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Approving the application of Nemer Fieger, represented by J. Marie Fieger, President of Nemer Fieger, Agency for the Minnesota Street Rod Association (MSRA), for a sound level variance in order to present live music from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014 for a Kick Off for MSRA Back to the Fifties Event at Mears 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, J. Marie Fieger, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to present amplified music and announcements at Mears Park; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014 for a MSRA Kick Off Back to the 50’s Event; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance it will not be able to have live music during a MSRA Kick Off Back to the 50’s Event at Mears 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 J. Marie Fieger, Nemer Fieger Agency, representing the MSRA, subject to the following conditions:
1) The variance will be for a wedding amplified music and announcements during the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014.
2) All electronically powered equipment, PA systems, loudspeakers or similar devices used in conjunction with the wedding outdoor music and announcements must not exceed 85 dBA as measured 50 feet from sound source.
3) The applic...
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