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Approving the application of the Alliance Francaise de Minneapolis/St Paul for a sound level variance for amplified music and announcements on Sunday, July 10, 2016 for a Bastille Day Event at 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, §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 Alliance Francaise de Minneapolis/St Paul, represented by Maggie Perry, Development Coordinator, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, at a requested sound level limit of 95 decibels (dBA) at 100 feet from the sound source, for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2016, with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., for the 2016 Bastille Day Event at Landmark Plaza; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance it will not be able to present amplified music and/or announcements at the Landmark Plaza Event site; 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 sound level variance to the Alliance Francaise de Minneapolis/St Paul, subject to the following conditions:
1. The variance will be for the Alliance Francaise de Minneapolis/St Paul for a sound level variance for amplified music and announcements for the Bastille Day Event at Landmark Plaza on July 10, 2016 for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
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