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38 <br />Approved 11/4/09 <br />Peter Hallenbeck: At the top of page 28, "aimed down at least forty (45) forty five degrees" from the center of the light? <br />Craig Benedict: Yes. <br />Peter Hallenbeck: On the third paragraph down, it states 1,000 or more lumens, if that were 1,100 lumens that would coincide <br />better with the size of light bulbs available. <br />Craig Benedict: This number change seems to make sense. <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: It is consistent about what we have been talking about. <br />Peter Hallenbeck: A 1,300 watt compact fluorescent, a 60 watt incandescent is 800 lumens; a 1,800 watt compact fluorescent <br />and 100 incandescent or the nine watt halogens tend to run just over 1,000 so if you go 1,100 you just made the cutoff point fall <br />into a much better range. <br />Judith Wegner. Everyone agrees. <br />Earl McKee: On page 29, Section M, I assume that is advertising signs on store fronts as well as parking lots? <br />Craig Benedict: I don't think this is internally illuminated signs. I think this is parking lot lights, driveway lights, etc. <br />Earl McKee: The way it is written may be confusing. <br />Craig Benedict: I will make a note. <br />Larry Wright: On tube lighting, did you want to include that in the restrictions or you just did not want to address that separately? <br />Most municipalities address tube lighting separately defined as interior tube lighting and exterior tube lighting and some can be <br />flashing. <br />Craig Benedict: I didn't think that flashing lights were allowed and tube lighting if it is used to convey a message becomes a sign. <br />I think it would be in here also. Being able to see the exposed lighting element is prohibited. <br />Larry Wright: I made notes I can give to Tina. <br />Judith Wegner: We have a sign ordinance in addition to the lighting ordinance. <br />Craig Benedict: We will review what Larry gave us. <br />Judith Wegner: When you were talking about shopping center signs that there was some connection there. Are we ready to <br />move on to Outdoor Sports Field/Outdoor Performance Area on page 30? <br />Craig Benedict: This is all new language to address the intent of Outdoor Sports Field/Outdoor Performance Area lighting. <br />Judith Wegner: If there is a church covered with a ball field, is that covered under this? <br />Craig Benedict: Yes. <br />Judith Wegner: Why is that? It says outdoor sports field, however associated with any other use. Someone may read this and <br />think if you have a free standing field or a field as part of a school. From what we heard at the public hearing there were issues <br />about ancllary sports fields being associated with other types of uses. I think if it's a matter of giving notice, it wouldn't hurt to <br />have some reference to say if it is an ancillary use it is covered. <br />Jeff Schmitt: Ancillary meaning other than for an athletic event. <br />Judith Wegner: Correct, a secondary use. If you have a church that is the principal use, if a sports field is added, just so they <br />know this regulation is not addressing only free standing athletic sites. <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: If the field decides to be used by the home field for use other than an athletic event, how does that apply? <br />6 <br />