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Public hearing to approve with conditions, or deny, an Outdoor Festival business license application for The Lantern Fest. The Lantern Fest is described generally by the applicant as a family-oriented outdoor entertainment event and concert that culminates with the release of several thousand sky lanterns (paper lanterns lifted aloft by a small open flame source). If approved, authorize the Director of the Planning & Building Division, Community Services Department, to issue the license when all pre-event conditions have been completed and all required business license fees have been paid.
• Applicant: Spencer Humiston on behalf of Happy Fun Events, LLC
• Event Location: Wild West Motorsports Park; 12005 East Interstate 80 (Exit 23, Mustang, off Interstate 80)
• Dates of Event: Saturday, October 13, 2018 and Sunday, October 14, 2018, with additional clean-up to occur on October 15, 2018; if conditions prevent the event from happening on the planned dates, the applicant requests approval of alternative “delay” dates for the event of Saturday, October 27, 2018, and Sunday, October 28, 2018, with additional clean-up to occur on October 29, 2018
• Estimated attendance: The event organizer estimates between 5,000 and 9,000 persons will take part in the event
Additional details of the event are included in the application. Community Services (Commission District 4.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION