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Approving the application of FrankieBird Productions/Visit Saint Paul for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for Heavy Metal on February 10, 2024 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, §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, FrankieBird Productions/Visit Saint Paul, represented by Oren Tanzer and Bridget McCoy, President and Director of Client Engagement, who have been designated as the responsible persons on the application, has applied for a variance, for a requested sound level limit of 80 dBA at no specified distance from the sound source, to present amplified sound at 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr - Minnesota State Capitol Grounds; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. on Saturday February 10, 2024 for the Heavy Metal event; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance 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 FrankieBird Productions/Visit Saint Paul, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a pe-event sound check from 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
2) All electronically powered...
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