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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, October 19, 2015 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 9 of 17 <br /> <br />neighbor from doing that. The neighbor then put a construction light near the garage and focused the <br />light on his wife while she lay in bed. Russin stated he again called the police several times but nothing <br />was done. As a result, they secured a mirror in the tree and shined the light back in his house, which <br />stopped that. After that the neighbor installed the lights down by the lake. <br /> <br />Russin stated this situation has been going on for ten years and that the ordinance also needs to consider <br />the time of day the lights are on. Russin stated unnatural light can be harmful. Russin stated they are not <br />concerned with someone lighting their property with motion detectors for safety, but that he has 14 lights <br />shining on his property and into his house. <br /> <br />Russin indicated he has tried to resolve this many, many times with the City but has basically been <br />ignored. Russin stated it is impossible to draft language to address all scenarios in planning ordinances <br />but that a relief valve solution will enable the City to address each situation with an objective thought <br />process. In that way citizens would be encouraged to work out their issues before mediation is put into <br />effect, which will lessen the ultimate burden placed upon the City. Russin stated that way all residents <br />will be served rather than the privileged, motivated and/or wealthy families who are able to actively seek <br />gray zones. Russin stated the situation is very, very unfortunate. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Landgraver closed the public hearing at 9:16 p.m. <br /> <br />Landgraver asked if Staff should bundle these or separate the ordinances. <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the Planning Commission to separate the ordinances. <br /> <br />Landgraver suggested the Planning Commission discuss the living wall component first. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the living wall definitions are fair and usable but that his concern would be once it <br />becomes an ordinance and a nuisance definition is available, once someone brings the nuisance to the <br />City, mitigation is not part of the ordinance. Schoenzeit asked what the venue or avenue is to discuss the <br />mitigation. Schoenzeit stated if that is not defined, in his view it is going to be an issue. Schoenzeit <br />stated you can change the mathematical spacing but it might still be opaque, which will not solve any <br />problems.