Are They Kidding?

[pmd8]

Landscaping changes? How about spacing the houses further apart? Or requiring concrete construction like Alys Beach?

He does mention the houses being close together, but almost as an aside.

Walton County officials want to see landscaping changes after massive fire destroys multiple homes

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Firefighters are still searching for the cause of a fire that caused more than a million dollars in damages on Wednesday in South Walton. However, South Walton Fire Dis…

www.mypanhandle.com

Watersound

Rosemary Beach

Seacrest

 

[elgordoboy]

You seem to be extraordinarily obsessed with setbacks.

 

[pmd8]

You seem to be extraordinarily obsessed with setbacks.

That, and the 1876 presidential election. Don't get me started.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Landscaping changes? How about spacing the houses further apart? Or requiring concrete construction like Alys Beach?

He does mention the houses being close together, but almost as an aside.

Walton County officials want to see landscaping changes after massive fire destroys multiple homes

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Firefighters are still searching for the cause of a fire that caused more than a million dollars in damages on Wednesday in South Walton. However, South Walton Fire Dis…

www.mypanhandle.com

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When it comes to fires, it's not developments that scare me, it's trees. Fires burn through forests, and if you live in a development on the edge of one, you have a lot to be worried about.

 

[raven316]

When it comes to fires, it's not developments that scare me, it's trees. Fires burn through forests, and if you live in a development on the edge of one, you have a lot to be worried about.

Yea, cut down all those pesky trees and pave it!

 

[Mello Yolo]

best solution.....better than setbacks, spacing and a ban on pinestraw.......landscaping with asbestos.....(!)

 

[Matt J]

I'll take the Fire Marshalls recommendations, he does know what he's talking about. Also, pretty difficult to move a built house.