Vacation on a Working Farm?

Sign proposed by the state of Tennessee

So, have you had a little time to think about Agritourism?  Maybe you've even done a little web search yourself.  You'll find that it is mostly regulated at the state or county level.  So how did it even come up in Eureka?  

Well, that is also a long and winding road.  

Sure, we have a couple of places where you can buy produce at a roadside stand, pick apples and wander through a corn maze and every once-in-a-while a pumpkin patch sprouts up.  

Neighboring Greenvale Township has You-Pick strawberries and raspberries.  Just west of Eureka there is a beautiful peony farm.  In fact the region used to be known for its flower farms, vegetable farms and horticulture.  Our location on the urban fringe makes us ideally suited for feeding the growing market for local and organic produce.  

Peony farm neighboring Eureka Township

So far it seems that  none of these businesses have risen to the level of impact that regulation is required.  What tipped the scale and made the Board give the Planning Commission ordinance language to hold a public hearing on?

Why are they in such a rush that they ignored the request of the Planning Commission to form a task force, guided by a professional planner and populated with farmers and citizens from the Township?  Why did they ignore the detailed language provided by the Planning Commission this month and instead revert to something that is eerily similar to language submitted by a citizen but then withdrawn?