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Approving the application of Lunda Construction and the City for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on October 25-28, 2024, or the alternate dates of November 1-4, 2024, or November 8-11, 2024, or November 15-18, 2024, or November 22-25, 2024, at the intersection of Mounds Boulevard and Kellogg Boulevard East and on Kellogg Boulevard East over Interstate 94.
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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, Lunda Construction and City of St. Paul, represented by Mike Reihl, Project Manager, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, for 80 dBA at no specified distance, to present amplified sound using equipment such as excavators with hydraulic breakers and trucks with back up alarms for the Kellogg/3rd Street Bridge Demolition at the intersection of Mounds Blvd and Kellogg Blvd E and on Kellogg Blvd E over Interstate 94; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024, through 5:00 a.m. on Monday October 28, 2024 for the Kellogg/3rd Street Bridge Demolition;
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at the intersection of Mounds Blvd and Kellogg Blvd E and on Kellogg Blvd E over Interstate 94; 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 Lunda Construction and City of St. P...
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