Commission opts to add agritourism to zoning uses, not a separate ordinance

Abel and commissioners discussed options for regulating agritourism, weighing a standalone ordinance against treating agritourism as a listed use in the zoning schedule subject to conditional-use review.

Commissioners flagged operational concerns that any approval should address — adequate off-street and handicap parking, waste and septic management, hours of operation, and whether overnight occupancy or large events require additional review such as traffic studies. Abel noted examples from other jurisdictions, including Cache County, whose conditional-use application asks for detailed information such as parking and traffic analyses.

The commission favored adding agritourism to the ag-zone schedule of uses and using conditional-use or a tiered application approach (a short form for small uses, a more detailed application for larger projects). Commissioners agreed the change would likely be limited to ag zones and that a definition of "agritourism" should be added to the code. Jake agreed to help lead the effort to draft the text and coordinate application updates.

No ordinance vote occurred; the commission directed staff to prepare code changes for review and to ensure larger projects have the required site plans and analyses before approval.