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Approving the application of Breakaway Music Festival for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on June 6 through June 7, 2025 at 400 Snelling Ave N - Allianz Field Grounds.
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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, Breakaway Music Festival, represented by Jarrod Fucci, Breakaway Music Festival President, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2025 for various sound level limits, as noted in the Table, below, of 95 dBA at 125 feet to 103 dBA at 125 feet over a span of hours from 4:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on a Main Stage, and a request for sound level limits of 96 dBA at 100 feet to 101 dBA at 100 feet over a span of hours from 4:00 p.m. until 9:40 p.m. on a Secondary Stage, with a 100 dBA at 125 feet from the sound source requested sound level limit and distance during pre-event sound checks on Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2025 to present amplified sound for the Breakaway Music Festival 2025 - Minnesota at 400 Snelling Ave N - Allianz Fields grounds to the north and northeast of Allianz Field; and
Breakaway Minnesota Music Festival 2025 Requested Sound Level Limits and Distance:
Main Stage Request Secondary Stage Request
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