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Approving the application of Team Ortho Foundation, Monster Dash Event for a sound level variance in order to present outdoor music, announcements and use of a mobile DJ sound system on Saturday, October 31, 2015 on Shepard Road, Washington to Eagle, Eagle Pkwy, Shepard to Chestnut, and at 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 W. Larson, Executive and Race Event Director, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, with a requested sound level of 80 dBA at 50 feet, to present outdoor music, announcements and use of a mobile DJ sound system on Shepard Road, Washington to Eagle, Eagle Pkwy, Shepard to Chestnut and at Upper Landing Park, during a Monster Dash Event; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for Saturday, October 31, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 8:45 a.m. on Shepard Road, Washington to Eagle, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:45 a.m. on Eagle Pkwy, Shepard to Chestnut, and from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check at 7:45 a.m.at Upper Landing Park, and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance, applicant will not be able to present outdoor music and microphone speaking at the Shepard Road, Eagle Pkwy and Upper Landing Park Areas; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has reviewed the application and has made recommendations regarding conditions for the variance; now, therefore, b...
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