ITEM TITLE:
Report: Issuance of Temporary Land Use Permit #25-02 for End of the Road Ren Fair for an Approximately 8-Acre Portion of 251 Pioneer Drive, Lot 2, Block 2, Mineral Creek Mineral Creek Subdivision (N Barney Meyring Parkstrip) Owned by the City of Valdez
SUBMITTED BY: Nicole Chase, Senior Planner
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
N/A report only
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
End of the Road Ren Fair applied for a temporary land use permit for use of an approximately 8-acre portion of 251 Pioneer Drive, Lot 2, Block 2, Mineral Creek Subdivision for June 18th-22nd, 2025. The request is for use of the north portion of the Mineral Creek parkstrip for a renaissance fair open to the public. The event will include a vendor square, food vendor area, stage, and game area, and beer garden under the parkstrip pavilion. The event is scheduled to take place June 20th and 21st, with the remaining days as set-up and break-down days.
Economic Development Director, Chief of Police, and Parks and Recreation Director were solicited for comments on the application and expressed no objection. The Fire Chief was also consulted due to the request for a open fire baking demonstration at the event. The conditions set forth in Exhibit B of the temporary land use permit were developed to address safety concerns related to this use.
Pursuant to Valdez Municipal Code 17.12.120 (G) Approval Criteria, staff review of the proposed temporary use request found that all 10 approval criteria were satisfied.
Per resolution #23-43, this permit was exempted from permit fees as a community celebration less than 10 days in duration.