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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: Amend Section XXVIII.J.S. (Exterior Lighting in the Zoning Ordinance <br /> (Ord. 3512, as amended),by Amending said Section. <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date June 7, 2007 <br /> Calendar No. 07-25 <br /> Requested Action Amendment to Ordinance#3512, as amen ed, Section <br /> XXVIII.J.S(Exterior Lighting) <br /> Petitioner Greg C. Crowe, Director, Economic &Ur an Development <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. Staff has received requests for the installation of one single bulb 1'ght fixtures. Currently, any <br /> installation of lighting for a commercial or industrial site requires d tailed information and site <br /> plans to be submitted for review and approval. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> 1. Staff has prepared amendments for inclusion in Section XXVII .J.S. to applicability in the <br /> Exterior Lighting subsection. <br /> 2. SECTION XXVIII.J.S. is proposed to be amended by adding the f llowing <br /> "c. The addition of one (single bulb) light fixture per propert may be allowed to <br /> be installed in a commercial or industrial district without t e submission of a <br /> lighting plan with the following conditions: <br /> i. The light fixture shall be placed on an existing ole that is located <br /> within public right-of-way or within an easement; <br /> ii. Written approval of all owners of adjacent propert or property that in <br /> the absence of right-of-way or an alley would be adjac nt property; <br /> iii. Only one (single bulb) light fixture shall be adde from the effective <br /> date of this amendment; and <br /> iv. A catalog cut of the fixture must be provided. A new lighting shall <br /> meet the requirements enumerated herein. <br /> For purposes of this subsection, property is defined as the c ntiguous lot(s) that <br /> are used for the purposes of conducting business to include al buildings, parking, <br /> etc." <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> l. After reviewing one fixture exterior lighting requests, staff elieves that the proposed <br /> amendments will accommodate some of the requests while still keep'ng the night-sky light and <br /> spillover to a minimum. <br /> 2. The amendment would allow for installation of a light fixture on a commercial or industrial <br /> site without the requirements of the detailed lighting plans subject to c nditions. <br />