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Approving the application of Rondo Days LLC for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 271 Mackubin St - Martin Luther King Recreation Center.
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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, the Rondo Days LLC, represented by Nick Muhammad, Entertainment Chair (Board M), who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, for a sound level limit of 105 dBA at no specific distance, to present amplified sound for a Rondo Days 40 event on July 20, 2024, at 271 Mackubin Street - Martin Luther King Recreation Center; and
WHEREAS, applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, July 20, 2024 for a Rondo Days 40 event; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 271 Mackubin St - Martin Luther King Recreation Center; 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 Rondo Days LLC, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, for a Rondo Days 40 event.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event s...
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