HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-03-24 NAC Ltr to St. Croix Car Wash Re Lighting Requirements JAN-19-2000 14:25 NAC 612 595 9837 P.02/02
N NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS
INC COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH
24 March 1998 fc{0,
Mr. Timm Bockman
St. Croix Car Wash
5900 Osgood Avenue No.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
RE: Oak Park Heights - Lighting Requirements.
FILE NO: 798.04
Dear Mr. Bockman:
Thank you for your letter faxed to me on 16 March 1998 in regards to site lighting at the
St. Croix Car Wash. I appreciate your willingness to install the baffles on the perimeter
light fixtures to reduce the glare that impacts the street and surrounding properties. As a
point of clarification, the (1) foot candle requirement is a provision from previous zoning
ordinances and is not a requirement that is new to Oak Park Heights.
The City Council has a policy that the "burden of proof' to demonstrate compliance with
the ordinance should be the responsibility of the property owner. We request that you
have a qualified engineering firm or lighting consultant of your choice provide site lighting
tests. As you are aware, the City used Engineering Development Network, Inc. (659-9580)
to provide the original lighting tests.
Once you have the results of the test, Dick Zimmerman from Stillwater Amoco should also
install the baffles and provide a test for his property.
Again, thank you for your willingness to work with the City on this issue. We will look
forward to seeing the results of your light test within the next 60 days. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.
Scott Richards
pc: Dick Zimmerman
Toni Melena
5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD. SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK. MINNESOTA 554 1 6
PHONE 612- 595 -9636 FAX 612 . 595- 9937 E-MAIL NAC @WINTERNET.COM
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