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. . 46 explained to the board the purposes of the lighting. NIr. Farrell said Mr. Parsons could address the board but he believes what he would present is the fact that the lights have been lowered and the types of lights being used are hidden, the lenses themselves are up and hidden inside the light and they are directed down and towards the vehicles on the lot. The lights are standardized in the industry and Mr. Parsons has documentation of what NADA indicates should be standard lighting for outdoor lots of this nature. The poles they recommend would range anywhere from 18-26' in height with the same type of wattage and luminary ability that they have asked for. The fact is they have cut poles down to 15' and they are a little over the sight line from the properties on Dewey and he believes the evergreen trees, given time, will grow to heights that will block those lights from the residents of Dewey. His clients have indicated they are more than willing to place a 6' high wooden fence on that mound if the commission feels that will better appease the residents. Mr. Koeth questioned the figure of 15' and said if that includes a 2' base, the actual figure is 17'. Mr. Farrell confirmed that. Mr. Koeth asked if it would be true of the 10' poles as well, and so they would actually be 12'. Again, Mr. Farrell confirmed that. Mr. Koeth asked how many fixtures are on light pole A. Mr. Farrell indicated there are three and it runs along Lorain Rd. Mr. Koeth asked for the wattage of each light. Mr. Farrell replied 1000 watts. Mr. Koeth said between the entrance into the driveway to the corner of the first building, there is about 80', so there are three lights, two light poles with three liahts, in about 80' and so there is roughly 6000 watts of light in that space. Mr. Farrell said that is correct and it's in accordance to what other dealerships along Lorain Rd. have, and in fact the poles in those dealerships are higher than the ones they are requesting. Mr. Koeth said in a space of 25 yards there is 6000 watts of light. Mr. Farrell confirmed those figures. Mr. Koeth referred baclc to the 11/13/01 meeting in which the commission made requests they thought would look good aesthetically on the property. Mr. Koeth referred to the minutes of that meeting in which they talked about the elimination of the driveway on Dewey, and he indicated 1VIr. Farrell said this was done. Chairman Koeth mentioned the extension of the mound (over proposed drive - 24) which Mr. Farrell also said was done, down to the parking space on Dewey. Mr. Koeth said this was good. Mr. Koeth added that the board also asked for the eliinination of a tripod pole to be repiaced with a sinale pole 250 watt light right there on Dewey, which is on the corner. They asked for the elimination of the tripod pole on the corner of Lorain and Dewey. And they also asked that of the next three poles from Dewey to the entry drive on Lorain, that one be eliminated and they space the other two out to cover the display spaces. They asked for the elimination of one of the poles on the.other side of the driveway, which are the two Mr. Koeth has referred to. The three frorit Lorain light poles are to be 400 watt high pressure sodiuin, all other light poles should be 250 watt high pressure sodium, and poles should be 10' with 2' bases not to exceed 12' from the surface of the ground to the lens of the fixture. They asked that there be cutoffs on all light fixtures on the property and also talked about a 6' board on board fence on top of the mound and it would run all the way to the A&K building to the back corner of the All Tune & Lube building. Mr. Koeth said those are the requests that the commission has made. He said when he got the new blueprint, it was the same blueprint that was submitted before without the updates of what they had asked for. He said the point is, based on what was discussed on 11/13, they would like to see the corrections made on the light poles. Mr. Spalding echoed what Mr. Koeth said because they all agreed at that time that is what they wanted. There was a feeling that the lighting was more than adequate. Mr. Farrell said he understands the concerns of the commission and added he had the opportunity to review the 11/13 minutes and discussed it with his client, Mr. Parsons the lighting expert, Mr. Halleen, and Mr. Kula, who is the operator of that lot. Mr. Farrell said the problem with using the sodium lights is they are impractical under the circumstances. Sodium lights are nice if you are going to highlight a building like they did across the street for the CVS building. It is not practical in showing cars because those lights do not show a customer or drive-by customer the true colors of the vehicles and so it defeats the purpose of displaying the automobiles in such a fashion. The purpose of having the lights along Lorain Road is to have a showcase for the dealership and what the board is asking 2