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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for May 16, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-012 - Zoning Code Amendment - Exterior Lighting <br />Regulations\Memos_16-012 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> DATE: May 16, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #16-012: Exterior Lighting Design Standards <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review the draft amendment to Section 1325.05, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Code regarding exterior <br />lighting design standards and provide staff with further direction on how the City Council would <br />like to proceed with this Code amendment. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The 2016 Planning Commission Work Plan was discussed and adopted at the City Council Work <br />Session on January 19, 2016. One of the items on the Work Plan was to research and amend the <br />exterior lighting design standards included in the Zoning Code. The Planning Commission and <br />staff previously completed work on this item in 2014, which included researching exterior <br />lighting ordinances adopted by other cities in the metro and identifying best practices, and <br />discussing possible updates to the Zoning Code. Staff has gone back and reviewed this work and <br />drafted an Amendment to Section 1325.05, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Code (Attachment A). <br /> <br />Sections 1320 and 1325 of the Zoning Code include additional requirements on exterior lighting <br />for specific districts. For example, the Special Requirements for the Neighborhood Business <br />District in Section 1320.08 restricts security and parking lot lights to no more than 14 feet in <br />height. Excerpts from these sections of the Zoning Code have been included in Attachment B. <br />Properties would be required to meet the general design standards for exterior lighting in Section <br />1325.05, Subd. 3 as well as any additional standards included elsewhere in the Zoning Code. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The Planning Commission’s discussion on exterior lighting in 2014 focused on requirements that <br />would limit light trespass across property lines, reduce glare, and restrict high-luminosity light <br />fixtures. The draft amendment would achieve these goals through prescriptive standards on <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1D <br /> MEMORANDUM