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Madison County board weighs conditional-use permit for Blue Farms events venue
Summary
Blue Farms LLC requested a conditional-use permit to host festivals, food trucks and family events at 1643 Boonesborough Road; the board discussed limits on trucks (8), attendance (250), hours (9 a.m.–11 p.m. Fri–Sun Apr–Nov), signage, noise and lighting, and a motion to approve under conditions was made and seconded (vote not recorded in transcript).
Madison County officials heard an application from Blue Farms LLC on a conditional-use permit to operate an events venue at 1643 Boonesborough Road. Applicants identified themselves on the record as Lonzo Ballou and his wife, Tati Baloo, and described plans for festivals, food trucks and family reunions on the property.
Ballou and Baloo told the board they plan to rely on temporary structures — tents, a gazebo or awning, picnic tables and inflatables — rather than permanent enclosed buildings. They said the site has water and electric service, and that they would bring in portable toilets and a dumpster for events. Ballou described using a gravel access road and clearing three on-site greenhouses and stored hay to create a flat area for parking and staging.
“We're talking about having festivals, food trucks,” Tati Baloo said when describing the kinds of events the applicants expect to host. The applicants said events would likely be seasonal — primarily April through November — and that cleanup on event nights would typically conclude around 10:30 p.m.
Board members questioned applicants about parking, traffic control and security. Ballou told the board they would contact the sheriff's office for traffic control or security when needed and noted they have local contacts for that purpose. Applicants also said they plan to invite other local growers to sell produce at events.
A board member summarized recommended permit conditions on the record before moving to approve: a maximum of eight food trucks on site, a limit of 250 people on the property at any one time, hours of operation from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday during April–November, signage only for events, no loud music and no permanent lighting. That motion was seconded; the board and applicants exchanged final clarifications about roadside campaign signs and neighbor notification. The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on the conditional-use motion.
Votes at a glance: the meeting record shows the board approved last month’s minutes (motion, second and affirmative roll-call responses were recorded); a motion to approve the Blue Farms conditional-use application with the conditions described above was made and seconded, but the transcript does not contain the final vote tally.
Next steps: the transcript ends after the motion was seconded and after brief clarifying remarks; the record does not show the final vote or any further administrative processing in this excerpt.
