REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Amend a Special Permit for Community Festivals at 1375 Lafayette Street to Reflect the Correct 2019 Dates
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 12, 2018, the City Council approved a Special Permit to allow community festivals in the parking lot of the SES Portuguese Hall located at 1375 Lafayette Street for two years. The community festivals include outdoor food booths, game booths, and musical performances. The Special Permit allowed the following community festival dates in 2018: July 1st, August 5th, August 26th, and October 8th; and the following festival dates in 2019: June 16th, July 7th, August 4th, August 25th, and October 13th. The applicant has requested to amend the Special Permit to modify the approved festival dates for 2019 to include June 15th, July 6th, September 14th and 15th, and October 12th and to remove August 25th.
DISCUSSION
The property is currently zoned as Public or Quasi Public (B). This district is intended to support park facilities, recreational facilities and churches. The surrounding area is comprised of properties designated with a single family zoning district. The proposed temporary use, with limited duration and operations, is not anticipated to adversely impact the surrounding land use in that the events will occur for a limited time period. Moreover, the proposed temporary use will be subject to conditions which mitigate potential negative impacts, including a requirement that the use be conducted in a manner that does not create a public or private nuisance. Possible short-term impacts would further be offset by the benefit to the community from the event. The Special Permit is subject to revocation should a problem arise.
Approval of the amended Special Permit would be subject to the following conditions:
1. This amended Special Permit shall be valid for the remaining festival dates of June 15th and 16th, July 6th and 7th, August 4th, September 14th and 15th, and October 12th and 13th,...
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