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Commissioners consider allowing overnight stays at RA wedding venues with new permit and tax language
Summary
County Manager Joey Lever presented proposed amendments to RA zoning to clarify whether wedding venues may provide overnight accommodations; staff and commissioners discussed adding a permit, 24-hour contact, septic and fire-safety limits, and mirroring hotel–motel tax language in the ordinance.
County Manager Joey Lever asked the Dawson County Board of Commissioners to direct staff to draft clarifying amendments to the county’s residential‑agriculture (RA) zoning rules so approved wedding venues can permit overnight stays in specified circumstances. Lever said current code requires venues be on a minimum 15‑acre parcel and that overnight lodging is only clearly allowed if the property was subdivided or operated like a…
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