After months of back and forth, and with significant community input for and against, the Milton City Council has ruled on a request at 2105 Bethany Way, currently home to the Painted Horse Winery and Pamelot Farm. The council voted unanimously to approve a permit for “agricultural related activities” and two concurrent variances along with six additional parking spaces.
The action essentially allows the facility to continue existing activities including equestrian activities and children’s birthday parties, allows the existing parking areas, wood pavilion, horse arenas, and driveways within the 100-foot activity setback. It also allows the structures housing animals within 100 feet of a property line.
Prior to this latest council meeting, the applicant withdrew a request for a permit to be a “rural event facility.” Had this been approved, the Painted Horse could have hosted weddings, corporate team-building exercises, holiday parties and more, events unrelated to explicitly agricultural, equestrian or farm winery uses.
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