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Approving Nomad Marketing’s request for a sound level variance in order to present amplified music and announcements, at the intersection of Mackubin Street and Selby Avenue, for the Rondo Rush Bike Race on Saturday, July 22, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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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, Nomad Marketing, represented by Jason Lardy, President, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance at a sound level limit of 105 dBA to present amplified music and announcements from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:50 a.m., at the intersection of Mackubin Street and Selby Avenue, for the Rondo Rush Bike Race on Saturday, July 22, 2017; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present the amplified music or announcements at the intersection of Mackubin Street and Selby Avenue; 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 sound level variance to Nomad Marketing, subject to the following conditions:
1. The variance will be for the Rondo Rush Bike Race at the intersection of Mackubin Street and Selby Avenue on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:50 a.m.
2. All electronically powered equipment, PA system, loudspeaker or any similar device used in conjunction with the event, will not exceed 85 dBA, as ...
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