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EXHIBIT A Application of Whitewind Production, LLC. APPLICATION Mass Gathering Case No. 25-002 Application of Whitewind Production, LLC. to hold a large mass gathering on July 18, 19, and 25, 26, of 2026, July 17, 18, and 24, 25, of 2027, and July 22, 23, and 29, 30, of 2028, on an 80.55-acre parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 6518 Cascade Highway NE, Silverton. (T6S; Rl W; Section 25; tax lot 900). BACKGROUND The Marion County Planning Division has reviewed the above -referenced application and offers the following comments: 1. The property is located on the south side of Cascade Highway on the southwest corner of Cascade Highway and Valley View Road. The property contains a dwelling and accessory buildings. 2. Surrounding properties consist of properties in farm use and timbered property in an EFU zone. 3. The applicant is requesting to hold a Renaissance Era Faire as a large mass gathering. In 2023, the board held a hearing and approved events to be held two weekends in July in each of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. However, concerns were raised by persons traveling through the area that traffic related to the event was causing unsafe road conditions. Section 9.25.070 of the Marion County Code allows Planning Director to refer a mass gathering permit to the board when there have been citizen concerns raised about a past event. Mass Gathering permit 24-001 for two weekends in July 2024 was approved. The applicant utilized an updated traffic plan that resolved the issues experienced in 2023. The applicant applied for a conditional use permit (CU24-039) to expand the Renaissance Faire to three weekends, which was approved by the Hearings Officer on January 3, 2025. The application for a mass gathering permit for three weekends in July of 2025 went before the Board of Commissioners on March 19, 2025. Due to concerns raised at the public hearing for the 2025 Mass Gathering Permit, the Board approved two weekends in 2025 instead of the proposed three. The updated traffic plan utilized in 2024 was again utilized in 2025, and as a result neither weekend of the event generated any traffic issues that Marion County is aware of. This year the applicant is proposing two weekends in July of 2026. Staff recommends additionally approving mass gathering permits for the same weekends in 2027 and 2028. The approved dates over the next three years for a mass gathering permit for the Canterbury Renaissance Faire would therefore be: July 18, 19, and 25, 26, of 2026 July 17, 18, and 24, 25, of 2027 July 22, 23, and 29, 30, of 2028 4. According to information submitted with the application: a) sound amplification will be used; b) alcohol will be available; and c) fireworks will not be used or shown.