Planner outlines proposed car-drifting special exception; commissioners raise noise, hours and enforcement concerns

Planning staff described a special-exception application to establish a car-drifting area on a 20-acre agricultural tract north of town, and commissioners raised questions about size, hours, noise, enforcement and the possibility of future activity such as go-karts.

Bill Royce, a county planning official, told the commission the applicant proposed a large rectangular asphalt patch in the north portion of the parcel for car-drifting events and related car shows. Royce said he had reviewed videos to understand drifting and recommended limiting operations to fixed, short windows rather than continual activity.

"I did recommend ... limit it to a window on a Saturday or Sunday, you know, a 4 hour window somewhere between 10 and 6," Royce said, explaining his suggested compromise to reduce impacts while allowing a trial period for the use.

Why it matters: The application has generated constituent calls and will be…