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 2025 at the County Line Ranch (formerly Dimmick) in the Cooks Valley area. 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. 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 typically 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 not held at the County Line Ranch in 2025 but instead occurred at the Southern Humboldt Community Park on June 21st and 22nd. The 2025 Reggae on the River event was held on August 1, 2 and 3, 2025. No other events were operated by the Mateel from the CLR site in 2025.
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