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Approving the application of Team Ortho Foundation for a sound level variance to present outdoor music and announcements for the Women Rock Race events on Saturday, August 25, 2018 on Shepard Road between Eagle Street and Walnut Street, and at Upper Landing Park.
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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, Team Ortho Foundation, represented by John Larson, Executive Director, has applied for a variance, at no specified sound level limit, to present a vocalist, announcements, and a DJ with amplified sound on Shepard Road, between Eagle Street and Walnut Street, and at Upper Landing Park for the Women Rock Race events; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:15 a.m. on Shepard Road, between Eagle Street and Walnut Street, and at Upper Landing Park, and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance, applicant will not be able to present amplified sound for the Women Rock Race events; 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 Team Ortho Foundation subject to the following conditions:
1) The variance will be for the Women Rock Race events in order to present a vocalist, announcements, and a DJ with amplified sound on Shepard Road, between Eagle Street and Walnut Street, and at Upper Landing Park on August 25, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. unti...
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