Title
MATEEL COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. REGGAE ON THE RIVER 2013-2017 CONCERT EVENTS
Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Annual Report
657 Old Highway 101, Cooks Valley
Case Number MON 15-001; Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 033-271-005-000, 033-160-013-000, 033-271-007-000, 033-271-014-000, 033-271-015-000. Review of the 2014
Annual Report for the approved Conditional Use Permit for the Reggae on the River music festival. The Planning Commission will also review the Plan of
Operations for the 2015 event. The event will be held from Thursday through Sunday over the first weekend of August, 2015. The applicant proposes no increase
to the attendance levels from last year (2014), which was a total of 9,000 persons. Traffic control measures are used along Highway 101 for public safety. A
temporary flat-car bridge placed across the South Fork of the Eel River is used to provide access to the performance area for vehicles and pedestrians.
Several off-site parking areas supplement the parking available on site. The parcel where the event is held is served by on-site water which may be supplemented
by water supplied by nearby community service districts. Sewage disposal for the event will be provided by portable toilets and an on-site greywater system. (EB)
Recommendation
Make all the required findings, based on evidence in the staff report and public testimony, and approve the Annual Report for the 2014 event and the Plan of Operation for the 2015 event maintaining the attendance level for the 2015 event at 9,000 total attendees subject to the approved conditions by adopting the attached Resolution of Approval.