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Planning commission continues review of Recreation Zone amendments (Ordinance 2025‑7‑23)
Summary
Commissioners debated language changes, permitted and conditional uses, and draft limits on events, parking and camping included in the proposed amendments to the Recreation (RC) zone in Ordinance 2025‑7‑23; staff will draft a 'Special Event' definition for the next meeting.
The Planning Commission spent a substantial portion of its Dec. 11 meeting reviewing proposed amendments to the Recreation Zone under Ordinance 2025‑7‑23, raising questions about wording, boundaries and allowed uses that could shape how private clubs, camping and special events are regulated.
Commissioner Liz Poulter questioned the use of the phrase “current parcels,” saying the language was unclear; she suggested the text be tied more directly to the town’s General Plan. Chairman Allen Endicott said the commission should consider whether the development agreement with Powder Mountain could include specific allowances, including whether Huntsville residents would be permitted to eat at a restaurant Powder Mountain is proposing on the property — a possibility that has arisen in prior public meetings. Town Clerk Shannon Smith and TC Liaison Sandy Hunter participated in the review and noted editorial and procedural items to be refined.
The draft ordinance text (included in meeting attachments) contains several concrete draft limits and conditions that were discussed: a minimum lot area of 0.75 acre for RC parcels; a single‑building coverage cap near 25% and a combined coverage cap near 35%; a maximum building height cited in drafts of about 25 feet; restrictions on public access (membership‑only private clubs), limits on special events (a draft daily occupancy cap of 100 and a developed parking cap of roughly 30 spaces), quiet hours (10 p.m.–8 a.m.), shuttle routing restrictions, and health‑department approvals for campground sewage/dump facilities. The commission also discussed removing or narrowing the term “commercial enterprise” and additional definitions for “outdoor recreation” and “special event.”
Shannon Smith agreed to draft proposed language to define “Special Event” and present that text at the next commission meeting. The commission did not vote on the ordinance at this session and indicated more editing and a potential work session would be scheduled to reconcile conflicting phrasing and conditions.
