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ci '689 <br />BOOK <br />78 173 <br />holding type of use without making any improvements. The <br />compromise also allows them in the agricultural land use <br />designation. Director Keating reiterated that staff struggled <br />with this and feels that this is an adequate compromise. <br />Commissioner Bird understood then that we are talking about <br />areas of agricultural that are way off the beaten path, and <br />Director Keating explained that a driving range could go into a <br />node where it hasn't really started to develop as commercial or <br />industrial and where you don't have to go back in and get it <br />rezoned. <br />Commissioner Bird couldn't think of many node areas where it <br />is still zoned agricultural, and felt that a driving range could <br />be a good holding use in future residential areas. He viewed a <br />miniature golf course as being more detrimental to a residential <br />neighborhood than a golf driving range, especially if you limit <br />it to daylight activities. <br />Commissioner Eggert pointed out that would involve <br />developing some stiffer criteria for buffering, lights, etc., and <br />Chairman Wheeler asked if the Board would like to direct staff to <br />go back and readdress the restrictions on golf driving ranges. <br />Attorney Collins advised that currently we handle golf <br />driving ranges as administrative permits, and it is possible to <br />put additional restrictions on them if they are going to be in <br />residential areas and make them special exceptions. <br />Chairman Wheeler agreed that the restrictions were too tight <br />and would like to see staff readdress it. <br />Commissioner Eggert didn't have any problem with it as a <br />special exception, and Attorney Collins advised that we can adopt <br />this as presented now and direct staff to address driving ranges <br />in residential districts as special exceptions and bring it back <br />to the Board at a later date. <br />Director Keating suggested that if the Board wanted to do <br />that today, we could remove #4 under Criteria for Driving Ranges <br />24 <br />