To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Cooks Valley Special Events (2023-2027)
Mateel Community Center, Inc.; Conditional Use Permit and Annual Monitoring Report
Application Number PLN-2023-18108
Cooks Valley area
Assessor's Parcel Number(s): (APN's): (Humboldt County): 033-271-007, 033-271-009, 033-271-008, 033-271-004, 033-271-005, and 033-271-015
(Mendocino County): 053-020-011, 053-020-010, 053-020-012, 053-020-013, 053-020-014, 053-020-016, 053-020-015
Review of the Annual Report for the approved Conditional Use Permit authorizing events held by the Mateel Community Center (MCC) in 2023 at the County Line Ranch (formerly Dimmick) in the Cooks Valley area. The permit allows two music festivals to be held annually. Both events feature live music, camping and various vendors, including cannabis-related concessions and consumption within discrete areas on the properties. One event is the Summer Arts and Music Festival which occurs over two days and is ordinarily held during the third weekend in June. The second event is Reggae on the River, which ordinarily occurs over three days during the first weekend in August. The Summer Arts and Music Festival was held on June 24th and 25th, 2023 and was the only event operated by the Mateel in Cooks Valley in 2023. The Reggae on the River event has not occurred since 2018 and is planned to next be held on August 2,3 and 4 of 2024. The Use Permit was approved by the Planning Commission in 2023 and requires the Mateel Community Center to submit a monitoring report to the Planning Commission for review on an annual basis. During review, the Commission is authorized to amend conditions or operational requirements if needed to better mitigate potential impacts or control public nuisance -the Commission may also adjust attendance levels under the permit based on annual performance.
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