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Washington County Fairgrounds seeks permit for outdoor music events with limits, staff recommends one-year probation

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Staff presented a conditional-use permit application for an outdoor music venue at the Washington County Fairgrounds and recommended approval with conditions including a cap of 26 events per year, a one-year probation period, speaker orientation restrictions and an 8,000-person limit; no formal vote occurred at the agenda-setting session.

The Washington County Fair Association asked the Planning Commission to allow outdoor music events at the Washington County Fairgrounds, 2537 N. McConnell Ave., under a conditional-use permit that staff recommended be approved with conditions.

Staff said the privately owned fairgrounds wants to hold roughly 26 outdoor events a year (about two per month on average) and proposed measures including orienting speakers away from nearby residences, a one-year probationary period, and a maximum attendance cap. Staff recommended approval with those and other conditions to limit impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.

The request follows a history in which the…

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