(One space per 600 square feet for short-term vacation rentals had been the previously-proposed standard.) Instead, the standard Building Plans Review (BPR) process would apply as for other home projects.įor south Walton County, the revised ordinance also amends the required parking ratio for new short-term rentals to a standard of one parking space per 900 square feet heated and cooled area-and per the revised measure the same parking ratio would apply for new permanent residences in south Walton County. The measure would also set requirements related to life safety and establish building and design standards to promote compatibility of short-term rentals with surrounding residential neighborhoods.Īmong the changes with the revised ordinance is removal of a previously-proposed requirement for new short-term rentals with more than 4,800 square feet gross area and located in Residential Preservation and Conservation Residential zoning districts to undergo review by the Walton County Technical Review Committee (TRC). and the ordinance would set requirements for on-site parking both for short-term rental units and non-short-term rental residential units in south Walton County.
#Herald standard registration#
As currently proposed, the program would establish a requirement for registration of homes used for short-term vacation rental, along with a compliance program. The new regulatory program for short-term vacation rentals that had previously been proposed with the ordinance would still be put in place with the revised ordinance. In the works since July 2021, the ordinance is aimed at addressing negative impacts of short-term vacation rental properties on surrounding residential neighborhoods.Īfter a presentation of the ordinance to the BCC on July 26, the measure had been revised in response to concerns expressed by the commissioners. 27 the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is set to consider a revised form of the proposed Short Term Rental Ordinance. (Photo by Dotty Nist)īCC to consider revised Short Term Vacation Rental Ordinance This will be in the form of a revised ordinance addressing impacts of these rentals. JUST IN TIME for Hallowe’en, the issue of “monster houses,” (a term sometimes used for short-term vacation rentals within residential communities) is set to come back before the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) at its 9 a.m.
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