DEPARTMENT: Public Services and Revenue Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of Application For Assemblage Of Large Numbers Of People License Submitted By Viking Age Events Company
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, an application has been submitted by Viking Age Events Company to hold the Viking Fest Minnesota at Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, in Castle Rock Township; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is the local governing body having jurisdiction over the proposed license, and the application has been reviewed for compliance with the County Ordinance No. 112 and has been approved by the Public Services and Revenue Division, Public Health Department, Risk Management Department, Transportation Department and Sheriff’s
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WHEREAS, Castle Rock Township approved the application on July 29, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the application for Assemblage of Large Numbers of People License received by Viking Age Events Company to hold Viking Fest Minnesota on October 10-11 and 17-18, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, and authorizes the Public Services and Revenue division to issue the license.
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BACKGROUND
Dakota County Ordinance No. 112 requires that no person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage, sell or give tickets to an actual or anticipated assemblage of 300 or more persons for an exhibition or show of any nature, whether on public or private property, unless a license to hold such an assembly has first been secured.
Under the Dakota County Ordinance, security and traffic controls must meet local and State requirements and include law enforcement officers having jurisdiction in Dakota County and any additional sec...
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