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Approving the application of Team Ortho Foundation - Monster Dash for sound level variances in to present amplified sound for announcements, speakers, and music for the Monster Dash on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at five locations. (2nd Street between Jackson and Kellogg Mall Park; Cathedral Hill Park; Shepard Road between Homer and Elway; Shepard Road and 100 feet South of Washington; Upper Landing Park)
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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 Larson, Executive Director, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for five (5) variances, with no specified sound level limit or distance, to present outdoor amplified music and announcements at multiple locations: 2nd St. between Jackson and Kellogg Mall Park; Cathedral Hill Park; Shepard Road between Homer-Elway; Shepard Road and 100 feet South of Washington; Upper Landing Park during a Monster Dash Event; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking five (5) variances for Saturday, October 27, 2018 for various times between the hours of 7:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., with pre-event sound checks occurring between 7:15 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. at the specified locations, and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance, applicant will not be able to present outdoor amplified music and announcements at the five (5) specified locations; 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
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