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Approving the application of The United Hmong Family, Inc. for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for a Hmong International Freedom Festival event on June 26, 27, and 28, 2026, at 1151 Wynne Avenue - Como Regional 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, 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, The United Hmong Family, Inc. ("Applicant"), represented by Mee Vang, President, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for a sound level limit of 120 decibels (dBA) at 50 feet from the sound source to present amplified sound at 1151 Wynne Avenue - Como Regional Park; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on June 26, 27, and 28, 2026, with intermittent pre-event sound checks from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on event days, for the Hmong International Freedom Festival event; and
WHEREAS, If the Applicant is not granted a variance, then the Applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 1151 Wynne Avenue - Como Regional Park; 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 The United Hmong Family, Inc., subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on Friday, June 26, Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, 2026, for the Hmong International Freedom Festival event, with a pre-event sound check for up to no more than tw...
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