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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 10, 2023 Page 8 of 14 Brauneis said it is hard to enforce a strong recommendation. Howe thinks it would be difficult to measure impact and thinks optional is good. Baskett would be concerned that if Planning Commission recommends mandating the concept plan, they could be perceived as putting more burden on the development, which she does not want. Moline would rather not see it being a requirement. Krantz agreed this makes sense. Brauneis moved and Howe seconded a motion to approve Resolution 16, Series 2023. The motion passes unanimously by a roll call vote. C. Louisville Municipal Code Amendment — Dark Sky Lighting Ordinance — Consideration of Resolution 14, Series 2023, amending Title 17 of the LMC establishing a Concept Plan Review process the City of Louisville. Applicant: City of Louisville Case Planner: Amelia Brackett Hogstad, Planner Brauneis opened the public hearing and noted that this was a continued item from last month's hearing. All notice was met as required and there is no commissioner conflict of interest. It is noted that Moline and Krantz were absent last time but have reviewed materials. Staff Presentation: Brackett Hogstad gave a presentation focusing on the updates to Option 2. Staff has come back with additional changes: 1. Change the definition of substantial addition to capture total square footage, not just footprint. 2. Revise the commercial and residential alteration threshold to 25% from 50%. 3. Revise the commercial addition trigger to 25% for site wide compliance. 4. Any residential additions would require site -wide compliance. Brackett Hogstad stated that the reason for these updates was to try to achieve a balance between cost and impact and burden. Staff has asked the Building Permit team for data to inform triggers and based on the data pulled: there have been 155 residential additions and around 20 commercial additions from 2018 to today. Thus, revising the threshold from 50% to 25% will capture more properties. Brackett Hogstad provided some information requested at the July 13 meeting by commissioners. An estimate for residential lighting upgrades is $750-1,000, on the high end (assuming 3-4 lights). Also, 25% of residents may already comply with downlighting City of Louisville Community Development 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303. 335. 4592 www.LouisvilleCO.gov 10