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City proposes UZO amendment to define 'small event venue'; staff recommends approval
Summary
City staff presented a text amendment to the Unified Zoning Ordinance adding a definition for a 'small event venue' (occupancy 50 or fewer, no overnight lodging) and a corresponding permitted‑use line; staff recommended approval and the commission advanced the amendment.
City staff presented a proposed text amendment to the Unified Zoning Ordinance (UZO) to add a definition for a “small event venue” and to add the use to the permitted‑use table. The suggested definition reads broadly as a place designed or used for hosting events, meetings or gatherings with an occupancy load of 50 or fewer persons and no overnight lodging.
Staff said the amendment was requested by the City of Dalton and that the text change would create a defined, lower‑intensity event use category for consideration in appropriate zoning districts. The staff report recommended approval of the text amendment.
There were no public comments in opposition at the hearing, and the commission moved the amendment forward. The commission’s recommendation will go to the City Council for final action; staff noted the amendment would clarify where small, day‑use event venues are allowed under the UZO and help streamline future permitting decisions.
The commission’s packet shows the amendment is a text change only and does not itself approve a specific venue; any venue proposal will still require site plan review and any specific conditions the City Council or planning staff deems appropriate.
