Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION › Division 82 - LAND USE ORDINANCE › Section 350-082-0480 - Commercial Events

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Commercial events may be allowed where
			 authorized in specified land use designations and consistent with the
			 guidelines in sections (2) and (3) below.
(2) Commercial events include weddings,
			 receptions, parties and other small-scale gatherings that are incidental and
			 subordinate to the primary use on a parcel.
(3) Commercial events may be allowed in the
			 GMA except on lands designated Open Space, Commercial Forest, or
			 Agriculture-Special, subject to compliance with 350-082-0600  through
			 350-082-0720  and all the following guidelines:
(a) The use must be in conjunction with an
			 on-site wine or cider sales and tasting room, bed and breakfast inn, or
			 commercial use. If the use is proposed on a property with a building on or
			 eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, it shall be subject to
			 350-082-0530  and not 350-082-0480.
(b) The owner of the subject parcel shall
			 live on the parcel and shall operate and manage the use.
(c) A single commercial event shall host no
			 more than 100 guests.
(d) The use
			 shall comply with the following parking requirements:
(A) A single commercial event shall include
			 no more than 50 vehicles for guests.
(B) All parking shall occur on the subject
			 parcel.
(C) At least 200 square
			 feet of parking space shall be required for each vehicle.
(D) Parking areas may be developed using
			 paving blocks, gravel, or other pervious surfaces; asphalt, concrete and other
			 imperious materials shall be prohibited.
(E) All parking areas shall be fully screened
			 from key viewing areas.
(e) The owner of the subject parcel may
			 conduct 18 single events up to one day in length per year.
(f) The owner of the subject parcel shall
			 notify the reviewing agency and all owners of land within 500 feet of the
			 perimeter of the subject parcel of each planned event. The notice shall be in
			 writing and shall be mailed at least seven calendar days before an
			 event.
(g) Tents, canopies,
			 portable restrooms and other similar temporary structures necessary for a
			 commercial event may be allowed, provided all such structures are erected or
			 placed on the subject parcel no more than two days before the event and removed
			 no more than two days after the event. Alternatively, temporary structures may
			 remain in place for up to 90 days if they are fully screened from key viewing
			 areas.
(h) The use may be allowed
			 upon demonstration of compliance with all the following guidelines to protect
			 any nearby agricultural and forest operations:
(A) The use would not force a change in or
			 increase the cost of accepted agricultural practices on surrounding
			 lands.
(B) The use would be set
			 back from any abutting parcel designated Large-Scale Agriculture or Small-Scale
			 Agriculture, as required in 350-082-0580(2), or designated Commercial Forest
			 Land, Large Woodland, or Small Woodland, as required in
			 350-082-0270(6)(a).
(C) A
			 declaration has been signed by the landowner and recorded into county deeds and
			 records specifying that the owners, successors, heirs and assigns of the
			 subject parcel are aware that adjacent and nearby operators are entitled to
			 carry on accepted agriculture or forest practices on lands designated
			 Large-Scale Agriculture, Small-Scale Agriculture, Commercial Forest Land, Large
			 Woodland, or Small Woodland.
(D)
			 All owners of land in areas designated Large-Scale Agriculture, Small-Scale
			 Agriculture, Commercial Forest Land, Large Woodland, or Small Woodland that is
			 within 500 feet of the perimeter of the subject parcel on which the use is
			 proposed to be located have been notified and given at least ten days to
			 comment prior to a decision.
(i) The Executive Director may impose
			 additional requirements to address potential impacts to surrounding neighbors.
			 For example, they may limit noise, lighting and operating hours.
(j) Approvals for commercial events shall not
			 be valid for more than two years. Landowners must reapply for the use after an
			 approval expires.
(k) A yearly
			 report shall be submitted to the reviewing agency by January 31st reporting on
			 the events held the previous year. This report shall include the number of
			 events held, how many people were in attendance, and copies of catering
			 contracts or other vendors used to verify.
(l) Permits shall not be renewed if there
			 have been past violations, including failure to file.