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Kanarraville planning and zoning proposes clarifying commercial permitted uses, including tent camping
Summary
Planning and zoning recommended listing tent camping and glamping as an explicit permitted use in commercial zones away from Main Street and adding site‑density limits; the change is proposed to reduce ambiguity for property sellers and potential buyers.
Planning and zoning presented a proposal for the Kanarraville Town Board to clarify permitted uses in the town’s commercial zoning, including an explicit allowance for tent camping and glamping in some commercial districts and suggested limits on campsite density.
Jenny Bosford, who identified herself as a representative of the RA Velocity Center and said she is assisting property owners Dean and Dana with a sale, told the board that the proposed change is intended to remove ambiguity for buyers and to make permitted uses clear. “We propose that we do formally add tent camping and glamping to the commercial use so that it’s not in question,” Bosford said.
Planning and zoning’s draft would keep higher‑traffic uses — restaurants, hospitals and other major public‑traffic uses — concentrated on Main Street, while listing a separate set of uses permitted in other commercial districts (for example, souvenir shops, small eateries and walk‑up food services). The commission also recommended that the board specify a limit on campsites — for example, a cap per half‑acre or acre — so a single property owner could not convert large parcels into high‑density campgrounds.
Board members and planning representatives discussed the potential financial consequences for a specific property involved in a pending sale. Several board members emphasized the change could materially affect the value and marketing of that parcel. Planning and zoning members said the proposed change would not automatically alter zoning but would amend the list of permitted uses; if the board wished to proceed the town would prepare a draft ordinance, post it for public comment, hold the required hearings and vote on an ordinance amendment.
No ordinance was adopted at the May 8 meeting. Board members agreed to set a work session for Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. to consider drafting language and to allow public comment at the June meeting if the board directs an ordinance route.
The planning and zoning discussion began during the public forum and concluded with the board scheduling a work meeting to consider whether to draft and post an ordinance.
