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Approving the application of Team Ortho Foundation, Monster Dash Event for a sound level variance in order to present outdoor music and announcements on Saturday, October 31, 2015 on Mississippi River Boulevard and 800 feet south of Ford Parkway.
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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, Team Ortho Foundation, Monster Dash Event, represented by John W. Larson, Executive and Race/ Event Director, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, with a requested sound level of 85 dBA at 50 feet, to present outdoor music with a mobile DJ on Mississippi River Blvd and 800 feet south of Ford Parkway during a Monster Dash Event; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for Saturday, October 31, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., with a pre-event sound check at 8:15 a.m. on Mississippi River Blvd and 800 feet south of Ford Parkway, and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance, applicant will not be able to present outdoor mobile DJ music on Mississippi River Blvd and 800 feet south of Ford Parkway; 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 John W. Larson and Team Ortho Foundation, for Mississippi River Blvd and 800 feet south of Ford Parkway subject to the following conditions:
1) The variance will be for the Team Ortho Foundation Monster Dash Event in order to present out...
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