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County proposes changes to temporary outdoor public events code; commissioners set two‑part public hearing

3417579 · May 21, 2025
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Mason County Community Development presented draft amendments to Chapter 5.18 (Temporary Outdoor Public Events) to create a permitting pathway for smaller outdoor music and vendor events now occurring without a legal pathway; commissioners asked for stakeholder input and set a two‑part public hearing beginning June 24.

Mason County Community Development on Tuesday presented proposed amendments to County Code Title 5, Chapter 5.18 — the Temporary Outdoor Public Events (TOPE) rules — that would create a permit pathway for smaller outdoor events not covered by the existing regulations.

"This came to our attention more out of enforcement actions," a county planner told commissioners, describing a gap where small outdoor music events and vendor shows are…

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