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Approving the application of DBH St. Paul, LLC dba St. Paul Saints Baseball Club for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for the 2024 Ballpark Hooley on March 16, 2024 at 360 Broadway St - CHS Field.
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WHEREAS, Chapter 293 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code was enacted to regulate the subject of noise in the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, §293.09 provides for the granting of variances from the sound level limitations contained in §293.07, upon a finding by the City Council that full compliance with Chapter 293 would constitute an unreasonable hardship on the applicant, other persons or on the community; and
WHEREAS, DBH St Paul, LLC dba St. Paul Saints Baseball Club, represented by Tom Whaley, EVP, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, for a requested sound level limit of 100 dBA at no specified distance from the sound source, to present amplified sound at 360 Broadway St - CHS Field; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. on Saturday March 16, 2024 for the 2024 Ballpark Hooley; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 360 Broadway St - CHS Field; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has reviewed the application and has made recommendations regarding conditions for the variance. Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby grants a variance to DBH St. Paul, LLC dba St. Paul Saints Baseball Club, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event shall not exceed 90 dBA as measured at 50 feet from all sound sources.
3) The applican...
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