibility with adjacent residential areas

• The application does not contain enough detail to evaluate code compliance

• The proposal requests several unacceptable deviations from development standards, such as zero building setbacks

View the Planning Dept. Staff Report below for more details about this project.


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SWCC partners with SoWal neighborhoods to preserve our unique ecosystem and natural beauty while ensuring development decisions improve our quality of life.
 

jkmason

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Where will the meeting take place?
 

South Walton Community Council

Community Organization
Jan 17, 2007
270
78
www.southwaltoncc.org
Draper Lake PUD - Technical Review Committee
Wednesday, March 04 2020, 8:30AM
Freeport Business Park Board Room

Here are some important notes for the upcoming TRC meeting in Freeport:

  1. The public will be allowed to comment
  2. Comments will need to relate to technical aspects of the DRH proposal
  3. Technical concerns included in the Planning staff report (see link below) are all appropriate issues to discuss
  4. Environmental concerns would also be appropriate
  5. Bottom line – the proposal does not meet Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code requirements
  6. Numbers count – please attend even if you do not plan to speak
  7. You might want to get there early. There are 3 agenda items that will draw a crowd; agenda item 1 (RV park), agenda item 5 (Draper Lake PUD) and agenda item 11 (solar farm)
A highlighted version of the staff report is available at the link below – highlights indicate important issues that warrant discussion


View the staff report
 

South Walton Community Council

Community Organization
Jan 17, 2007
270
78
www.southwaltoncc.org
Draper Lake PUD Technical Review Committee Meeting Notes

Takeaways from Technical Review Committee Meeting 04 Mar 2020

1. Citizen attendance was significant – standing room only
2. Public comments were meaningful and impactful
3. Video is available at link below, agenda item starts at 1 hour, 7 minutes
4. Planning got a lot of credit for a comprehensive and detailed staff report; staff comments are available at the link below
5. Planning Director Mac Carpenter stated that the comments he received prior to the meeting were all in opposition, and stated with conviction that he wanted to do the right thing for the community
6. Agenda item was continued to the 01 Apr TRC meeting, to give the applicant an opportunity to respond to staff comments
7. Applicant (represented by David Smith, Innerlight Engineering) offered to meet with community representatives prior to the next meeting

Thanks to everyone who participated; your voices have been heard.


View the video

View the staff comments
 

South Walton Community Council

Community Organization
Jan 17, 2007
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www.southwaltoncc.org
As of 5/13/20, we received an email from Stephan Schoen, the Walton County Planning and Development Services Senior Planner, regarding the Draper Lake PUD, DR Horton (DRH) application status for the Technical Review Committee Public Hearing scheduled for Wednesday June 3rd.

The letter from Schoen read: “We have not received a resubmittal for the subject and you’re right, there will not be a lot of time for a turn around by June 3rd but rest assured, if county staff does not have ample time to review the application, it will not move forward. The engineer of record has indicated that a neighborhood meeting will be held in the very near future though I do not have any details on that. All Public meetings, for the time being, are being held both in person and virtually. The Zoom information is available on the County’s website (co.walton.fl.us).”

At this point we are still in a holding pattern, but by no means will DR Horton back down. The “engineer of record” is Innerlight Engineering. They are the acting representative for DRH and have performed many of the tasks required on the Draper Lake PUD to submit the application to Walton County.

SWCC will keep you informed as we learn of any changes in the application status, “a neighborhood meeting”, or new developments with any issues that may arise or come to light in the upcoming week.

We urge everyone concerned about this development to visit www.SouthWaltonCC.org where you can "Sign Up for Updates" at the bottom of the home page.

Please feel free to contact Jim Swenerton at jimbopc@gmail.com. Jim is actively involved in the Draper Lake PUD effort and he will try to answer your questions or provide additional information.
 

South Walton Community Council

Community Organization
Jan 17, 2007
270
78
www.southwaltoncc.org
TTENTION: After a phone conversation with a Walton County Planning official on Friday morning, it was expected David Smith/Innerlight Engineering, the representative for DR Horton, would be submitting the revised Draper Lake Planned Unit Development application on late Friday afternoon to the Walton County Planning Department.

We did not receive verification of this after phone calls and emails were unanswered before closing. If the application review is completed by the Walton County Planning Department, there will be a Technical Review Committee Public Hearing June 3rd - that's less than 12 days away! This is how DR Horton operates.

It is more urgent than ever for the affected Communities and Neighborhoods to form an alliance defeat this development! For that matter all residents of Walton County that oppose this type of unregulated growth and development.

If you live in South Walton or one of the affected areas (see map below), please become involved by contacting and organizing your HOA to write a Position on Paper opposing the Draper Lake PUD:

(Your HOA Name) opposes D R Horton’s application for the Draper Lake Development and strongly urges Walton County not to make any concessions or consider any variances to the applicable Development Code and/or Comp Plan in reviewing and/or considering this project.
Signed ________________________________________
Dated __________________________

We are encouraging EVERYONE that reads this to email Mr. Mac Carpenter, Planning & Development Director for Walton County: carmac@co.walton.fl.us.

Please click this link for a “Sample Draper Lake PUD Email” that may be used. Add additional comments or concerns but please be respectful to the recipient Mr. Carpenter.

Neighborhood Alliance Team
At this time, it would be very beneficial to form a “Neighborhood Alliance Team” with representatives that could speak on behalf of their neighborhood, HOA, or the Community at the upcoming Public Hearing, either in-person, via Zoom, or Call-In. They would need to be concise, well informed, and articulate. They will only have 3 minutes to state the facts and address faults with the application! I suggest that the representatives discuss each issue they will addressing in a meeting beforehand so issues are not repeated, and all the important facts and faults with the application can be presented.

Please feel free to contact Jim Swenerton at jimbopc@gmail.com. Jim is actively involved in the Draper Lake PUD effort and he will try to answer your questions or provide additional information and help form the “Neighborhood Alliance Team”.

We urge everyone concerned about this development to visit SouthWaltonCC.org where you can "Sign Up for Updates" at the bottom of the home page.

Click here for the Draper Lake PUD webpage, including background documents on the project.

The latest updates can also be found on the SWCC Facebook page.

If you know of others who may be affected by this development, please forward this email to help get them involved.

Thank You.
 
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