Definitions Questioned

Over a decade of history converged at the June 8 Saratoga Planning Commission meeting.

Chris Shannon, co-owner of The Yard music venue, attended the meeting to voice his concerns about the definition of resort and the current zoning of The Yard. These issues have been expressed before (see “And the party never ends” on page 1 of the June 30 Saratoga Sun and “Resort definition questioned again” on page 3 of the June 30 Saratoga Sun).

Shannon stated resort zoning comes with a list of accessory or permitted uses, and in order to access those uses the definition of resort must be fulfilled. He als...