Large agritourism uses would need Council permits under Chattahoochee Hills proposal

A Chattahoochee Hills proposal would split agritourism into small and large categories, requiring City Council-approved special use permits for the larger category. Large agritourism would include farm dinners, concerts and on-site dining tied to agricultural production.

Small agritourism would require at least four contiguous acres in the Rural (RL) district and would be capped at 50 visitors at once. Exceeding that cap would require an approved special-event permit or reclassification as large agritourism. Small-use approvals would require annual renewal.

Large operations would have no minimum acreage, but attendance would be set through each permit based on parking, sanitation, traffic capacity and site conditions. Applicants would need a traffic-management plan and permanent restrooms. Permits would last five years with annual compliance reviews; qualifying existing operations would receive a 24-month transition period.

Listed as Item 2 on the September 17 Planning Commission agenda, this is an alternative—not a companion—to the simpler proposal to remove the 10-acre minimum and cap visitors by farm size. The memorandum schedules a Council hearing on the larger amendment for October 6 at 6:30 p.m. It describes proposed rules, not an adopted change.