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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2021-66 (EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE SEASONAL PERMIT 2021/2022)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING A SEASONAL PERMIT FOR THE GLOBAL DRESSAGE COMPLEX, A/K/A EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE, AT 13466 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD FOR AN EQUESTRIAN SHOW USE FROM DECEMBER 6, 2021 TO MAY 6, 2022; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Resolution No. R2021-66 for a Seasonal Permit for Global Dressage Complex, A/K/A Equestrian Village, at 13466 South Shore Boulevard from December 6, 2021 to May 6, 2022.
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EXPLANATION: Michael Sexton, on behalf of the owner(s), is seeking approval of a Seasonal Permit to use Equestrian Village for the 2021/2022 Equestrian Season for 75 equestrian spectator events. On October 24, 2013, Council approved Resolution No. R2013-49 to designate Equestrian Village as a Commercial Equestrian Arena (CEA). As part of the approval, the applicant is required to construct numerous on-site and off-site improvements. The improvements must be completed for the site to have full beneficial use of the CEA. To date, required road improvements have not been completed. The applicant has received a legislative and administrative extensions, along with exercising its extensions under Section 252.363, Florida Statutes, for conditions of approval deadlines. The current expiration date to satisfy the CEA conditions regarding lighting, off-site roadway improvements, Palm Beach County TPS build-out date, and a queuing analysis for South Shore Boulevard and Greenview Shores Boulevard is December 25, 2023.
The applicant is required to obtain a Seasonal Permit to hold events at this location until all improvements are constructed. Council has approved requests for the seasonal permit since the 2013 season. The applicant’s request for the 2021/2022 season has an increase of four (4) event days from the previous 2020/2021 season approval, but is comparable to other seasons, which have ranged from 62-105 event days as shown in the table below:
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Equestrian Season |
Number of Events |
Event Dates |
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2013/2014 |
100 |
November 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 |
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2014/2015 |
100 |
December 10, 2014 - April 30, 2015 |
|
2015/2016 |
105 |
November 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016 |
|
2016/2017 |
70 |
December 14, 2016 - April 30, 2017 |
|
2017/2018 |
71 |
December 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018 |
|
2018/2019 |
64 |
December 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019 |
|
2019/2020 |
62 |
December 11, 2019 - April 30, 2020 |
|
2020/2021 |
71 |
November 9, 2021 - April 30, 2021 |
In addition to the increase in dates, the applicant is requesting an additional tent (4,521 SF) to be used for the Rolex event. The tent will be used one (1) day only on April 2, 2022. The applicant has also requested a total of 174 temporary stalls, which is a decrease of 12 temporary stalls from past seasons. The smaller 36-stall tent is converting to a 24-stall quarantine tent. Condition 2 of the Seasonal Permit has been modified to allow the use of the quarantine tent for the entire length of the permit, and to limit 74 stalls of the main stabling tent to be utilized from January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022. This condition does not cause an increase in usage of stalls at one time. It only changes which tents can be occupied and when they can be occupied.
The applicant has provided the Mandatory Requirements for Competition Organizers, which will also be implemented at Equestrian Village to ensure social distancing and to meet all CDC guidelines in preventing the spread of Covid-19.
The application was submitted on October 15, 2021.
The recommended conditions of approval are based upon the conditions that have been applied to previous seasonal permits.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: NO
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Resolution No. R2021-66 for a Seasonal Permit for Global Dressage Complex, A/K/A Equestrian Village, at 13466 South Shore Boulevard from December 6, 2021 to May 6, 2022.