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Board amends racetrack rules and authorizes county administrator to approve one‑day racetrack permit with Sunday start at 10 a.m.
Summary
The county amended its ordinance to allow the Board discretionary exceptions to Sunday start‑time restrictions for racetrack events, then authorized the county administrator to approve a July racetrack permit with a 10:00 a.m. Sunday start.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors amended chapter 13, section 13‑29 of the county code to add a limited exception process allowing the Board to grant exceptions to the prohibition on certain hours of operation for racetrack outdoor events when the Board determines an event’s logistics show the exemption would not significantly affect public safety, health or welfare.
After adopting the county code change, the board authorized the county administrator to approve a one‑day racetrack permit application for July 13, 2025, finding that a 10:00 a.m. Sunday start time for that event would not have a significant safety or health impact. The motion named the applicant and the county administrator was authorized to execute the permit under the new exception language.
Background and procedure: Current county code had prohibited operations between certain hours on Sundays; staff drafted the amendment after an applicant sought earlier start times. The board published the required public hearing, received no public comment opposing the change at the hearing, and voted to grant the exception for the specified event.
Outcome: The ordinance amendment gives the Board limited discretion to permit early Sunday starts for specific events based on submitted logistics and public-safety review; the county will apply the new process case‑by‑case going forward.
