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Approving the application of Ordway Center for a sound level variance in order to present amplified sound for a Flint Hills Family event on May 27-30, 2026, at 109 West 4th Street - Rice Park and 379 Saint Peter Street - Landmark Plaza.
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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, Ordway Center ("Applicant"), represented by Julia Erickson, Director of Production, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance for a sound level limit of 110 dBA at no specified distance from the sound source to present amplified sound at 109 W 4th Street - Rice Park and 379 Saint Peter Street - Landmark Plaza; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a variance for the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with pre-event sound checks at 9:00 a.m., on May 27, 28, 29, and for the hours of 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on May 29, and for the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 8:15 a.m., on May 30, 2026, for the Flint Hills Family event; and
WHEREAS, if the Applicant is not granted a variance, then the Applicant will not be able to present amplified sound at 109 W 4th Street - Rice Park and 379 Saint Peter Street - Landmark Plaza; 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 Ordway Center, subject to the following conditions:
1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 27 and ...
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