<P> To comply with the new requirements and to manage the increased liability load , the organizers formed Black Rock City , LLC . Will Roger Peterson and Flynn Mauthe created the Department of Public Works ( DPW ) to build the `` city '' grid layout ( a requirement so that emergency vehicles could be directed to an `` address '' ) designed by Rod Garrett , an architect . Rod continued as the city designer until his death , in 2011 , at the age of 76 . He is also credited with the design of all of the man bases from 2001 through 2012 , the center camp cafe and first camp . With the success of the driving ban , having no vehicular incidents , 1998 saw a return to the Black Rock desert , along with a temporary perimeter fence . The event has remained there since . </P>
<P> To comply with the new requirements and to manage the increased liability load , the organizers formed Black Rock City , LLC . Will Roger Peterson and Flynn Mauthe created the Department of Public Works ( DPW ) to build the `` city '' grid layout ( a requirement so that emergency vehicles could be directed to an `` address '' ) designed by Rod Garrett , an architect . Rod continued as the city designer until his death , in 2011 , at the age of 76 . He is also credited with the design of all of the man bases from 2001 through 2012 , the center camp cafe and first camp . With the success of the driving ban , having no vehicular incidents , 1998 saw a return to the Black Rock desert , along with a temporary perimeter fence . The event has remained there since . </P>
when did burning man move to black rock city
when did burning man move to black rock city
1998
1998