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Approving the application of Anderson Race Management for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on August 17, 2024 at Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion Patio - 1600 Phalen Dr.
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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, Anderson Race Management, represented by Jennifer Williams, Director of Events, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, at a requested sound level limit of 100 dBA at no specified distance from the sound source at Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion Patio - 1600 Phalen Dr, to present amplified sound; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a pre-event sound check from 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. on August 17, 2024 for the Miles for Melanoma event; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion Patio - 1600 Phalen Dr; 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 Anderson Race Management, at Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion Patio - 1600 Phalen Dr, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a pre-event sound check from 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2024, for the Miles for Melanoma event, at Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion Patio - 1600 Phalen Dr.
2) All electronically...
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