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Approving the application of the Ordway Center For The Performing Arts for a sound level variance in order to allow amplified live band music between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on June 13, 20, & 27, July 11, 18, & 25, and August 1 & 8, 2013 in Rice 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, the Ordway Center For The Performing Arts, represented by Julia Erickson, Assistant Production Manager, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to allow amplified live band music in Rice Park; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours from 6:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. on June 13, 20, & 27, July 11, 18, & 25, and August 1 & 8, 2013; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance it will not be able to present the amplified music in Rice Park; 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 the Ordway Center For The Performing Arts, subject to the following conditions:
1) The variance shall be for the hours from 6:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. on June 13, 20, & 27, July 11, 18, & 25, and August 1 & 8, 2013 in Rice Park.
2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event shall not exceed
85 dBA, as measured at 50 feet from the sound source between 6:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m.
3) The applicant shall provide personnel and equipment that shall provi...
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