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Approving the application of MN Run Series/Podium Sports Marketing Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for the Turkey Trot Saint Paul on November 27, 2025, by Shepard Road between Washington Street and Sherman Street.
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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, § 293.10 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 the community; and
WHEREAS, MN Run Series/Podium Sports Marketing Inc., represented by Skylar Swenson, Race Operations Manager, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for a requested sound level limit of 85 dBA at no specified distance to present amplified sound on Shepard Road between Washington Street and Sherman Street; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, for the Turkey Trot Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, if the applicant is not granted a variance, the applicant will not be able to present amplified sound on Shepard Road between Washington Street and Sherman Street; 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 MN Run Series/Podium Sports Marketing Inc., subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, with a pre-event sound check at 7:00 a.m.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event shall not ex...
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