Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION › Division 81 - LAND USE ORDINANCE › Section 350-081-0108 - Commercial Events

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Commercial events include weddings, receptions, parties and other small-scale
			 gatherings that are incidental and subordinate to the primary use on a
			 parcel.
(2) Commercial events may
			 be allowed in the GMA except on lands designated Open Space, Commercial Forest,
			 or Agriculture-Special, subject to compliance with the following conditions and
			 the scenic, cultural, natural and recreation resources guidelines:
(a) The use must be in conjunction with a
			 lawful winery, wine sales/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 the guidelines
			 in "Special Uses in Historic Buildings" (350-081-0114), and not the guidelines
			 of this section.
(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 that the following conditions exist 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 or
			 Small-Scale Agriculture, as required in 350-081-0076  or designated Commercial
			 Forest Land or Large or Small Woodland, as required in 350-081-0310.
(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 or Small-Scale Agriculture,
			 Commercial Forest Land, or Large or Small Woodland.
(D) All owners of land in areas designated
			 Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture, Commercial Forest Land, or Large 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 10 days to comment prior to a decision.
(i) Counties may impose additional
			 requirements to address potential impacts to surrounding neighbors. For
			 example, they may limit noise, lighting and operating hours.
(j) Land use approvals for commercial events
			 shall not be valid for more than two years. Landowners must reapply for the use
			 after a land use approval expires.