§ 389.130. Waiver of ordinance as applied.


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  • Any person who claims that the application or threatened application of this chapter or any section of this code regulating the generation of noise to such person violates their right to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, equal protection, or to the free exercise of their religion as secured by the Minnesota Constitution or United States Constitution, should promptly apply to the director of inspections for a waiver. Application shall be made to the director on a form provided by the director. The matter shall then be heard by the director of inspections or the director's designee or referred to a hearing officer(s) as the director may determine. After hearing the matter or receiving the report of the hearing officer(s), the director or the director's designee shall grant such waiver to the extent necessary to eliminate the violation if the director or director's designee determines based on the reliable evidence submitted or on the report of the reliable evidence presented that application of the ordinance in such case would violate the applicant's right to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, equal protection, or to the free exercise of the applicant's religion as secured by the Minnesota Constitution or United States Constitution, section 389.60(g) or (h) of this chapter, or section 389.65 (b)(13) of this chapter. (97-Or-063, § 16, 7-11-97; 97-Or-067, § 4, 7-25-97)