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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2014-28 (AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 5.7 "SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USES" OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 5.7 SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USES OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; TO ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS FOR VARIOUS EQUESTRIAN USES AND COMPETITIONS; REVISING THE GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE; MODIFYING THE PERMITTED LOCATIONS FOR EQUESTRIAN SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS AND TEMPORARY ANCILLARY EQUESTRIAN USES; MODIFYING THE THRESHOLDS FOR SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USE PERMITS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2014-28 on first reading.
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EXPLANATION: Chapter 5.7 of the LDRs was amended by Ordinance No. 2012-03 on February 14, 2012 and established that a seasonal equestrian use permit related to ancillary equestrian uses and equestrian show uses of not more than two (2) events per year with each event being four (4) days or less in duration shall be approved administratively in the same manner as a special permit use and Equestrian Show Uses open to the public for more than four (4) days and/or more than two (2) events during the course of one (1) year shall only be permitted upon the approval of Wellington's Council.
Only five (5) permits have been issued since the code change in 2012; only two (2) required Council approval. None of these permitted shows generated any complaints or were determined to have negative impacts on the EPA and neighboring properties.
The proposed amendments are designed to update the definitions of equestrian show and competition, modify the permitted locations for seasonal equestrian permits, and establish a tiered permit type based upon the potential intensity and impact of an equestrian show/competition, along with the approval procedure based upon that impact.
This proposed Ordinance amends Chapter 5.7...
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