Staff Report Vicinity Map Aerial Photograph Project Overview Public Comment Site Plan

No. 01UR005 - Rapid City Greenway Tracts
A request by Country Fair, LLC to consider an application for a Major Amendment to a Use on Review to allow temporary structures (arts and crafts festival) in the Flood Hazard Zoning District on Tracts 1-3 and Lots A and B of Tract 3 of Rapid City Greenway Tracts located in Sections 8 and 9, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at Canyon Lake Park.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Major Amendment to a Use on Review to allow temporary structures (arts and crafts festival) in the Flood Hazard Zoning District be approved with the following stipulations:

Fire Department Recommendations:

  1. Prior to issuance of a temporary use permit, the Country Fair representatives shall submit all applicable plans to the Fire Department for review and approval;

  2. Prior to initiation of the event, the County Fair shall have received approval of an inspection for all tents and other facilities as required by the Fire Code;

Engineering Division Recommendations:

  1. Prior to initiation of the event, a copy of the evacuation plan shall be submitted to the City and Pennington County Emergency Management Department for review and approval;

  2. No camping shall be permitted within the floodway or floodplain at any time;

  3. All requirements of the Floodplain Development Ordinance shall be met at all times;

Building Inspection Division Recommendations:

  1. No banners shall be allowed within the public right-of-way or on fences;

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

  1. The total number of restrooms (including handicapped accessible restrooms) to be provided shall be determined by the Building Inspections Division at the time for which a Temporary Use Permit is applied;

  2. A Temporary Use Permit shall be received prior to initiation of the event each year;

  3. As identified in the application, the park grounds shall be cleaned daily and shall be continually kept clear of debris and trash;

  4. As identified in the application, twenty-four hour security shall be provided for the festival;

  5. All requirements of Section 17.28 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding the Flood Hazard Zoning District shall be continually met including the requirements for temporary structures set forth in Section 17.28.040;

  6. The Use On Review shall be effective for a period of one year from date of approval subject to renewal;

  7. That no portion of the event shall occur on the bridge;

  8. That the event shall be limited to the hours as follows: Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and, entertainment provided on the island shall be limited to the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

  9. That all parking of vehicles shall be restricted to the developed parking lots in Canyon Lake Park and not on public streets or unpaved portions of the park, and that no parking signs to enforce this requirement shall be posted. Applicant shall work with the Police Department to determine the number of required signs and their placement;

  10. That the applicant shall submit the date of the event six months before the start of the festival to the Parks Division for the their review and approval;

Transportation Planning Division Recommendations:

  1. That all booths along northern bike path shall maintain a minimum twenty foot setback from the bike path and a ten foot setback from all other paths;

Police Department Recommendation:

  1. Prior to issuance of a temporary use permit, the applicant shall provide a traffic control plan for the parking at the Blessed Sacrament Church for review and approval;

Parks Department Recommendations:

  1. Final vendor locations will require verification in the field due to topographic considerations and other park amenities; and,

Public Works Division Recommendations:

  1. That the activity be limited to a maximum of 90 booths and that the location of the booths shall be in the areas identified on the site plan.

Vote: (6 to 0)