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Approving the application of Breakaway Festivals LLC for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for the Breakaway Minnesota 2026 event on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 400 Snelling Ave N - Outside of Allianz Field 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, Breakaway Festivals, LLC ("Applicant"), represented by Amy Dunn, Director of Festival Operations, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, 2026, for various escalating sound level limits, as noted in the table below (attached to this Resolution), of 94 dBA at 125 feet to 103 dBA at 125 feet over a span of hours from 3:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, and from 2:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, on a Main Stage, and a request for sound level limits of 92 dBA at 100 feet to 100 dBA at 100 feet over a span of hours from 3:00 p.m. until 9:10 p.m. on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, 2026 on a Secondary Stage. Pre-event sound checks at no specified distance have been requested on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; on Friday, June 26, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.; and on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. to present amplified sound for the Breakaway Minnesota 2026 event at 400 Snelling Ave N - Outside of Allianz Fields grounds to the north and northeast of Allianz Field; and
Breakaway Minnesota 2026 Requested Sound Level Limits and Distance:
Main Stage Secondary Stage
3:00 -...
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