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Approving the application of Twin Cities in Motion for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for announcements, speakers, and music on Saturday, October 4, 2025, and Sunday, October 5, 2025, during the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon at the MN State Capitol Complex, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
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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, Twin Cities in Motion, represented by Sam Rush, Event Operations Manager, has applied for a Sound Level Variance to present amplified sound for announcements, speakers, and music at a requested sound level of up to 85 decibels (dBA) at no specified distance at the MN State Capitol Complex, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, for Saturday, October 4, 2025, and Sunday, October 5, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the applicant is seeking a variance from the hours of 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 6:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 4, 2025, and from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 7:15 a.m. until 7:30 a.m., on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the State Capitol Complex, for amplified sound for announcements, speakers, and music during the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon; and
WHEREAS, if the applicant is not granted a variance, the applicant will not be able to present announcements, speakers, and music at the MN State Capitol Complex; 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 th...
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