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B. Lighting Ordinance Enforcement Administrator Kueffner reported the staff has received several calls on its lack of enforcement of the lighting ordinance. When the ordinance was reviewed, it was found to be ambiguous and not easy to interpret. The ordinance refers to a pamphlet to be used as a guide. Staff suggested the City Planner and Building Official review the ordinance, clarify the language, and pass it on to the Planning Commission for additional review and comments. It would then come back to the Council for final action. M/S/P Dunn/Johnston — to direct the City staff to review the lighting ordinance, pass it on to the Planning Commission for review and comment and prepare a recommendation for Council consideration by September 1, 1998. (Motion passed 5-0). C. Direction for Maintenance Facilities Study Committee Councilor Hunt explained the only project that could be done in 1998 is the addition to City Hall because of expenditures and the proposed consolidation with Baytown Township. Both Baytown and Lake Elmo would not be able to vote on a special referendum for the proposed building projects until after the November, 1998 election. Baytown representatives have indicated they do not want to be bound by indebtedness from actions of Lake Elmo, but wanted to be able to vote on this. 8. PLANNING, LAND USE AND ZONING: A. FILE SP/97-50 Creative Office Gardens Site Plan Amendment: Steve Erban Steve Erban presented his amended site plan showing the revised NURP pond location in response to comments from WDOT, as well as the revised building foot print, with no change in building area or size. Mr. Erban altered the roofing to include fewer light panels and, south windows to have a more circular shape because of earlier concerns from the Planning Commission that the building was not rural looking. The City Planner stated that the amended site plan to comply with the standards of the Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance and other related codes and policy. The City Planner reported that at its July 13" meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the site plan amendment for Creative Office Gardens and unanimously recommended approval subject to 8 conditions. The site plan amendment was added to the July 15, 1998 Village Commission agenda without informing the applicant. The Commission recommended that the Council not act on this development application until after the moratorium was over. Review by the Village Commission was not a Council direction, nor was it recommended by the Planning Commission, and is not required by City Code. Approval of the site plan was given by the City Council on October 21, 1997. The development moratorium was adopted on November 4, 1997. Councilors Dunn, Hunt and Johnston felt the applicant made an effort to be consistent with the code, addressed concerns on location of the pond and lighting, that the plan was accepted by the Council before the moratorium was adopted, preferred the presented revised site plan with the new location of the pond and revised landscaping around the property, Councilor DeLapp felt the proposal did not meet the roofing requirements under the architectural standards stated in the code, and asked Mr. Erban if he would present his plan to the Village Commission for its input. The Council authorized Councilor DeLapp to discuss and clarify language for architectural standards with the City Planner. M/S/P Hunt/Dunn — to approve the Site Plan Amendment submitted by Steve Urban for the "Creative Office Gardens" subject to the applicant complying with the conditions set forth by the Council in it's approval granted October 21, 1997, compliance with the Planning Commission's recommendation at it's July 13, 1998 meeting and compliance with the City Engineer's memo dated June 27, 1998; subject to submittal of an updated landscape plan, as discussed. (Motion passed 5-0). Mr. Erban offered to attend the July 29`" Village Commission meeting to share architectural information. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 21, 1998 4