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Planning commission approves Temple Israel parking‑lot lighting upgrade with 10 p.m. cutoff condition
Summary
The Creve Coeur Planning & Zoning Commission approved a minor site‑plan for exterior lighting upgrades at Congregation Temple Israel (10675 Ladue Road), allowing 12 new poles and 18 fixtures (18.5 ft total height) with conditions including fully shielded fixtures and a general requirement that lights be turned off by 10:00 p.m., approved by voice vote.
The Creve Coeur Planning & Zoning Commission on Aug. 18 approved application 25‑022, a minor site‑plan to replace aging parking‑lot lights at Congregation Temple Israel, 10675 Ladue Road.
The applicant, Tim Spielglass of Spielglass Construction Company, said the project is Phase 3 of 5 and would replace six existing poles with two‑head fixtures and six poles with single heads, matching photometric fixtures the congregation installed in 2024. Martina (executive director at Temple Israel) told commissioners the new fixtures are shielded and downcast to limit light spill and that the congregation normally turns lights off by about 10:00 p.m. "These are the new lights. The heads only face…
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