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CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS

Examples of
Potential Contributing Impact Activity/Site Mitigating Strategies
Impact Tourism based Level Characteristics
Activities
• Low volumes
of patrons
Low • No liquor sales • None
• Wedding • Daytime
receptions operation
Patron and other
Behavior celebratory • High volumes • Advanced information to patrons regarding safe and
gatherings of patrons appropriate behavior.
• Concerts High • Liquor sales • Provide monitoring/security staff at event
• Evening/ • Offer transportation services to off-site lodging
nighttime facilities
operation • Taxi service for impaired patrons
• Large
geographic
space between
activities
• Barriers in
• Multiple Low
operators place to
in close mitigate noise • Coordination among operators to avoid overlapping
Cumulative proximity to • Staggered activities
Impacts one another start and end • County facilitation of communication between
• Activities times operators
operating at • Close
the same time proximity of
activities
High • Common
access roads
• Common start
and end times

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