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1 I < < September 26,2012 , ac, _. Jessica Loflus City Administrator, City of Orono REC��V�D 2750 Kelley Parkway � �� SEP �6 201 Orono,MN 55356 Z C[TY OF ORONO Dear Ms. Loftus, One of your City Councilman, David Rahn,has been operating an outdoor flood light in a deliberate and malicious manner in violation of the Orono City Code. Mr. Rahn has been leaving lus outdoor flood light on all night long. Although the light is aimed towards the Ra.hn driveway,the source of the light is easily seen from the street and lights up our whole street side yard. The light is so intense that it lights tip the interior of our house all night long.The glare from the light source inside our house is so bad, all night long, that we had been forced to file police complaints previous to this city complairit. � hoping that would resolve the issue (which it did not). Mr. Rahn has now installed a light fixture which . is more obnoxious than what they previously had been using. � " Orono City Code States: Sec. 78-1573. -Glare or heat• Any tise requiring an operation producing an inte»se heat or light transmission shall be performed with the necessary shielding to prevent such heat or light from being detectable at the lot line of the site on which the use is located Lighting in all instances shall be diffused or directed away from R districts and public streets. Sec. 70-169. -Use of lights: No person shall use a flash or spotlight in a manner so as to annoy or endanger others. The flood light Mr. Rahn is operating is violating the above Orono ordinances in the following ways: 1. There is no shielding for the light source; 2. The light source is clearly visible from several lot lines; 3. The lighting is not directed away from the public street; _ 4. The light being left on all night Iong is an intentional action to annoy ancl harass our family. Since this is an issue wluch affects our family on a daily basis,and it has been happening for quite some time, and the fact that Mr. Rahn has a documented bias against us,we look forwazd to hearing from you as to an action plan to resolve this issue in an expedited manner in complete compliance with the wording of the Orono City Code to include the following: 1. Permanent removal of the offending light and any other light fixtures with the light source visible from the street with a prohibition of installing anything similar; 2. or, shielding the light sources in such a manner as to prevent the light sources from being visible from any property line; and, - requiring the current and future property owners to use a motion sensor for any light remaining on that side of the lower garage, with the sensors set to a minimum time in the"on"position.