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043 <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> REFERENCE: ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> Article 8.8.14 Special Uses-Temporary Events(NEW) <br /> Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table <br /> Article 6.16.17 Additional Requirements for Certain Permitted Uses <br /> (Temporary Events) <br /> Article 22 Definitions <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: Staff Planning Board <br /> BOCC X Public <br /> Other: <br /> EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: August 26, 1996 <br /> This item is a request by Patricia and Paul Tripodi, owners of Tripodi's catering, to consider <br /> an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create a new Use category called "Temporary <br /> Outdoor Events". In the case of the applicant, the amendment would allow the on-site hosting <br /> of wedding receptions and other events in connection with the existing catering business <br /> operated from the applicants'home. <br /> The amendment was originally proposed by the Planning Staff to be presented for public <br /> hearing on February 28, 1996. There were concerns raised by the Planning Board and Board <br /> of Commissioners as to how such events would be defined, to assure that events such as horse <br /> shows, and church and civic events would not become subject to Special Use Permit approval. <br /> Due to the concerns raised, the Board of Commissioners did not include the item on the <br /> February public hearing agenda. <br /> The Tripodi's have paid applicable fees and requested that the amendment be presented at the <br /> August public hearing. The request did not include any suggested changes to address the <br /> concerns which had been previously raised, and thus the text below is the same as that which <br /> was originally proposed. Those issues will need to be addressed through the public hearing <br /> process. <br /> The Ordinance Review Committee reviewed the proposal on July 3, and suggested addressing <br /> some of the concerns explicitly excluding: events which did not meet a specified threshold of <br /> people present at any given time during the event; events of a personal nature, (such as family <br /> reunions or large parties); and events of an institutional non profit nature (such as church or <br /> civic activities) would not be included. <br />