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AGENCY COMMENTS Comments received from various governmental agencies are summarized below. The full comments can be reviewed in the planning file. 5. Comments from Marion County Environmental Health, Marion County Public Works, Silverton Fire Department, Marion County Sheriff, and Marion County Risk are included below in the sections that address the criteria their comments pertain to. Marion County Septic commented: "Portable toilets must be brought in for use as any existing onsite system cannot be utilized for this event. In addition, portable toilets must be pumped/serviced by a licensed and certified sewage disposal company. Both of these requirements were addressed in the included proposal." Marion Counly Buildiug Inspection commented: "No Building Inspection concerns. Permit(s) are required to be obtained prior to the development of structures and/or utilities installation on private property, If proposed." Oregon Department of Transportation(ODOT) commented: "The site is adjacent to Cascade Highway, No. 160 (OR-213) and is subject to state laws administered by ODOT. ODOT has no objection to the proposal; the applicant should contact District 3 maintenance for permitting and traffic control coordination on OR213 as they stated." All other contacted agencies either failed to respond or stated no objection to the proposal at the time this report was prepared. MARION COUNTY ORDINANCE 1230 FINDINGS 6. Marion County Ordinance No. 1230, Section 3 contains the definition of a large outdoor mass gathering: "Large gathering" means an assembly ofpersons whose actual number is, or reasonably can be anticipated to be: 1. More than 3, 000 persons at any time; or 2. More than 750 persons at any time on each of three calendar days during an assembly that continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for more than 120 hours; and is held primarily in open spaces and not in any permanent structure within Marion County. Included within the calculation of hours is any time in excess of 48 hours necessary to set up the event or any time in excess of 48 hours necessary to clean up afterward. The applicant indicates this event will take place 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. Daily hours are 10 am to 6 pm and overnight camping will be allowed. The estimated attendance is up to 5,000 people per day. Based on this information, the proposed event meets the definition of a "large gathering." 7. MCC 9.25.070 through 9.25.200 contains the following criteria for reviewing an outdoor mass gathering application: MCC 9.25.070: (C) If the application is for a large gathering, the applicant must obtain a conditional use permit for a temporary use in accordance with Marion County Zoning Ordinance chapters 119 and 126