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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 19,2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> Barnhart stated the more notable complaints are associated with the lakeshore lots but that there have <br /> been some concerns expressed with living walls near an intersection. <br /> McGrann stated it feels like the City is being selective on what views to protect and that they may run into <br /> challenges in the future. <br /> Barnhart stated this is a drastic change to the City's ordinances and that it will be an enforcement <br /> challenge. Barnhart stated due to the City's history of protecting lake views, he is recommending it. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the ordinance should not allow grandfathering in. <br /> Barnhart stated the second component of the ordinance deals with lighting. The most common, non- <br /> regulatory solution is for the property owner to willingly adjust or shield lights so that it does not impact a <br /> neighbor. For situations where that does not occur,the proposed regulatory solution establishes <br /> measurable lighting at the property line as a nuisance and may be corrected through means offered in the <br /> code, including citations and mitigation. Early drafts of the ordinance proposed regulating lighting in the <br /> zoning ordinance only but were discarded because existing lights that shine on nei�hboring properties <br /> would be considered legal non-conforming and allowed to continue in perpetuity. <br /> Staff is proposing the City Code be amended by adding the following. "Fully shielded luminaire�neans a <br /> light fixture constructed and installed in such a manner that all light emitted by the fixture, either directly <br /> from the lamp or a diffusing element, ar indirectly by reflection ar refraction from any part of the fixture, <br /> is projected below the horizontal plane through the fixture's lowest light-emitting part. Light emitting <br /> part, for the purposes of this section, may include bulb, diode, or tube." Lighting that casts light on <br /> adjacent residential property that exceed one foot candle as measured at the property line would not be <br /> allowed. <br /> The ordinance further states, "Any lighting used to illuminate a structure, an off-street parking area, or <br /> other area in any residential zoning district shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any <br /> adjoining residential property or from any public right-of-way. All li�hting shall be installed in <br /> accordance with the following provisions: <br /> Page 29 of 44 <br />