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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday,January 19,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schwingler asked how many homes would be impacted. <br /> Barnhart stated Staff has identified 12 properties. <br /> Thiesse asked if sufficient sanitary sewer language is included in the draft. <br /> Barnhart stated if language to that effect is not currently in the draft ordinance, that would be a good <br /> condition to include. Barnhart stated the draft ordinance will also be included on the City's website. <br /> Schoenzeit moved, Landgraver seconded,to table Application No. 15-3759,City of Orono Text <br /> Amendment Regarding Vacation Rentals. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 11. #15-3784 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT TO 78-1 DEFINITIONS <br /> REGARDING RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING,9:50 P.M.—10:05 P.M. <br /> Barnhart stated back in November of 2015,the City Council and Planning Commission identified <br /> comprehensive lighting reform as the second highest goal priority for 2016. At that time Staff had been <br /> developing an ordinance that addressed concerns related to lighting in more general terms. <br /> Based on the direction provided in November, Staff has developed a more comprehensive ordinance <br /> addressing lighting. The draft ordinance regulates total light levels on the lot and the brightness of a sign <br /> in addition to the light levels at the property line. Barnhart noted the ordinance also regulates <br /> architectural lighting in residential neighborhoods, which may pose an enforcement challenge. It was <br /> noted in November that the visibility of the light source caused more concern than merely the light level. <br /> Barnhart noted this draft ordinance is based upon a similar ordinance from Homer Glen, lllinois. <br /> The ordinance limits the total light output from all luminaires used for outdoor lighting on any lot zoned <br /> commercial or industrial zone except for street lighting, open sales lots, lighting installations,commercial <br /> or industrial zone, except for street lighting, open sales lots, lighting installations for non-internally <br /> illuminated signage not exceeding 800 lumens and outdoor lighting of playing fields on public property, <br /> shall not exceed 100,000 lumens per net acre. Motor fuel station pumping areas shall be required to meet <br /> a minimum standard of 10-foot candles and not exceed a maximum of 30 foot candles. <br /> Barnhart indicated 1,100 lumens is approximately the equivalent of a 75 watt incandescent bulb. If <br /> someone exceeds 7,500 lumens, the light must be angled down. Any luminaire with a light output <br /> exceeding 1,100 lumens which is used for outdoor lighting on any residential zone shall have the <br /> necessary shielding and/or beam-angle control and/or shall be aimed so that the direction of all directly <br /> emitted light is at or below horizontaL If a motion-activated sensor that illuminates the luminaire for no <br /> more than five minutes upon activation is used, said luminaire may have a light output of up to 2,200 <br /> lumens. <br /> The ordinance also addresses light trespass, permitted hours for outdoor lighting, and luminaire standards. <br /> Barnhart stated the Planning Commission should think about the hours for commercial outdoor lighting. <br /> If there is lighting after 10:00 for security or safety purposes, security lighting is permissible at a total <br /> light output not greater than 25 percent of the total light output from all outdoor lighting located on the lot <br /> during permitted outdoor lighting hours. <br /> Page 27 of 30 <br />