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Approving the application of Twin Cities in Motion for sound level variances to use amplified sound for announcements, speakers, and music on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, 2018 at nine locations during the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon.
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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, Twin Cities in Motion, represented by Elizabeth Vincenty, Race Director, has applied for nine (9) variances to present amplified sound for announcements, speakers and music at a requested sound level of up to 85 decibels (dBA) at no specified distance at multiple locations: 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, of the State Capitol Complex; Mississippi River Boulevard and Eustis Street-Marshall Avenue; Summit Avenue and Cretin-Cleveland Avenues; Summit Avenue and Moore Street-Howell Street; Summit Avenue and Saratoga Street North-Pascal Street; Summit Avenue and Hamline Avenue-Syndicate Street; Summit Avenue and Lexington Avenue-Oxford Street; Summit Avenue and Chatsworth Street-Milton Street; and Summit Avenue and Nina Street-Selby Avenue; and
WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 6:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018, and from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 6:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the State Capitol Complex, and from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 7:15 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. at all other locations on Sunday, October 7, 2018 for amplified sound for announcements, speakers and music during the...
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