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Approving the application of University of St. Thomas - Campus Life, Erin Whipkey, for a Homecoming Event, Friday, October 3, 2025, for a sound level variance in order to present live amplified sound at 2115 Summit Ave - University of St. Thomas, Lower Quad.
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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, the University of St. Thomas - Campus Life, Erin Whipkey, represented by Erin Whipkey, Assistant Director of Campus Life, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, at a requested sound level limit of 92 dBA at 50 feet from the sound source, to present amplified sound for the Homecoming Event on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. with pre-event sound checks periodically from 1:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. with pre-event sound checks periodically from 1:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2025, for a Homecoming Event; and
WHEREAS, if the applicant is not granted a variance, the applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at the 2115 Summit Ave - University of St. Thomas, Lower Quad; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has reviewed the application and has made recommendations regarding conditions for the variances. Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby grants a variance to the University of St. Thomas - Campus Life, Erin Whipkey, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 7:00 p.m. until 9:30...
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