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Approving the application of Visit Saint Paul for a sound level variance in order to use live music and DJs on the street and in fully enclosed tents, in an area on Seventh Street West between 174 Seventh Street West and 258 Seventh Street West, during the Visit Saint Paul Lucky Palooza Event on March 12, 2016.
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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, Visit Saint Paul, represented by Adam Johnson, Vice President of Marketing, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to provide live music on 7th Street West outside Tom Reid’s, 258 7th Street West and at Eagle Street/The Liffey, 174 7th Street West; for a DJ/Live Music from fully enclosed tents at Burger Moe’s Parking Lot, 242 7th Street West, Cossetta’s Parking Lot, 211 7th Street West, and in McGovern’s Parking Lot, 225 7th Street West, and for use of a DJ with music on the street under an overhang in front of Cossetta’s. 211 7th Street West; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance, with a sound level request of 110 decibels from the source of all locations until 10:30 p.m., and a level of 95 decibels from the source of the tent contained locations, with outside street live music and DJs to cease at 10:30 p.m. Further, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 2:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on March 12, 2016 in the street and in fully enclosed tents on West 7th Street and from 10:30 p.m. until 12:00 midnight on March 12, 2016 in fully enclosed tents on 7th Street West between 174 7th Street West and 258 7th Street West; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is...
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