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Planning commission narrowly recommends approval for ‘The Patch’ entertainment venue with traffic, fencing and event limits
Summary
The commission voted 5–3 to recommend approval of a Special Use Review for The Patch event site on Highway 86, conditioning approval on a traffic study, a field fence to protect neighboring livestock, and limiting permitted activities to a short list of events.
The Elbert County Planning Commission voted 5–3 on June 17 to recommend approval of a Special Use Review for “The Patch,” an agritourism and events operation at 7360/7400 State Highway 86, subject to conditions that include a traffic study and limits on approved activities.
Planning staff described the application (SUR‑2024‑7360) as an SUR for an approximately 110‑acre agricultural parcel where the owners—Dusty and Kathy Smith—operate a seasonal agritourism business that has offered pumpkin‑patch activities since 2017. The applicants requested approval for a broader set of events moving forward, including Easter activities, summer‑night movie and music events, weddings, farmers markets, a fall festival/pumpkin patch, and a Christmas drive‑through light display. Staff noted the site already contains several permitted structures and that additional structures shown on the SUR exhibit may require building permits.
The applicants told the commission…
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