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Planning commission backs tighter rules for event spaces, entertainment venues and late-night restaurant operations
Summary
Planning staff proposed and the commission recommended approval of zoning amendments to strengthen rules for entertainment venues, event spaces and certain private clubs, including new requirements for soundproofing, security plans and off-site parking agreements.
The Portsmouth Planning Commission recommended that city council approve amended zoning language to tighten regulation of entertainment establishments, event spaces and certain private clubs.
Planning staff said the proposed changes to City Code Chapter 40.2 would add supplemental use standards including soundproofing, security cameras and an approved security plan at time of application; a seven-day waiting period for new memberships at civic or fraternal clubs; and an occupancy ratio that limits event patrons to the number of members for certain private clubs. The draft also allows the zoning administrator…
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