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File #: RES PH 19-181    Version: 1
Type: Resolution-Public Hearing Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 6/26/2019
Title: Approving the application of Amber ACE Cleveland for a sound level variance to present live and amplified music on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Mears Park for the For the Love Project event.
Sponsors: Rebecca Noecker
Ward: Ward - 2
Attachments: 1. Application, 2. ENS, 3. Map, 4. Notice to Owners, 5. Owners List, 6. Letter to Applicant
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Approving the application of Amber ACE Cleveland for a sound level variance to present live and amplified music on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Mears Park for the For the Love Project event.

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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, Amber ACE Cleveland, Creator/Curator, has applied for a variance, with a sound level request of 90 dBA at 100 feet, to present a DJ and amplified live music in Mears Park; and;

WHEREAS, applicant is seeking a variance for the hours of 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Mears Park for the For the Love Project event; and

WHEREAS, if applicant is not granted a variance applicant will not be able to present announcements and amplified music in 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 Amber ACE Cleveland, subject to the following conditions:

1) The Variance shall be for the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with a pre-event sound check from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019.

2) All electronically powered equipment used in conjunction with the event shall not exceed 90 dBA as measured 50 feet from sound source.
3) The applicant shall provide personnel and equipment to ensure compliance with the sound level variance conditions.

4) All electronically powered equipment, PA systems, loudspeakers or similar device...

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