TO: Margate CRA Chair and Members of the Board
FROM: Cale Curtis, CRA Executive Director
DATE: September 10, 2025
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APPROVAL OF A TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MARGATE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND HILDEBRAND AMUSEMENT RIDES, INC., TO HOLD THE FAIR AT MARGATE ON MCRA OWNED PROPERTIES
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BACKGROUND: Hildebrand Amusement Rides, Inc., is requesting approval to use six MCRA owned properties to hold The Fair at Margate from November 10, 2025 through December 15, 2025 (*36 days). The main operation of the Fair will take place at 1000 North State Road 7 (former Swap Shop) and the other five parcels will be for parking. The properties being requested are identified in Exhibit A of the attached Temporary Use Agreement.
The Fair at Margate is requesting use of the properties as follows:
* November 10 through November 20, 2025 (11 days) for event setup
* November 21 through December 7 (17 days) for event operations
* December 8 through December 15 (*8 days) for event take-down
*Note: one extra day than last year.
The request is to operate the Fair during the following hours:
* Monday through Thursday: 5:00 p.m. to midnight
* Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
* Saturdays: 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
* Sundays: 1:00 p.m. to midnight
The Fair would include the following features: Food vendors; arts & crafts; other product vendors; live entertainment; amusement park rides; kiddie rides; bounce house; inflatables; circus and midway games. Estimated attendance is 40,000 attendees.
At this time, the requestor, Hildebrand Amusement Rides, Inc., is seeking approval from the MCRA Board to hold the Fair on MCRA owned properties. If the Board approves the Temporary Use Agreement, this request will also need to go through the Temporary Use Permit process and go before the City Commission for approval due to the length of the event and the hours of operation. City Code limits such events to no more than 21 consecutive calendar days (the request is...
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