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Commission recommends ordinance clarifying temporary use permits; changes include 60‑day cap and 'non‑residential' zoning terminology
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended a zoning code amendment to reconcile temporary use permit rules, capping temporary events at 60 days per year (two events up to 30 days) and broadening allowable districts to 'non‑residential' rather than naming specific zoning districts.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend a zoning text amendment that clarifies and reconciles conflicting provisions in Title 18 concerning temporary use permits.
Staff explained the code update responds to prior inconsistencies: whether temporary uses must be customarily related to the primary business and which zoning districts allow temporary permits. At a Board work session February 21 staff recorded board consensus to limit an individual temporary event to a maximum of 30 days, permit up to two such events for a total of 60 days per calendar year, and to remove a requirement that a temporary use be customarily related to the primary business on a property.
Staff said previous code language referenced retail commercial, general commercial and industrial districts; to avoid confusion staff proposed using the term “non‑residential zoning districts.” Staff also recommended replacing the word “person” with “entity” in subsection 10 to avoid enforcement confusion where multiple persons act on behalf of one entity.
After questions, the commission voted to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors with the two edits: replace enumerated commercial/industrial district references with “non‑residential zoning districts” and change “person” to “entity” in subsection 10. The motion was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
