Bison Landing | Walton County, GA

Single-Family Residential Development • Approximately 222 Acres • Approximately 151 Planned Homesites

Approximately 151

HOMESITES

Approximately 222 Acres

TOTAL ACREAGE

Approved (Sept 1, 2026)

REZONING STATUS

Approximately 82 Acres

OPEN SPACE

Project Overview

Bison Landing is a single-family residential development of approximately 151 homesites in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, spanning roughly 222 acres at George Williams Road, Nicholsville Road, and Highway 11. The community also includes a separate commercial parcel of approximately 12 acres with Highway 11 frontage.

The development grew to its current size in September 2026, when the Walton County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning of an additional 103 acres adjoining the original tract. Combining the two tracts into one community made a single road network, a single water system, and a shared open-space plan possible — none of which would have worked as two developments built side by side.

Baldpates General Contracting manages the entitlement and permitting process for the landowner — carrying a property from rezoning through the Land Disturbance Permit and competitive site-work bidding, so it reaches a homebuilder entitled and permitted rather than as raw acreage. BGC takes no ownership position and puts no capital at risk. At Bison Landing, rezoning is secured and the work is now moving into the Land Disturbance Permit set for the expanded community.

Project Details

Location: George Williams Road, Nicholsville Road, and Highway 11, Monroe — Walton County, Georgia
Project Type: Single-Family Residential Land Development with Commercial Component
Project Size: Approximately 222 Acres
Residential Component: Approximately 151 Planned Homesites
Wastewater: Individual Septic Systems — No Sanitary Sewer

Commercial Component: Approximately 12 Acres, B-1 Zoning, Highway 11 Frontage
Preserved Open Space: Approximately 82 Acres
Entitlement Status: Rezoning Approved — Original Tract and 103-Acre Expansion (Walton County Board of Commissioners, September 1, 2026) · Land Disturbance Permit In Progress
Services Provided: Entitlement Management, Rezoning Coordination, Land Disturbance Permitting, Engineering Coordination, Competitive Bid Management, Owner Representation, Pre-Development Services

Project Highlights

Secured rezoning approval from the Walton County Board of Commissioners for an additional 103 acres on September 1, 2026, expanding the community to approximately 151 homesites.
Consolidated two adjoining tracts into one development, so the community is planned around a single road network, a single water system, and one shared open-space plan.
Grew the project from approximately 118 acres to approximately 222 acres under unified entitlement management.
Planned approximately 82 acres of preserved open space into the layout.
Broke out a separate commercial parcel with Highway 11 frontage on its own recorded plat and its own stormwater detention, independent of the residential side.
Set lot yield against on-site soil capacity rather than a target lot count — the site is served by individual septic, so buildable area is what the soils actually support.
Managed state highway access approvals through Georgia DOT as their own track, rather than leaving them to the end of the permitting process.
Now managing the Land Disturbance Permit drawing set for the full expanded community, carrying it toward a biddable, permit-ready package.

Challenges Solved

Growing a Community Instead of Building Two

The 103 acres approved in September 2026 adjoins the original tract. Entitling it as a separate subdivision would have meant two road networks, two water tie-ins, and two open-space plans on one contiguous piece of ground. Bringing both tracts through as one community produced a single connected plan — and opened up water routing options that neither tract had on its own.

Doubling the Project Without Restarting It

The original tract was already deep into permitting when the expansion came forward. The entitlement work was sequenced so the larger community could be approved without giving up the position already earned on the original acreage.

Planning to Septic, Not to a Lot Count

Bison Landing is served by individual septic systems, with no sanitary sewer. That makes soil capacity, not a spreadsheet, the real constraint on lot yield. Lot counts here are set by what the ground will actually support — which protects a homebuilder from buying lots that cannot be permitted after closing.

Highway Access

The community takes access from a state highway corridor, which puts the entrances under Georgia DOT review in addition to county review. Those approvals are managed as their own track rather than left to the end of the permit process — access is the item most likely to hold up a development if it is discovered late.

Separating the Commercial Parcel Cleanly

The commercial acreage fronting Highway 11 was broken out on its own recorded plat with its own stormwater detention, so the residential and commercial sides can be permitted, marketed, and sold on separate timelines without either one holding up the other.

Preserving Open Space at Scale

Approximately 82 acres are planned as preserved open space. Combining the tracts made that possible as one continuous plan rather than two smaller remnants.

Scope of Services

Rezoning coordination and entitlement management
Land Disturbance Permit application and county coordination
Civil engineering coordination and plan-set management
Lot layout review against site soils and buildable area
Open space planning
Competitive bid solicitation and scope-normalized bid comparison
Development budgeting and feasibility analysis
Owner representation through the pre-construction period

Significance & Owner Representation

Bison Landing is the largest project Baldpates General Contracting has carried through entitlement, and the September 2026 rezoning approval roughly doubled it. Assembling adjoining tracts into one planned community — rather than entitling them separately and hoping the pieces fit — is where a land position either gains real value or quietly loses it. BGC manages that process on a fee basis for the landowner, with no ownership position and no capital at risk. The work now moves from rezoning into the Land Disturbance Permit set, which is the step that turns approved zoning into a buildable community.

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