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Planning commission weighs zoning rules for event venues, favors administratively issued annual permits
Summary
Staff briefed a zoning memo proposing an 'event/venue' use category to capture barn‑style and agritourism venues; commissioners voiced concerns about protecting farmland, mitigating noise/traffic, and suggested a tiered approach with an annual administrative permit and stricter review for large venues.
The Westmoreland County Planning Commission held an extended discussion on whether to create an event or venue use category in the county zoning ordinance to regulate weddings, agritourism events and similar commercial uses on agricultural land.
Staff presented a memo, prepared with assistance from the Berkeley Group, noting that under current rules an event can be allowed by right only in limited circumstances (typically one by‑right event every six months) and that some venues operate without consistent permitting. The memo asked the commission whether an event venue should be accessory to…
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