Potential Land Use Changes are Far Reaching

[Grayton Girl]

My question is what constitutes ANY intersection?

Rocket136: To answer your question about what is considered an "intersection," under the proposed language, driveways intersections would not be considered "intersections."

The proposed language allows NC at intersections of arterial, collector, and local streets. The small streets that intersect 30A or DeFuniak Street, such as Live Oak St. in old Seagrove or Lydia St. in Grayton are "local" roads.

Here is the exact language in the proposal:

[FONT=&quot](A) [FONT=&quot]Location criteria:[/FONT] The intersection of arterial/collector, collector/collector, and collector/local street. However, in areas south of the Choctawhatchee Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway, NC designations shall be limited to those intersection areas described above that are within the designated Scenic Corridors. This limitation shall not prevent the designation of an existing neighborhood development as NC if such development was lawfully in operation prior to the date of adoption of this amendment and is an ongoing business.[/FONT]

Driveway intersections would not be involved.

 

[Koa]

This limitation shall not prevent the designation of an existing neighborhood development as NC if such development was lawfully in operation prior to the date of adoption of this amendment and is an ongoing business.

Doesn't Grayton have a Neighborhood Development overlay, as does Blue Mountain Beach and Pt Washington? If they do, does this mean they are exempt, or does that language mean that they may be an exception and allow commercial within the overlay, even if it doesn't meet this proposal?

 

[scooterbug44]

So we say no new intersections or drives - I certainly think that is something an unscrupulous developer would try.

Seriously, this could all be written up in a code of less than one page.

 

[Grayton Girl]

Doesn't Grayton have a Neighborhood Development overlay, as does Blue Mountain Beach and Pt Washington? If they do, does this mean they are exempt, or does that language mean that they may be an exception and allow commercial within the overlay, even if it doesn't meet this proposal?

Grayton does NOT have a Neighborhood Plan overlay. I think that Inlet Beach and Gulf Trace have these plans, but I did not know that Blue Mountain and Point Washington have these plans as well. Do they?

My understanding is that if you have a Neighborhood Plan Overlay that has been adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan, then your Neighborhood Plans dictates future development.

 

[miznotebook]

Grayton does NOT have a Neighborhood Plan overlay. I think that Inlet Beach and Gulf Trace have these plans, but I did not know that Blue Mountain and Point Washington have these plans as well. Do they?

My understanding is that if you have a Neighborhood Plan Overlay that has been adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan, then your Neighborhood Plans dictates future development.

Quite a few communities have neighborhood plans now, including Gulf Trace, and there are neighborhood plans that apply to parts of the Point Washington and Blue Mountain Beach areas. However, the Inlet Beach Neighborhood Plan, the county's first, was the only one that was adopted into the Comprehensive Plan.

 

[seagrovegirl]

A small part of old Pt Washington is working with Planning and Zoning for a Neighborhood Plan which will hopefully be included in the EAR. Recently, PW aquired a height restriction of 32' via an overlay.

 

[miznotebook]

A small part of old Pt Washington is working with Planning and Zoning for a Neighborhood Plan which will hopefully be included in the EAR. Recently, PW aquired a height restriction of 32' via an overlay.

Thanks for the clarification, I was thinking they did call that height restriction overlay a neighborhood plan.

 

[Koa]

I really thought that Grayton was working on a neighborhood plan a year ago. It came before the BCC, but I guess it didn't happen, eh?

 

[miznotebook]

I really thought that Grayton was working on a neighborhood plan a year ago. It came before the BCC, but I guess it didn't happen, eh?

Don't recall that, but there was a move to use the Grayton Beach noise ordinance as a model for a countywide noise ordinance about then. In 2000 an overlay plan was approved to limit the height for new construction in Grayton Beach proper, and the overlay also established some additional requirements for parking in the area.

 

[Beach Runner]

Please email the county commissioners about this. I don?t think we want a souvenir shop or whatever business on every corner on 30A.

Scott Brannon brascott@co.walton.fl.us
Kenneth Pridgen [FONT=&quot]prikenneth@co.walton.fl.us[FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
Larry Jones [FONT=&quot]jonlarry@co.walton.fl.us[/FONT]
Sara Comander [FONT=&quot]comsara@co.walton.fl.us[/FONT]
Cecilia Jones (our District 5 commissioner) [FONT=&quot]joncecilia@co.walton.fl.us[/FONT]

Or if you?d rather call or fax them, here is a link to that info. [FONT=&quot]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/index.aspx?nid=112http://www.co.walton.fl.us/index.aspx?nid=112[/FONT]


DO Y'ALL REALIZE THAT THIS CAN CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE 30A CORRIDOR AS WE NOW KNOW IT? THIS IS A BIG DEAL, PEOPLE.


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