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Approving the application of KXH Events for a sound level variance for outdoor amplified music between 174 and 258 7th Street West during Lucky Palooza on West 7th on March 14, 2020.
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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, Steve Heckler, Event Coordinator, KXH Events, who is designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to provide outdoor amplified music on 7th Street West outside Tom Reid’s, 258 7th Street West and at Eagle Street, 174 7th Street West; for a DJ/Live Music from fully enclosed tents at Burger Moe’s Parking Lot, 242 7th Street West, Cossetta’s Parking Lot, 211 7th Street West, and in McGovern’s Parking Lot, 225 7th Street West, for use of a DJ with music on the street under an overhang in front of Cossetta’s, 211 7th Street West and in the street on Chestnut facing north by New Bohemia, 222 7th Street West; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance, with a sound level request of 92 decibels at 50 feet from the source of all locations from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., and a level of 92 decibels at 50 feet from the sound source of the tent contained locations from 11:00 p.m. on March 14, 2020 until 1:00 a.m. on March 15,2020 with outside street music and DJs to cease at 11:00 p.m. Applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on March 14, 2020 in the street and in fully enclosed tents on West 7th Street and further, from 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. in fully enclosed tents on 7th Street West between 174 7th and 258 7th Street West; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a varianc...
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