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Council debates permit threshold for large events; staff to refine proposal
Summary
Council reviewed a draft amendment that would require permits for events of 500 or more people (including on private property) and discussed exemptions, council-level review and cumulative crowding concerns; no ordinance vote occurred.
Middleburg — The council discussed a proposed amendment to the town code that would require permits for large special events and asked staff to refine thresholds and exemptions.
Town Manager Danny Davis presented a draft framework that would treat gatherings of 50–499 persons as "small events" handled under current procedures, while classifying gatherings of 500 or more people as "large events" requiring a formal permit regardless of whether they occur on public or private property. Davis said the higher threshold…
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