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AGENCY COMMENTS: Comments on the request for renewal received from various governmental agencies and other interested parties are summarized in the section below. The full comments can be reviewed in the planning file. 4. Marion County Septic commented: “Please make sure you have enough portable toilets to accommodate your event. Rule of thumb: 1 toilet for every 50 people if food is served for every 4 hours of event. Please lock toilets served by onsite septic system as it may overload system.” All other contacted agencies either failed to respond or stated no objection to the proposal at the time this report was prepared. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which the decision was based are noted below. 5. Section 9.25.030 of the Marion County Code (MCC) contains the definition of large and small outdoor mass gatherings: “Small gathering” means any assembly of persons whose actual number is, or reasonably can be anticipated to be, less than or equal to 3,000 but more than 750 persons at any time, for a period that continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for more than six hours but not more than 120 hours within any continuous three month period, and that is held primarily in open spaces and not in any permanent structure in the unincorporated areas of Marion County. Included in the six to 120 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 from Friday May 1st to Sunday May 3rd, 2026. Daily hours are 7 am to 9:30 pm and overnight camping will be allowed. Estimated attendance is 1,500 people per day and 500 camping at night Based on this information, the proposed event meets the definition of a “small gathering.” 6. 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 before the large gathering permit application will be approved. The procedure to obtain a conditional use permit will be independent of the procedure to obtain an outdoor mass gathering permit under this ordinance, except that the Board may, at its discretion, elect to consider applications for both permits at one public hearing. If the Board does not elect to consider applications for both permits at one hearing, the application for the outdoor mass gathering for a large gathering shall not be processed until the conditional use permit has been obtained. MCC 9.25.070(C) is not applicable. (E) The Board, in its discretion, may approve a subsequent small gathering that is within three months of a prior small gathering on the same property. If a second small gathering is approved, no third small gathering shall be allowed to occur within six months of the first small gathering. No previous small gatherings have been held on this property within three months. The applicants hold this as a once-a-year event on the subject property. MCC 9.25.070(E) is not applicable. (F) Each public official receiving notice of the application who wishes to comment on the application shall submit such comment in writing to the Board no later than the date and time for the hearing. The comment may include recommendations related to the official functions of the officer as to granting the