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Approving the application of Visu-Sewer, Inc. for a sound level variance to allow for the Phalen Rehabilitation sewer project for City of Saint Paul Sewer Lining Work along Wheelock Parkway from Arcade Street to Maryland Avenue East, from Thursday, February 2, 2017 through Monday, July 31, 2017.
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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, Visu-Sewer, Inc. represented by Shaun Ritter, Project Manager, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance, at a requested sound level limit of 95 decibels (dBA) at no specified distance, for sewer construction work related to an Interceptor 7122 Phalen Rehabilitation MET Council Project along Wheelock Parkway from Arcade Street to Maryland Avenue East. The project proposes to allow elevated sound levels during eight periods at six sites, 24-hours per day at approximately 48 hour intervals along Wheelock Parkway from Arcade Street to Maryland Avenue East. Heavy construction equipment is to be utilized, including cranes, semi-trucks, boiler trucks, generators, etc. Boiler trucks are proposed to be the loudest equipment, generating sound level limits at 90 decibels at 30 feet; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet required City of Saint Paul project completion and to minimize disruption to traffic, area businesses, the public, adjoining residents and property owners, the applicant is seeking a variance from Thursday, February 2, 2017 through Monday, July 31, 2017. The applicant is requesting twenty four hour per day operation at 48 hour intervals about once per week during eight periods at si...
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