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Page 3 of 7 C. Setbacks – Meets Requirements Setbacks in the INST District are 50 feet in the front yard, 20 feet in the rear yard, and 10 feet in the side yard. Structures must be located a minimum of 100 feet from abutting residential property. There are currently no structures within 100 feet of abutting residential properties. The proposed scoreboard will be moved southwest of the existing scoreboard location and remains approximately 135 feet from the south property line. The Applicant is not proposing any structures within the 100 feet setback. D. Lighting – Meets Requirements As part of the CUP Amendment, the Applicant was approved stadium lighting around the football field and track subject to providing photometric calculations for lighting at the property lines of all adjacent residential properties indicating the plan meets ordinance requirements. The Applicant is not proposing any new lighting as part of this application. Section 1325.05 Subd. 3 requires lighting in all districts to direct light away from adjoining lots and public streets. Direct or sky-reflected glare, from floodlights or high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, shall not be directed at any adjoining lots or public streets. In addition, Section 1325.05 Subd. 3 also requires the source of illumination to be hooded, concealed or controlled in a manner so as to direct the lighting pattern only on the site to which the lighting is intended. The proposed scoreboard will be a full color approximately 17’ tall by 31’ wide LED video display. The Applicant has stated that the LED/Video scoreboard display is not anticipated to output additional lighting beyond the intensity of the approved lighting fixtures for the stadium. The proposed location of the LED/Video capable scoreboard in the SW corner of the stadium is positioned in a manner to direct the light pattern towards the stadium. The Applicant did not provide as part of this application a photometric plan with illumination levels including the LED/Video display. E. Building and Landscaping Coverage – Meets Requirements The Zoning Code requirements for the INST District allow a maximum building footprint of 35% and a minimum landscape area of 25%. Landscaping is defined as all plantings, including trees, grass, and shrubs. The proposed scoreboard would not result in much of any additional structure coverage on the Subject Property since the replacing an existing structure. The Applicant is not proposing any changes to landscape. The approved CUP for the campus limits the total lot coverage of impervious surfaces to 25% and requires a minimum landscape lot area of 75%. As proposed, the replacement accessory structure would not exceed the lot coverage requirements for the campus. F. Noise – Meets Requirements As a condition of the CUP Amendment, the Applicant is required to submit new sound system plans to the City Council for approval. The proposed sound system model will be SP-1000 Stadium Pro Sound from Nevco. The Applicant is proposing a fully embedded sound cabinet within the scoreboard accessory structure. The sound cabinet is approximately 4’ tall by 6’ wide located atop of the LED screen. The sound cabinet is completely surrounded by a 1” thick acoustic foam. The purpose of the foam is to reduce sound wave vibrations to the mechanical structure of the scoreboard display products, but also dampens the sound waves leaving the rear of the display. There are no other sound system amplification or speakers proposed as part of the stadium