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Planning Commission initiates text amendment to reconcile temporary-use and special-event rules
Summary
The commission authorized staff to prepare amendments to zoning text sections addressing temporary uses and special-event permits to remove conflicts between a 1989 temporary use ordinance and a 2002 special event permitting process, and to update provisions for the Arts, Commerce and Entertainment District.
The Salina Planning Commission voted to initiate a zoning text amendment to reconcile conflicts between the city’s 1989 temporary-use permit provisions and a 2002 ordinance establishing a special-event permit process.
Commissioners directed staff to comprehensively review sections 42 through 59 of the zoning code and propose updates that reflect current practices and remove overlapping or outdated language. The change would affect how activities such as sidewalk sales, sidewalk dining, temporary tables and chairs, sandwich boards and organized events in the Arts, Commerce and Entertainment District are regulated.
Dean, a city staff member, explained the planning department identified conflicts where some activities are regulated under temporary-use permits while others fall under the special-event permit process adopted in 2002. Staff gave examples including First Fridays events that may require a special-event permit when held at public venues such as City Lights Stage or Campbell Plaza, while other activities on private property (for example a merchandise display at a private business) would not.
Commissioners also asked whether a previously proposed separation requirement for vape shops near schools (a proposal discussed in 2014 but never adopted) would be addressed; staff said the vape-shop separation item could be presented to the commission for further direction but that this text-amendment effort is a top priority for 2025 alongside an update to the city’s alcohol code.
A commissioner moved and another seconded to initiate the text amendment review; the motion passed with no recorded opposition. Staff will draft proposed revisions for the commission to review and return with recommended ordinance language.
