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Approving the application for sound level variances for Insituform to allow for sewer lining projects at eight locations from April 5 through December 31, 2018. (Ramsey Street from Summit Avenue to Grand Avenue; Dale Street from Laurel Avenue to Dayton Avenue; Grand Avenue from Fairview Avenue to Wheeler Street; Snelling Avenue from Grand Avenue to Summit Avenue; Summit Avenue from Albert Street to Hamline Avenue; Selby Avenue from Fairview Avenue to Wheeler Street; Cretin Avenue from Randolph Avenue to Palace Avenue; and Brewster Street and Pascal Street 850 feet to the east)
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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, Insituform, represented by Patrick Hillan, Field Engineer, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for eight (8) sound level variances for sewer construction work, with use of heavy trucks with internal generators and hydraulic pumps during the sewer lining projects beginning April 5 through December 31, 2018. The project proposes to allow elevated sound levels during two, twelve (12) hour processes, 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m., between April 5th and December 31st, 2018 at each of the eight sites. The Applicant indicates the site set up to occur from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with use of equipment with back up alarms and hand held power tools. From 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. of the following day, the only equipment to be used will be critically silenced pumps and truck mounted boiler, not to exceed 70 decibels (dBA) at 50 feet; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet required City of Saint Paul project completion and to minimiz...
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