The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved an ordinance that sets a series of requirements that farm wineries, breweries and distilleries must meet in order to host weddings. The new regulations govern on-site production, traffic and setbacks, as well as the hours that establishments may have outdoor amplified music at weddings. The board […]
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Planning Commission approves new regs for farm wineries
The Albemarle County Planning Commission voted 7-0 Tuesday night to recommend approval of an ordinance setting criteria that farm wineries, breweries and distilleries must meet in order to host events. The commission voted on the measure after a public hearing at which about a dozen county residents thanked the commission and county staff for their […]
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Planning Commission supports farm winery ordinance with additions
The Albemarle County Planning Commission on Tuesday night asked its community development staff to add three provisions to a draft county ordinance governing events at farm wineries and to provide a more detailed study of event impacts on gravel roads. Commissioners asked that staff add an 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew for outdoor amplified […]
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Draft ordinance sets limits for farm winery events
Albemarle County staff on Tuesday will present a list of proposed rules that would limit which farm wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries could host on-site events. A draft county ordinance requires that farm alcohol producers who want to host events have at least five planted acres of crops that will go into their products, have […]
