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Approving the application of Visit Saint Paul for a sound level variance for live music and DJs on March 9, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. during Lucky Palooza on West 7th, between 174 and 258 7th Street West.
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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, Adam Johnson, Vice President of Marketing, Visit Saint Paul, who is designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to provide live music on 7th Street West outside Tom Reid’s, 258 7th Street West and at Eagle Street/The Liffey, 174 7th Street West; for a DJ/Live Music from fully enclosed tents at Burger Moe’s Parking Lot, 242 7th Street West, Cossetta’s Parking Lot, 211 7th Street West, and in McGovern’s Parking Lot, 225 7th Street West, for use of a DJ with music on the street under an overhang in front of Cossetta’s, 211 7th Street West and for a Mechanical Bull Sound System outside of Hampton Inn & Suites, 200 7th Street West; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance, with a sound level request of 100 decibels at 50 feet from the source of all locations from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., and a level of 95 decibels at 50 feet from the sound source of the tent contained locations from 11:00 p.m. on March 9, 2019 until 1:00 a.m. on March 10, 2019, with outside street live music and DJs to cease at 11:00 p.m. Applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on March 9, 2019 in the street and in fully enclosed tents on West 7th Street and further, from 11:00 p.m. on March 9, 2019 until 1:00 a.m. on March 10, 2019 in fully enclosed tents on 7th Stree...
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