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Greene County Board and Planning Commission debate agritourism rules, building size and event limits
Summary
The Board and Planning Commission reviewed a draft agritourism ordinance that would define 'events' at 50 attendees, cap by-right attendance at 150, limit certain larger events to 30 per year and keep a 4,000-square-foot baseline building cap under discussion; staff will return with scaled options tied to parcel size.
The Greene County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission spent the workshop portion of the July 21 meeting hashing out a proposed agritourism ordinance that would tighten how farms, wineries and similar businesses host events while seeking to preserve rural character.
Staff described the draft ordinance as the result of five work sessions with stakeholders and residents, and said the commission had tried to balance business viability and neighbor impacts. "The goal of this meeting is to get feedback from the board," staff told the board, noting the commission had drafted the ordinance after public input.
Why it matters: the proposal would change how the county treats farm-based venues as they move from supplemental farm income into larger event operations. The rules would affect event frequency, crowd size, building footprints and how the county enforces noise and traffic impacts.
Key provisions and debate
- Event threshold…
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