Walton County, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

)" at 25/10/20 feet. Footnotes add further conditions: footnote (1) requires South Walton Planning Area non-residential and multi-family buildings abutting existing single-family homes to add a half-foot of setback for every foot of height above 36 feet; footnote (2) applies the same sliding scale above 50 feet in the South Central, North Central and North Walton Planning Areas; footnote (3) lets a landscape buffer or scenic-corridor requirement override the table when it demands more separation; and footnote (4) allows small, pre-June-1975 undeveloped lots of 10,000 square feet or less to use a five-foot side setback.

Subsection B explains that setbacks are measured from the nearest lot line to the closest vertical improvement, that accessory structures including in-ground and above-ground pools share the primary structure's setback, and that mechanical equipment such as HVAC condensers and pool pumps may encroach into side or rear setbacks provided they stay at least three feet from the property line.