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Council Minutes of 3-5-2019 approving it. Mr. Bruehler said the front of the building and the west side of the building is a parking lot and there is no need for lights all the way back to almost the driveway of the medical building. Mayor Kennedy said if there are no need for lights, they wouldn't spend the money on them. He said the reality is if you abut commercial property they have as much right as you do to do what they want with their property. If a resident doesn't like it, buy it. He said with all due respect when Emerald Village got built, his whole neighborhood was up in arms that it was ruining the view, but at the end of the day you did not buy the view and businesses are allowed to build their buildings and it went through the process and it met the city Code. Mr. Bruehler said he doesn't buy it as there is going to be no cement, no parking there. The only parking is going to be at the top of the hill 100 feet from those lights so explain what they are going to be protecting the grass from. Mayor Kennedy said he would need to look at the project again to say. Director Lieber said the lighting is adjacent to the parking lot that was being added. For the number of employees and number of vehicles they are planning on servicing. We all know while the operations might be limited to the day time, this is a climate where it could be 4:30 p.m. and still dark outside so they are providing lighting for the vehicles parked there and the employees. The Code does have a requirement lighting deemed nonessential for safety has to be reduced by 50% after 11:00 p.m. or turned off in areas where it is not used so they will have to comply with that portion of the Code. Council President Jones told Mr. Bruehler that if he would like to address Council again to please return to the podium and speak in front of the microphone as the recording system can only record someone if they are in front of the microphone. Mr. Bruehler asked if there are no cars there after 9:00 p.m. those lights will go off. Director Lieber said, I did not say that. I said the Code says that lighting not essential for safety has to be reduced by at least 50%. Mr. Bruehler said if there is nobody there, what safety are we talking about. He said I'm sure that shop is going to close at 6 p.m. Director Lieber said it is to protect property. Mr. Bruehler asked what property. If you look, cars will be parking within 50 feet of Lorain Road and there are already lights there with Lazy Boy. Councilman Brossard said that when Mr. Bruehler called him about concerns with potential lighting at that property, he did call the Planning Director. He said there will be devices that will block the northern facing lights on the pole. Mr. Brossard said to the point about the courtesy of a phone call, he did in fact call Mr. Bruhler. 5