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City Council Meeting Minutes September 15, 2020 Page 6 of 8 be the other buffers in the area at CTC. In the absence of a clear cut rule in the Comp Plan he is supports the Planning Commission and staff recommendation. Councilmember Dickinson stated the 20-foot difference is not a deal breaker to him and he doesn't think it will make a huge difference to what people see. He supports adding dark skies language. Councilmember Lipton stated that as there is no prescriptive standard for this parcel, this is subjective. He feels that as proposed this will accomplish what we want on the site and still feel like an entryway to town. Councilmember Leh stated the requirements of the GDP have been met for the most part and if we want to see it developed we should approve it without the condition. The applicant has shown why it works better without the condition. Public Comments — None. Councilmember Lipton moved to approve the ordinance without the proposed condition and to add language to encourage limited lighting impacts be included in the PUD. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney seconded the motion. Councilmember Brown stated it is hard as a councilmember to really know why a parcel has not developed under existing guidelines so it is hard to know if the extra 20 feet will make a difference in the end. Councilmember Leh stated he too supports limited lighting on the parcel, it is just hard to determine how to put language specific enough to make it hold. Zuccaro suggested including language related to the color temperature of the light, lumen output, and requiring backshields. Councilmember Leh made a friendly amendment to include that language in the condition. Councilmember Lipton and Mayor Pro Tern Maloney accepted that. Councilmember Fahey stated the proposal appears to be very reasonable without the setback. Councilmember Dickinson agreed removal of the 50-foot setback seems to be a good concession to make this development work. Mayor Stolzmann stated she agrees with the staff recommendation to have the larger setback to help maintain the rural character of this parcel. Mayor Stolzmann asked if this industrial use is new to this site. Ritchie stated this is a new use in this GDP amendment. There are also minor changes to the business use and the car wash will still require a special review use.