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Draft zoning defines 'special event facility' with 10-acre minimum and 1,000-person cap
Summary
Planners proposed a new 'special event facility' primary land use with minimum site-size, setback, parking, and overnight restrictions; commissioners asked how existing venues and use permits would be handled under the new rules.
S5/Presenter described a proposed new primary land use called a "special event facility," intended for dedicated venues such as wedding sites, and outlined proposed operational standards including a 10-acre minimum site, 50-foot setbacks from roads and parcel lines, parking requirements, and a maximum capacity of 1,000 persons.
"A special event facility would have to be a 10 acre minimum," S5/Presenter said, adding that contiguous parcels may be combined to meet the requirement and that overnight camping capabilities would be limited. Commissioners asked whether existing parks or venues would automatically qualify; staff explained parks or single-event uses at parks would not automatically convert to the new primary land use and that existing use permits would remain in force unless an operator sought a modification.
Staff said the county aims to integrate certain event uses into the general-plan EIR to reduce the need for repetitive environmental review for similar future uses; however, operators wanting to expand under new regulations would need to pursue use-permit modifications. Commissioners asked staff to clarify grandfathering language so existing permitted venues would not be forced to reapply without cause.
