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Approving the application of Rondo Community Coalition for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for Fourth Annual Rondo Block Party event on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 820 Rondo Avenue - Rondo Commemorative Plaza.
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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, section 293.10 provides for the granting of variances from the sound level limitations contained in ยง 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, Rondo Community Coalition ("Applicant"), represented by Ronald Buford, Site Coordinator, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for a sound level limit of 100 decibels at fifty feet from the sound source to present amplified sound at 820 Rondo Avenue - Rondo Commemorative Plaza; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 1, 2026, with a pre-event sound check at 9:00 am on the event day, for the Fourth Annual Rondo Block Party event; and
WHEREAS, if the Applicant is not granted a variance, then the Applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 820 Rondo Avenue - Rondo Commemorative Plaza; 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 Rondo Community Coalition, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 1, 2026, with a pre-event sound check at 9:00 am on the event day, for the Fourth Annual Rondo Block Party event.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjun...
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