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39 <br />Approved 11/4/09 <br />Larry Wright: Another person was talking about the rodeo and I think this addresses his situation. I believe it would be good to <br />talk about temporary lighting for occasional events. You can define an occasional event. <br />Craig Benedict: I think the Planning Director has a review of temporary lighting. We have a missing part of our code for these <br />temporary facilities. The County does not have good regulations for that. <br />Larry Wright: It could be under special exemption. <br />Mark Marcoplos: I am curious about the allowable height for the fixtures in the urban area versus the rural area. Why would the <br />urban area get eight foot height and the rural area has six foot heights when the same events occur? <br />Craig Benedict: In the urban areas there is usually more height allowed for commercial and residential areas. In urban <br />standards, our zoning would allow higher structures. <br />Mark Marcoplos: This seems to be disconnected for the event. <br />Judith Wegner: Another question may be if there are existing heights already in the urban area tied to the building heights, <br />maybe we could flag that to look into. So it would be okay to find out the practice. <br />Earl McKee: I have a question between the interactions between 6.31.6 which is tied directly with 6.31.9E on page 31. On item <br />F, that will be restricted to .25 foot candles at the property line. <br />Craig Benedict: That per acre requirement is removed. <br />Earl McKee: I didn't see a reference back to that 25,000 and see where it was removed. That was my question and whether <br />that 25,000 lumens would be enough to actually play a ball game. You say a ball field is exempted from the 25,000 lumens per <br />acre for that specific but they are still regulated to .25 foot candles at the property line. <br />Craig Benedict: The second part is correct. <br />Eart McKee: If it is enough to play, I don't have a problem with it. <br />Craig Benedict: Under the part of 50,000, the general heading on page 25 is "General Standards for All Areas" but it is my <br />understanding from Michael that applied to Outdoor Lighting for non-residential properties and I would think 6.31.9 also had this <br />50,000 or 25,000 limits. <br />Judith Wegner: On page 26, Section 61, second paragraph, makes it seem they are deliberating accepting it. Before you leave, <br />did you have comments? <br />Sara Shields: I wasn't aware that I could make comments. <br />Craig Benedict: What is permitted is that she should provide written comments so we can get the exact information she is <br />referring to in that written document because it goes into the minutes. Also, if there is written information, post public hearing, <br />that it is something new and not repetitive. <br />Judith Wegner: My guess that there will be a few clean up items. If you want provide those comments in writing. We appreciate <br />your attendance at the Board of County Commissioners meeting and you came back tonight. <br />Sara Shields: There are a couple of things that are disturbing. When you say a game should be over at 10:00 P.M. and you can <br />play until 11:00 P.M. There is a big problem with that because I have been the recipient of that and I have had those lights on in <br />my bedroom window until 1:00 A.M. in the morning. When 1 call the Sheriff, I get a call back and they say they are in the middle <br />of the game. I am sorry but that is not acceptable but there is not one signal deputy that wants to walk into a ballgame and say <br />tum the lights off so it is not going to happen. It doesn't really matter what you say here it is not going to change the situation. <br />The lights are supposed to be off at 10:00 P.M. and the game is supposed to be off at 10:00 P.M. The games at a public facility, <br />the lights go off on a timer at 11:15 P.M. when the game is over at 11:00 P.M. whether they are finished or not. I don't <br />understand why you say if the game should be over at 10:00 P.M. that the lights should not be extinguished at 10:15 P.M. at the <br />very latest. Most people, if you give them an inch, they would like a little bit more. I feel tike if you are not going to make some <br />way of protecting rural, farm living people from having lights, noise, and traffic late into the night then what is the point of being <br />here. <br />7 <br />