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Joes Bayou is 55 county parcels in Destin along Bayou Drive, Spring Lake Drive, Bayview Street, Kelly Street, Main Street and Harbor Lane: 50 homes built between 1937 and 2018, three vacant lots, a utilities lot and a city park, on lots from about a quarter acre to 4.5 acres.

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    In the county's records the platted name is Joes Bayou 1st Addition, and its parcel numbers start 00-2S-22-1320 (Section 00, Township 2S, Range 22). Those numbers cover 55 parcels: 50 coded single family, three vacant (Lots 13 and 50 and part of Lot 52), one coded utilities (Lot 64, listed under the owner name Destin Water Users Inc) and one coded municipal, the park shown on the plat, which the county roll lists as owned by the City of Destin.

    Build years in the county record range from 1937 to 2018 across the 50 homes, whose lots run from about 0.24 to 4.5 acres, so one neighborhood name covers very different properties. Ground about 0.3 mile wide and 0.7 mile long holds all 55 parcels, and the county's limits layer puts every one inside the City of Destin at a point tested within it.

    The county address layer lists 60 addresses in Destin 32541: 19 on Bayou Drive, 14 on Spring Lake Drive, 10 each on Bayview Street and Kelly Street, six on Main Street and one on Harbor Lane. They sit on 53 of the 55 parcels. Seven parcels carry two address rows, such as 717 and 717A Bayou Drive, and the vacant Lots 13 and 50 have none, so the 60 is not a count of homes.

    Of the 55 outlines drawn against the county's copy of the FEMA flood map, only 14 stay wholly in Zone X; the other 41 reach into a higher-risk zone, with 36 touching Zone AE, 11 touching Zone VE (the coastal high hazard zone) and four also touching the shaded 0.2 percent annual chance area. Sampling each outline on a grid, the higher-risk ground covers under half the lot for all of those 41 except one, while a point placed inside any parcel reads Zone X on both the county layer and FEMA's national layer. The flood position of a lot therefore depends on how much of it the mapped zones reach, and the map at the address, not a community figure, answers it.

    Joes Bayou drew just 15 dwelling listings in the search of Destin saved August 20, 2026: one active and 14 sold. It counts dwellings only, so land sales are outside it, and it is a snapshot, not a tally of the 55 parcels or of what is for sale now.

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    What is the HOA fee at Joes Bayou?

    No HOA fee for Joes Bayou has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.

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    How much is the HOA fee at Joes Bayou?

    No HOA fee for Joes Bayou has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.

    Which county records identify Joes Bayou, and how are its parcels numbered?

    Parcel numbers beginning 00-2S-22-1320, in Section 00, Township 2S, Range 22, are filed by the county under Joes Bayou 1st Addition. Listings can reuse a neighborhood name loosely, so tie any property to its parcel number and the legal wording.

    Which of the 55 Joes Bayou parcels carry something other than a house?

    Of 55 parcels, 50 are single family. The other five are three vacant lots (Lots 13 and 50 and part of Lot 52), a utilities lot (Lot 64) and a municipal park shown on the plat, which the county roll lists as owned by the City of Destin.

    Why does Joes Bayou show 60 addresses for 55 parcels?

    The 60 addresses in Destin 32541 sit on 53 parcels: 19 on Bayou Drive, 14 on Spring Lake Drive, 10 each on Bayview and Kelly Streets, six on Main Street and one on Harbor Lane. Seven parcels have two address rows and two vacant lots have none, so the parcel number, not the address count, identifies a property.

    How much of Joes Bayou sits in a high-risk flood zone?

    Counting outlines on the county flood layer: 14 of the 55 sit wholly in Zone X, 36 touch Zone AE and 11 touch Zone VE (the coastal high hazard zone). For all but one of those 41, a grid sample puts the higher-risk ground under half of the lot, and a point inside every parcel returns Zone X on both the county and FEMA national layers. Check the map at the address; none of this is a floor elevation or an insurance decision.

    How many Joes Bayou dwellings did the August 20 Destin listing search find?

    It found one active dwelling listing and 14 sold ones filed under the name Joes Bayou. It counts dwellings only, so land sales are outside it, and it is a dated snapshot; a fresh search is needed for what is available now.

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