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Greene County supervisors, planning commission continue agritourism ordinance work amid worries over event limits and noise
Summary
At a joint workshop, staff and the Planning Commission presented a revised agritourism draft; residents and advocates urged clearer limits on event centers, louder enforcement for amplified outdoor music, and use of state winery classifications to distinguish true farms from event venues.
Greene County supervisors and the Planning Commission met in a joint workshop to continue deliberations on a proposed agritourism ordinance that would regulate events on farms, wineries and similar rural properties.
Staff told the board the current draft incorporates comments from more than a year of meetings and aims to be ready for a public hearing to the Planning Commission, likely in January. "We've incorporated from the last round and the comments from the board," staff said, adding the goal is to ensure the final public hearing draft reflects board recommendations.
Why it matters: speakers and residents said loose definitions and administrative discretion risk allowing event centers to operate under farming classifications without meaningful limits. Bill Zut, a longtime critic of the county's farm monitoring law, told the board the draft "fails…
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