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Approving the application of Integracion Cultural Colombiana en MN for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on July 23, 2022 at 797 Seventh Street East. - Clues St Paul.
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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, Integracion Cultural Colombiana en MN (ICCMN), represented by ICCMN Volunteer, Monica Romero, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, for a requested sound level limit of 100 dBA measured at no specific distance, to present amplified sound at 797 E 7th St. - Clues St Paul in the parking lot; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a pre-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 23, 2022 for a Columbian Independence Day Celebration; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 797 E 7th St. - Clues St Paul in the parking lot; 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 Integracion Cultural Colombiana en MN, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a pre-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event shall not exceed 90 dBA as measured at 50 feet from all sound sou...
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