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Applicant requests changes; Pleasant Grove Farm short-term rental and events CUP deferred
Summary
Pleasant Grove Farm LLC asked the Planning Commission to accept amended language to its conditional use permit for a short-term rental and public assembly place; staff recommended deferral so agencies can review proposed changes. The applicant's deferral was acknowledged and the case was set for July 18, 2024.
Tom Coleman, the principal planner, presented a split conditional use permit application from Pleasant Grove Farm LLC for an unhosted short-term rental and a public assembly place on a 103.92-acre property at 4615 Old Fredericksburg Road. Staff outlined detailed conditions (numbers 1'28) including limits on the public assembly (34 events per year, typical cap 150 attendees with up to two events of 150'200), a required minimum of 38 parking spaces with a paved handicap area, prohibitions on fireworks and on-site hunting, noise restrictions and requirements for security and guest notices.
Applicants described an operational path that would begin with tented events and transition to a purpose-built pavilion of roughly 2,400 square feet with a target occupancy of 150. The applicant's presenters told the commission they envision agritourism and educational activities alongside events and short-term stays, and they emphasized efforts to limit impacts on neighbors (no motorized trail vehicles, no hunting, wayfinding signage and no amplified outdoor music after 10 p.m.).
Shortly before final action, the applicants offered a set of proposed edits to the staff conditions and asked the commission to accept amended language. Staff and commissioners said they had not had time to vet those changes or consult other agencies (fire/rescue, utilities), and staff recommended deferral so those agencies and neighbors could review the proposed amendments. The applicants agreed to defer; the commission acknowledged an applicant deferral and the case was scheduled for the Planning Commission meeting on July 18, 2024.
During the discussion commissioners and staff repeatedly emphasized the need for specific technical review (road access and fire-rescue access, parking layout and noise enforcement) before the commission or the Board of Supervisors would act. The transcript records neighborhood engagement (12 attendees at the applicant's community meeting) and no formal opposition at the planning commission hearing prior to the applicant's deferral.
