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In my reading of Section 78-1573. "Glare or heat", with heat and intense heat removed, it <br /> reads"light transmission shall be performed with the necessary shielding to prevent such <br /> light from being detectable at the lot line of the site on which the use is located" It also <br /> reads"Lighting in all instances shall be diffused or directed away from R districts and <br /> public streets". What this section states is all that we are asking—either turn these lights <br /> off,or shield them from being detectable at the lot line. There are no other problem <br /> lights in this neighborhood because our other neighbors do what the regulations require <br /> and what is respectful and courteous. With the exception of this one property,our <br /> neighborhood is very nicely lit without excessive light or glare. <br /> Please handle this as a formal complaint and a request for assistance from the City of <br /> Orono with this problem. These lights have substantially taken away our enjoyment of <br /> our home at night. We cannot enjoy looking at a starry sky,or looking out at the lake,or <br /> sleeping in a dark bedroom,because the only thing we see out our windows are hundreds <br /> of incandescent bulbs glaring back at us. Our request has always been that these lights be <br /> kept off or their"light transmission shall be performed with the necessary shielding to <br /> prevent such light from being detectable at the lot line of the site on which the use is <br /> located". It seems to me that Section 78-1573 supports my request. <br /> Even though I have described how these lights destroy our quality of life at night in our <br /> home, I would be amenable to a compromise with this homeowner. If she would agree to <br /> turn off all of the lakeside lights(both steel structure and water's edge)at a reasonable <br /> time, say 2 hours after sunset but not later than 9:00 pm, and install a shield on the street- <br /> side lights that would keep our home and property from being hit directly by these lights, <br /> I would drop this formal complaint and request for assistance from the City of Orono. <br /> Thank you in advance for your assistance, <br /> Charles Price <br /> 2813 Casco Point Road <br /> Wayzata,MN 55391 <br /> Phone: 952-471-3220 n T+E; G - fHaf/e I — 832 --.3'/ -/0.r.0 <br /> Two attachments: Oct 3, 2005 request to Norsted;Nov 15, 2005 response from Norsted <br />