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Board approves amended special-use permit for Rancho Viejo event venue with 85 dB noise limit
Summary
After years of complaints and enforcement activity, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved an amended special-use permit for Rancho Viejo, allowing amplified music under new restrictions and a process to rapidly pursue revocation if violations occur.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve an amended special-use permit for Rancho Viejo, a private outdoor event venue in the Goodyear area, lifting some prior restrictions while adding new enforceable noise and permitting conditions.
The vote follows years of enforcement action and public complaints. The amendment allows amplified music under specified conditions, increases permitted attendance, and requires the operator to complete required construction permits, parking and drainage work, perimeter walls and restrooms before continued operation.
Staff said the amendment was intended to reconcile…
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