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6 Areas around stormwater ponds totaling 16,320 sq. ft. will be seeded with MnDOT 33- 261, Stormwater South and West, which is a native mix of grasses, forbs, sedges, and rushes for stormwater pond edges. Lighting The purpose of the lighting requirements in the Zoning Code is to reduce light pollution, promote energy conservation, and increase night time safety, utility, security, and productivity. Lighting is reviewed by the City Planner, but some highlights of the lighting requirements follow. • Maximum height of the fixture and pole must not exceed 30 feet. • The luminaire shall contain a cutoff which directs and cuts off the light at an angle of 90 degrees or less. • Light cast on a public street shall not exceed one foot candle as measured from the right of way. Light cast on adjacent residential property must not exceed 0.4 foot candles as measured from the property line. • Lights serving industrial businesses shall be turned off one hour after closing, except for approved security lighting. • Any illuminated signs for advertising purposes shall be turned off between 12:00AM and sunrise except that said signs may be illuminated while the business facility on the premise is open for service. Recycling Applicant is planning to construct an enclosure for trash and recycling. This enclosure will be reviewed by the City Planner. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit and site plan review for Laborer’s Training Center Campus Expansion subject to the following comments: 1. Trees in the proposed west pond will have to be surveyed and accounted for in the Tree Preservation and Mitigation Standards. Surface water detention ponds are not considered part of the basic use area, and thus are not exempt from surveys or mitigation standards. Clarification is needed on numbers of trees not in basic use area that are to be removed and thus potentially requiring mitigation. 2. Buffer and screen standards can be met on the eastern perimeter by planting a triangulated double row of coniferous trees that curves west to meet with the northeast edge of the east pond. It is recommended that two or three species suitable for the site conditions are alternated to make this screen more resistant to pests and pathogens than it would be if it were comprised of a single species.