Discussion:
In February the City received a request from Canterbury Park to suspend the noise limitations for one hour for their three-day concert series. According to the request, the event promotor has been granted this request in other cities where he has held similar events. The requests cited a local example of a similar suspension. In Prior Lake the Lakefront Music Festival is annually granted an 11:00 pm deadline as part of their concert series.
In meetings with the police department, the promoter and Canterbury Park staff have discussed noise mitigation strategies. The police department has been given assurances that the stage will be configured and pointed in a direction away from residential neighborhoods. Also, the promotor informed the police department that sound baffling will be used to mitigate the impact of the amplified music. Additionally, the police department will be involved in pre-concert sound checks to establish base lines. Finally, the police department plans on having code enforcement staff available to measure the noise levels during the event.