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Approving the application of Ramsey County Property Management, represented by James Homolka, Property Manager, for a sound level variance in order to conduct Ramsey County Government Center West and Adult Detention Center deconstruction at 12, 14 and 50 Kellogg Boulevard West as well as concrete crushing.
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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, Ramsey County Property Management, represented by James Homolka, Property Manager, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for construction work related to deconstruct the Ramsey County Government Center West and Adult Detention Center at 12, 14 and 50 Kellogg Boulevard West as well as concrete crushing. The variance request for concrete crushing is for ten (10) days at the end of each month of October, November, and December, 2015; and
WHEREAS, in order to reduce the time required for the deconstruction and to minimize disruption to traffic on Kellogg Boulevard, area businesses, the public, adjoining residents, and property owners, the applicant is seeking a variance for concrete crushing, for ten (10) days at the end of each month of October, November, and December, 2015 from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., with work during the day and weekdays only; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance, Ramsey County will not be able to operate various pieces of equipment, including concrete crushers at 12, 14 and 50 Kellogg Boulevard West needed to complete the demolition of the Ramsey County Government Center West and Adult Detention Center; and
WHEREAS, the Department...
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