DEPARTMENT: Public Services and Revenue Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Application For Assemblage Of Large Number Of People License Submitted By Dakota Agricultural Society
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve application for Assemblage of Large Numbers of People License submitted by Dakota City Heritage Village for the Dakota City Heritage Village's annual Christmas in the Village on December 6-7 and 13-14, 2025, at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, in Castle Rock Township, as recommended and authorized by the Public Services and Revenue Division to issue the license.
SUMMARY
The application has been submitted by Dakota City Heritage Village for the Dakota City Heritage Village's annual Christmas in the Village gathering. The event will be held on December 6-7 and December 13-14, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. each day at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, in Castle Rock Township.
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 assemble 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. The application has been reviewed for compliance with the ordinance and has been approved by the Public Services and Revenue Division, Public Health Department, Risk Management Department, Transportation Department, and the Sheriff's Office. Castle Rock Township reviewed the application on November 10, 2025.
Under the Dakota County Ordinance, security and traffic controls must meet local and State requirements. Such controls shall include, but not be limited to, law enforcement officers having jurisdiction in Dakota County and any additional security officers sufficient to provide adequate security...
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