Item 6A - PresentationSpecific Use Permit for DiwaliFest –
Southlake Foundation
Item 6A: ZA23-0029
ZA23-0029
APPLICANT/
OWNER: Southlake Foundation
REQUEST: Specific Use Permit for a Mass Gathering Event for DiwaliFest to
be held in Southlake Town Square.
LOCATION: The event will generally be located between E. Southlake Blvd.,
Carroll Ave., Prospect St., Federal Way, and Central Ave.
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2021 Specific Use Permit
1 day event
Set-up: 7 am
Performances: 3 pm to 8 pm
Fireworks: 8 pm
End: 11 pm
Original request estimated 4,000 attendees
Cultural programs, live food stations, food trucks,
and a variety of handicrafts, art, and jewelry
2023 Proposed Site Map
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2023 Event Details – October 28, 2023
Set-up: October 27th 10 PM
Festival Event: 12 pm to 10 pm
Fireworks and/or Drone Show: 8:30 pm
Festival Clean-up: Beginning at 10 pm
Estimated 15,000 attendees
•Music and cultural programs
•Live food stations and food trucks
•A variety of handicrafts, art, jewelry,
and other vendor stalls
•Kids Zone with activities such as face
painting and bounce houses
•Fireworks and/or drone show
•Alcohol sales
•Requesting approval in perpetuity
Surrounding Property Owner Responses
For:
Opposed:
Undecided:
Planning & Zoning Commission Action
August 3, 2023; Approved (5-0), subject to Staff Report
No. 3, dated July 28, 2023, and noting that the
recommendation is that the duration would be 3 years
initially and that Council would potentially consider staff
approval for subsequent years going beyond those initial 3
years.
Questions?