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Outdoor Seating and Golf Course Uses <br />page 4 <br />three business districts. The City's liquor licensing code is not the subject of this report. Rather, <br />we need to update the zoning ordinance to address current and acceptable activities in the <br />existing golf course and look forward to the potential for expanding the activity options in golf <br />courses in general. <br />We have a golf course in a Public Semi - Public zone (Chomonix) and a driving range in a Rural <br />zone (Shadow Ridge on Co. Rd. J). Currently, the zoning ordinance includes golf courses in a <br />large umbrella definition: <br />Recreation Area. A parcel which may include water bodies and incidental buildings <br />thereto used or intended for active or passive recreation, including, but not limited to, <br />parks, playground, golf courses, hunting preserves, polo grounds, nature trails, bridle <br />paths, beaches, campsites, ski and snowmobile trails, and canoe routes, provided that <br />parcels on which there are located stadiums, arenas, bowling alleys, swimming pools, and <br />other recreational activities conducted primarily in structures are not recreation areas. <br />We have ten zoning districts that allow golf courses, either as a permitted or a conditional use, <br />but none of these zones allow the sale of alcoholic beverages —even though a 3.2 beer on -sale <br />license was issued to the existing golf course many years ago. <br />zoning district <br />permitted use <br />conditional use <br />Rural <br />Rural Executive <br />Rural- Business Reserve <br />"Golf courses and driving <br />ranges" <br />Public Semi - Public <br />"Public parks and recreation <br />facilities, golf courses" <br />R -1 <br />R -1X <br />R -EC <br />R -2 <br />R -3 <br />R -4 <br />"Commercial outdoor <br />recreational areas including golf <br />courses, country clubs, driving <br />ranges, swimming pools, and <br />similar facilities provided that" <br />(specified conditions are met) <br />The proposed amendments do three things. <br />• First, a new definition is proposed for "golf course" that includes many of the facilities and <br />activities that are common to golf courses. The intent is that by creating this definition, such <br />activities and facilities are part of the golf course, not separate uses that may need separate, <br />individual approvals or permits. This applies only to golf courses. The sale of alcoholic <br />beverages will always require the respective liquor license required by state statute and city <br />code. <br />• Second, a definition also is created for "miniature golf course" to distinguish it from the <br />larger golf course definition. This avoids including in mini -golf facilities the same uses <br />• <br />