Outdoor Lighting Ordinances

The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate outdoor lighting in the city the intent being to permit an amount of outdoor lighting that is appropriate to allow for the safe use and enjoyment of outdoor areas while also mitigating potential nuisance in the form of light trespass and glare to abutters and the public at large reducing light pollution and promoting energy conservation.

Outdoor lighting ordinances. This Section is an expansion of 9309 b and 9313b and provides standards for the installation and maintenance of outdoor lighting that is proportionate to the use while providing security and reducing or preventing glare light trespass and sky glow to the maximum extent feasible. The City has also adopted specific lighting requirements in its Municipal Code to limit adverse impacts from artificial lighting. The Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council.

Rather they enhance development by preventing poor lighting practices. The objectives of the ordinance are to prevent light trespass reduce light pollution also known as sky glow reduce excessive glare promote energy conservation and improve safety and security including addressing the special nighttime. Resources for Developing Ordinances Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council.

In 2003 the City Council approved an outdoor lighting ordinance requiring non-compliant lighting fixtures to be replaced by Nov. Outdoor Lighting Ordinances Well-drafted outdoor lighting ordinances provide plenty of lighting for the safe enjoyment of the outdoor night environment while conserving energy and mitigating unsafe glare light trespass and light pollution that steals the night sky from all of us. This Chapter applicable to all new and replacement lighting has been revised in February 2006 to more clearly define regulating electric.

The Maricopa County Dark Sky Ordinance includes provisions designed to control the use of outdoor artificial illuminating devices emitting rays into the night sky which have a detrimental effect on astronomical observations. The concerns addressed in existing regulation of outdoor lighting practice have varied from location to location. Outdoor Lighting Ordinances or Elements are usually rate CapsBold.

The Zoning Ordinance outdoor lighting standards are summarized below. All outdoor illuminating devices shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of this code the building code the electrical code and the sign code of the authorizing jurisdiction as applicable and under appropriate permit and inspection. Without a strong lighting ordinance and the ability and willingness to enforce it a municipality cannot control and correct outdoor lighting problems.

Such regulation is necessary to encourage energy conservation to improve nighttime public safety and to prevent annoying and destructive light pollution. The original ordinance was adopted in 1993 Establishing Rules Regulations and Standards Governing the Use of Lands Regarding Lighting. Lighting ordinances do not necessarily hinder development.