"Massive" Fire on Watch Tower Lane in Watersound

[Matt J]

And I was required to have 12ft from the edge of my pool to the rear property line in Miramar Beach.

Front and rear setbacks are completely different and vary as well.

 

[Jimmy T]

Side setbacks are 7.5 feet. Front setback is 20 feet. Rear is 15. I'm sure there is a way to get around those if you have enough money.

 

[Poppaj]

Side setbacks are 7.5 feet. Front setback is 20 feet. Rear is 15. I'm sure there is a way to get around those if you have enough money.

Two neighborhoods over in Legion Park and on the south side of 98 there are rear setbacks no more than 5 or 6 feet. It seems Walton has a variety of rules.

This is south Holiday Rd.

 

[Matt J]

To further explain....

Lots of record (owned prior to passage of the comp plan) retain their original setbacks which in most cases are five feet.

Also, small or oddly shaped lots can be exempted from setbacks as well.

I will say regarding side setbacks that this is a very important number when talking about fires. When the Mussett Bayou fire broke out the homes saved were generally more than fifteen feet apart. The main reason for side setbacks is to allow emergency vehicles through.