c.ZOTA-23-2 - A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Regarding Assembly Uses in the Industrial District: A public hearing for revisions to Zoning Ordinance Article 3, Section 3-4.12 – Industrial District to address allowable Assembly uses in the District. The Ordinance currently permits several uses as by-right Permitted Uses where people gather for social, entertainment, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, where these uses are classified as Assembly uses by the Building Code. The Building Code classifies Places of Worship such as churches as an Assembly use, however Places of Worship are not listed as either a Permitted Use or a Permissible Use in the Industrial District. A text amendment to Section 3-4.12 was initiated by Town Council on May 9, 2023. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 28, 2023 and recommended approval of "Option A", to allow Assembly uses in the Industrial district with an approval threshold where these uses will require the approval of a Special Use Permit per Zoning Ordinance Section 3-4.12.3 Permissible Uses for any Assembly use that exceeds 300 persons and/or is 10,000 square feet or greater in size.
