10/24/2001 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 24, 2001 lighting in the parking lot. An addition was granted approval in October 1999 with no proposed lighting. Recommendations from the Board were requested. Trehus inquired about the lighting on site. Gretz responded that there had never been any lighting in the parking lot area, nor was there at present. The parking lot had been recently resurfaced, it was considered a Natural Environment Lake, and was covered by the Shoreland Ordinance. Donlin stated that she did not recommend lighting, but if deemed necessary, low impact recessed lighting similar to those at the Wargo Nature Center v44 satisfy both needs. •Alrg••9 Grundhofer indicated that the snowmobiling clients in the backbft1e 1 want may need lighting and suggested lighting toward the building, not ot9wa41e lake. In addition, she inquired about lowering the posts to a height of 12`''' Afit't Grochala noted the standard recommendation of shoebq1ig1fi added the minimum number of posts should be used. as applicable. Trehus Gretz stated that she and other city staff had receive c 'Ls concerning safety issues in relation to the lighting. Chair Kukonen inquired about a lighting site review. AtIA.A1 O'Connell questioned if a recomme dAon could be made on the distance the lighting could be from the lake. Gretz onF general buffers were required. Gretz answered that it was part of a Grundhofer inquired about Gretz responded that the par Chair Kukonen state be adapted to the v surface. of the back of the parking lot from the lake. was 35 or more feet for the parking lot. alrAphad their variance, and the standards should not hala added that the lighting should be kept at the paved O'Connei1qiitioncdifthe oard could recommend a distance from the end of the - 4 • paved surface.nlm added she would like to see the posts closer in from the end of the paved surfacnd lo have the lights focused inward. Grochala stated that lights could be mounted on the building, or the lighting could be confined using a deflector. O'Connell explained that due to her work in the restaurant industry, she believes that there would be resistance to directing the lighting toward the building because it would shine in the customers' eyes and obstruct the view. Grochala responded that they would try to minimi7e the lighting, balancing it with the public safety issue. 2