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Resident urges city to resolve lighting that shines into home from new business signs
Summary
A longtime Oakdale resident told the council that sign and parking-lot lighting from a business adjacent to her home has shone into her bedroom and patio for two years; staff said code enforcement and the property owner are communicating and staff will provide the resident and council with an update.
Pat Heughan, a resident who said she has lived at her address for 14 years, told the Oakdale City Council during public comment that new signage and parking-lot lights at a business (identified in remarks as Satellite Healthcare) shine into her bedroom and outdoor living area and that her efforts over two years to resolve the issue with staff have not produced a lasting fix.
Heughan said the original sign at the location was turned off when an earlier tenant never occupied the building, but a new tenant later installed new signage and turned lights on, renewing the problem. She also said a directional dumpster light in the parking lot recently became an additional intrusion. Heughan brought photos to show council members.
A city staff member acknowledged the dumpster light as a newly reported item and said code enforcement staff and the owner have been in conversation; staff said the owner appears to recognize the problem and wants to resolve it. Staff committed to continuing conversations with code enforcement and to provide both the resident (identified in the transcript as Ms. Keune in staff communication) and the council with an update.
Heughan asked that future similar projects go to the planning commission for additional review; staff said this particular project did not go before planning commission and confirmed staff would pursue resolution with the owner and report back.
