Title
Mateel Community Center, Inc. Reggae on the River 2013 - 2017 Concert Events Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Annual Report
Case Number MON 17-002
Assessor Parcel Numbers 033-271-005-000, 033-160-013-000, 033-271-007-000, 033-271-014-000, 033-271-015-000
"French's Camp” or 657 Old Highway 101, Benbow Area
Review of the 2016 Annual Report for the approved Conditional Use Permit for the Reggae on the River music festival, a large concert event held each year in the Cooks Valley area. The Planning Commission will also review the Plan of Operations for the 2017 event. The event will be held from Thursday through Sunday over the first weekend of August, 2017. The applicant proposes no increase to the attendance levels from last year (2016), which was 6,500 ticket holders an additional 2,500 for staff, performers and others for 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. There are several off-site parking areas to supplement the parking available for the event. The concert venue 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 by an on-site greywater system.
Recommendation
Make all of the required findings, based on evidence in the staff report and public testimony, and approve the Annual Report for the 2016 event and the Plan of Operation for the 2017 event maintaining the attendance level for the 2017 event at 9,000 total attendees subject to the approved conditions by adopting the attached Resolution of Approval.