Curtis recommended refining the Sign Law to address the issue of decorative lighting more comprehensively or developing guidelines for the Lighting Commission regarding intensity of lighting. Halevy recommended sending Reinhart in with his light meter to monitor the light intensity and if determined as being too intense, then to require that it be corrected. Marcus stated that a condition of the approval of the Lighting Plan can be an evaluation of lights used for decorative lights. To refine the Sign law requires an amendment to the Sign Law recommended by the Planning Board and sent to the Trustees for final approval. Brown felt it should be clear as to what is a sign and what is decorative lighting.
Emblems are another issue.
Brown felt decorative lighting should be included in a lighting law rather than a sign law. Hickey felt the Sign Law might need to be revisited. Marcus also stated a sign law could limit the number of colors or intensity of colors. Curtis and Hickey will review the Sign Law prior to the next meeting and will give suggestions to Marcus for his review prior to the next meeting. Regarding Applebees and the change in floor area, Marcus reminded the Board that when the Planning Board reviewed Pyramid s request to relocate Home Depot, a letter was received from Sear-Brown stating there would be no negative impact on the traffic generation.