Council holds second public hearing on conditional-use permit for two proposed wedding venues

Pendergrass City held a second public hearing before the council on a conditional-use permit application from Walters Hospitality Group to allow two wedding venues on a parcel in the city.

An applicant representative identified in the record as Bradley Delco Rochester, speaking for Walters Hospitality Group, described plans for two venues in the 15,000 to 18,000-square-foot range designed to accommodate roughly 100 to 150 guests, primarily for weddings, with the possibility of a future hotel or cottages to support guests. Rochester said the applicant had worked with staff on conditions and was in agreement with those conditions.

City staff explained that the conditional-use permit application had been refiled after an earlier submission in February and that the permit category is allowed under current zoning as a conditional use. Staff said the planning commission already held its public hearing and that the city advertised the conditional-use hearing and posted signs for the council meeting. Staff described the current hearing as the "second public hearing" for the council.

Council members asked procedural questions during the hearing and no formal vote or adoption is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The applicant reiterated readiness to proceed under the conditions discussed.

Because the transcript excerpt does not include a recorded council motion or vote, the council's final determination on the conditional-use permit is not available in the provided record.