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Approving the application of One Simple Plan for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for an IndiaFest 2026 event on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd - Minnesota State Capitol Grounds.
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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, One Simple Plan ("Applicant"), represented by Clint Roberts, President, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for a sound level limit of 110 dBA at fifty (50) feet from the sound source to present amplified sound at 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd - Minnesota State Capitol Grounds; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 11:00 am to 10:00 pm on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with a pre-event sound check from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, August 14, 2026, for the IndiaFest 2026 event; and
WHEREAS, if the Applicant is not granted a variance, then the Applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd - Minnesota State Capitol Grounds; 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 One Simple Plan, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 11:00 am to 10:00 pm on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, August 14, 2026, for the pre-event sound check, for the IndiaFest 2026 event.
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