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Beach View Heights is an unrecorded subdivision of houses and lots in Santa Rosa Beach, outside any city limits. The county codes 38 of its 70 parcels single family and 22 vacant, most lots are drawn at about a third of an acre, and both the county and FEMA flood layers put every parcel in Zone X. With no recorded plat behind it, a lot's deed description and survey set its boundaries, so check those first.

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  • Short-Term Rental Eligible

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

Living in Beach View Heights

Walton County's subdivision list carries a header record numbered 32-2S-20-33010 under the name Beachview Hgts Unrec, the county's shorthand for an unrecorded plat. Sixty-five of the 70 parcels under that number name Beach View, Beachview or Bch View in their legal text, 57 of them describing an unrecorded plat or subdivision, and the lots are numbered in blocks 1 through 12. A buyer should expect lot lines to rest on each parcel's own legal description and survey rather than on a recorded plat map. Most lots are drawn at about a third of an acre: 41 of the 59 single-family and vacant parcels described by lot and block measure between 0.30 and 0.34 acre on the county map, with the smallest near 0.14 acre and the largest near 0.51.

Five parcels do not mention Beach View at all: the parcel coded PUBLIC SCHOOLS, two office parcels, a hotel parcel and a vacant commercial parcel, each described by metes and bounds from the southeast corner of Section 32. They share the county's number without sharing the lot-and-block language. County use codes across all 70 read 38 SINGLE FAMILY, 22 VACANT, two VACANT COMMERCIAL, and one each for stores, restaurant or cafe, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, office building, multi-story office, hotel or motel, and veterinary kennel.

Walton's address-verification points return 77 rows for the 70 parcels, because seven parcels carry more than one address point. Fifty-six rows are Santa Rosa Beach, ZIP 32459, street addresses, led by Grande Avenue with 14, Sunset Avenue with 12 and Sandstone Street with 13, then Tanglewood Drive, County Highway 30A, Breeze Drive, Topsail Village Drive, Shore Bird Drive and Alice Lane. The other 21 rows read No Address Assigned, and 17 of the 21 parcels involved are vacant. The two Topsail Village Drive addresses belong to the hotel parcel and one office parcel at the edge of the series, and five parcels carry County Highway 30A addresses, so a street-name search reaches only part of the series.

County map layers place all 70 parcels outside any city limits, with no county planning overlay at an interior point of any of them. The county zoning layer reads Residential Preservation at 52 parcels, Village Mixed Use at 12, Neighborhood Infill at two, Neighborhood Commercial at two and Institutional at one; the one large parcel described as all of the unrecorded subdivision less parcels previously conveyed has no zoning polygon at its interior point. Zoning is set by county ordinance and can be amended, so confirm the district for a specific parcel before planning a use.

Flood mapping never leaves Zone X anywhere in the series: laying the county flood layer over each of the 70 parcel outlines returns Zone X alone, and FEMA's national layer describes an interior point of every parcel as an area of minimal flood hazard. Because map panels get revised, rerun the lookup for the specific address even though the two sources match.

These records are silent on a homeowners association, shared amenities, beach access and rental rules for the parcels; ask for the deed, any recorded covenants and the survey. Beachview Woods, a separate recorded subdivision under Plat Book 10, page 1 and parcel series 32-2S-20-33270, shares part of the name but none of these parcels.

On 2026-09-23, a search of Santa Rosa Beach dwelling listings under the three spellings Beach View Heights, Beachview Heights and Beach View Hgts found 3 active and 16 sold. Neither number is current inventory: both are dated, and no closing window is on record for the sold count.

Twenty-two of the 70 parcels are coded vacant, so read the Beach View Heights market trends for dwelling sales alone. 30A Townhomes, a townhouse plat, shares County Highway 30A and the Village Mixed Use district. For the wider town, use the Santa Rosa Beach home search or every Santa Rosa Beach neighborhood guide.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Beach View Heights?

No HOA fee for Beach View Heights 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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Homes for Sale in Beach View Heights

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

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Beach View Heights FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Beach View Heights?

No HOA fee for Beach View Heights 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.

Is Beach View Heights a recorded plat?

County records call it an unrecorded subdivision: the header is titled Beachview Hgts Unrec, and 57 of the 65 parcels whose legal text names Beach View describe an unrecorded plat or subdivision. For a lot there, the deed description and a survey, not a recorded plat page, are what fix the boundaries.

What lot sizes does the county map show across Beach View Heights blocks 1 through 12?

Most fall near a third of an acre: 41 of the 59 single-family and vacant parcels described by lot and block measure between 0.30 and 0.34 acre on the county map. The full spread runs from about 0.14 to 0.51 acre. Because the plat was never recorded, a boundary survey is what confirms the size of the particular lot you are weighing.

Does a Beach View Heights lot come with an owners association or beach access?

Walton County's records for these 70 parcels answer neither question, and they say nothing of shared amenities: no association is named, and no route to the water is described. Ask the seller for the deed and survey, and search the Walton County clerk's official records for covenants recorded against that lot.

What should I check before renting out a house in Beach View Heights?

Start with zoning, because the county's parcel records say nothing about rental rules. Ask Walton County planning how the district its zoning layer shows for that parcel treats short-term rental, giving the parcel number. Then check the clerk's records for any recorded covenants on the lot, which can add limits of their own.

What do the flood and zoning maps show across the Beach View Heights series?

No parcel among the 70 escapes Zone X on the county flood layer, which was run against every parcel outline, and FEMA's national layer calls the interior point of each one minimal flood hazard. Zoning reads Residential Preservation on 52 parcels and Village Mixed Use on 12, with the rest split among four other districts or none. Maps and ordinances change, so recheck the exact address.

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