A Chairman's Appeal? Follow the Leader?

It seems that Barry Nelms feels his weekend bikers' event at his Walnut Island Restaurant does not need to apply for a special use permit and he has appealed the decision to the BOA. As is stated in the Board of Adjustments minutes, the staff determined the event is outside the customary and usual operations of the Walnut Island Motel and Restaurant and should apply as a special use event for the following reasons:

1. The outside vendors and retail activities associated with this event is not within the normal scope of operations for a hotel and restaurant. (Section 1310 of the Currituck County UDO describes this activity as use 2.220, Storage and Display of Goods Outside of Fully Enclosed Building. This use is not permissible in the Limited Business, hotels zoning district. It can be permitted only with a Special Event permit.)
2. The site does not contain the on-site parking needed for this event. This site has 31 approved on-site parking spaces.
3. There is a concern that the traffic and parking issues this event generates exceeds the approved on-site parking.
4. The Albemarle Regional Health Department has not issued any approvals for a larger number of people to use the existing restroom facilities at the restaurant on a continual basis.

An entire weekend, Friday thru Sunday, of motorcycles in and out of a residential area? Outside bands and other events? Not to worry; Those details can be explained away by his usual method of misdirection, misrepresentation and plain old disregard for the truth and facts. Just ask him--- he'll explain how its only a one-day event and that the bikers just happen to come in early and stay longer. This is hypocrisy at its finest and certainly not what we should expect from a "community leader", much less the chairman of our Board of Commissioners. If he doesn't respect the county's ordinances, how can we expect anyone else to respect them?