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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 4, 2014 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-019 - Zoning Code Amendment - Lighting Regulations\Memos_14-019 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />DATE: June 4, 2014 PC Agenda Item 3.B <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #14-019: Zoning Code Amendment – Lighting Regulations <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Provide further direction on how the Zoning Code could be updated to improve the City’s <br />regulations regarding exterior lighting. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The 2014 Planning Commission Work Plan was discussed and adopted at the March 17, 2014, <br />City Council Work Session. One of the items on the plan concerns light-emitting diode (LED) <br />lighting. Compared to incandescent lighting, LED lights produce a greater amount of luminosity, <br />or brightness. The City Council asked staff to review the City’s existing regulations on lighting <br />and to update relevant ordinances if necessary to address the potential impacts associated with <br />brighter LED lights. This memo provides an overview of the sections in the Zoning Code that <br />regulate lighting and also discusses ideas for additional regulations that could be considered. <br />Based on the direction provided by the Planning Commission, staff will draft an ordinance that <br />would amend the Zoning Code to update the City’s lighting regulations. <br /> <br /> <br />Zoning Code Review <br /> <br />Provisions on lighting are generally confined to Section 1325.05 Design Standards in the Zoning <br />Code. Lighting is required to be directed away from adjacent lots and streets and the source of <br />illumination must be controlled in such a way that light is only directed onto the site. The Zoning <br />Code restricts light trespass by stipulating that light cast onto adjacent travel lanes or roadways <br />cannot exceed 1.0 foot candle and 0.4 foot candles on adjoining residential properties. No more <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />