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Approving the application of the University of St. Thomas for a sound level variance in order to present amplified music on Saturday, May 20, 2017 during the Graduation events at the O’Shaughnessy Stadium at 2115 Summit Avenue.
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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 University of St. Thomas, represented by William Carter III, Special Projects Manager, Public Safety, who has been designated as the responsible person on the application, has applied for a variance to present outdoor music and announcements, with use of an auxiliary sound system rather than the stadium sound system, at no specified sound level limit, at the O’Shaughnessy Stadium at 2115 Summit Avenue; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of a 7:30 a.m. with verification of an auxiliary sound system pre-check and event with music and announcements from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for undergraduate commencement and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the graduate commencement on Saturday, May 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present outdoor music at the O’Shaughnessy Stadium at 2115 Summit Avenue; 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 University of St. Thomas, subject to the following conditions:
1) The variance shall be for the hours of a 7:30 a.m. verification of an auxiliary sound system pre-check...
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