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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Phone: 651.439.4439 - Fax: 651.439.0574
P.O. Box 2007 Email: jhultman @cityofoakparkheights.com
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Direct: 651.351.1661
July 15, 2011
Via Email (sam(catechbuildersinc.com
• & Meyers @whitecastle.com)
& U.S. Mail
Sam Niska Stu Meyer
Job Superintendent Service Supervisor /Construction Representative
Tech Builders, Inc. White Castle
410 Downtown Plaza • 800 Vandalia St.
Fairmont, MN 56031 St. Paul, MN 55114
Re: White Castle Lighting Fixtures @ 5950 Nova Scotia Ave. N, Oak Park Heights, MN
Dear Mr. Niska and Mr. Meyer:
The exterior wall lighting fixtures installed under the drive -thru window canopies at the above -
referenced White Castle do not comply with Oak Park Heights City Ordinance 401.15.B.7, which
regulates outdoor lighting. A canopy over the light source does not bring the fixture into compliance. A
copy of this ordinance is enclosed for your convenience. All light fixtures, are required to be full cut -off
fixtures per City Ordinance and the development approvals granted by the City Council on July 27, 2010.
City Ordinance 401.15.B.7 directs that all outdoor luminaires have no less than a 90 degree angle for
total cut off of the light emitted from the fixture. The Tens through which Tight is emitted shall not
extend beyond a solid material, which restricts Tight emission, above and to each side of the fixture. This
is also known as a full or total cut off. •
Throughout the review and approval process, White Castle was advised that all lighting shall be full -cut
off and in the approvals granted by the July 27, 2010 Conditional Use Permit for construction of White
Castle at 5950 Nova Scotia Ave. N. set forth the requirements of site lighting, specifically that:
1. All lighting fixtures shall be full cut off and installed in compliance with the lighting standards of
the Zoning Ordinance. The light fixture in the northeast corner shall be brought into
compliance. (Page 1, Condition 2); and
2. The outdoor lighting shall be turned off one hour after closing, except for approved security
lighting (Page 2, Condition 3).
July 15, 2011
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With this letter, you are directed to take the steps necessary to correct the exterior wall Tight fixtures at
the drive -thru windows and to ensure that the site lighting is compliant per the approvals granted to the
project and above noted. A Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued until the site lighting is in full
compliance.
Thank you for your direction attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
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Jul Hultman
Planning & Code Enforcement Officer
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Enclosure
c: Craig Eilers, White Castle
Eric Johnson, City Administrator (w /o enc.)
Jim Butler, Building Official (w /o enc.)
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