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High Times Productions & Mateel Community Center, Inc.
Reggae on the River 2019 - 2022 Concert Events
Conditional Use Permit & Special Permit Modification and Review of 2018 post-event Annual Report
Application Number PLN-2019-15401
Assessor's Parcel Number(s): (APN's) 033-271-005, 033-271-007-000
Cooks Valley area
A modification to an approved Special Event Use Permit authorizing annual operation of the Reggae on the River Music Festival, a three-day event held each year from Friday through Sunday during the first weekend of August. Pursuant to annual requirements of the permit, the Planning Commission will also be reviewing the 2018 Post-Event Monitoring Report, which was prepared by the applicant and circulated to various agencies in January. The applicant proposes to continue conducting the event consistent with festival attendance levels authorized for previous years, which limit daily attendance to a maximum of 9,000 persons (6,500 ticket holders and 2,500 staff, performers and others). In 2018, the Mateel Community Center signed a contract with High Times Productions, who have assumed primary responsibility for management and operation of the event, beginning with last year's festival. Authorization of the following permit modifications is currently requested: 1. Parking of up to 2,500 vehicles at the County Line Ranch (formerly Dimmick), instead of using previously authorized off-site parking areas at Benbow and Richardson Grove RV Park and Campground; 2. Erection of a stage and Late Night Music Area at Center Beach operating from midnight to 4am during each night of the festival; and 3. Establishment and operation of a cannabis vending and consumption area (Cannabis Village), pursuant to section 314-55.4.10.4 of Humboldt County Code, which authorizes Temporary Special Events of this sort. Sales and consumption of Alcohol or Tobacco will be prohibited within the Cannabis Village and access to this area would be restricted to persons 21 year...
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