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Applicant proposes boutique cooking school and country store; planning staff flags floodplain and nonconforming use issues
Summary
Diane Miller proposed a tourism‑focused private cooking school and small country store on two parcels near the Orange County line; staff and commissioners probed parking expansion, floodplain inclusion of the farmhouse, building sizes, nonconforming use of the country store, and health/building code requirements for change of use.
Diane Miller told the planning commission she hopes to open a small, tourism‑oriented cooking school and retail operation in the old country store and an associated farmhouse. Miller said classes would host a maximum of 12 students in the renovated kitchen/dining area, run as one‑ to three‑day sessions designed to attract overnight stays, and that the plan includes gardens and craft classes to enhance a farm‑to‑table experience.
Staff (Alan Nichols) explained the property lies near the Orange County line and that the farmhouse…
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