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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 22, 2021
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
Cameron Gloss, Long-Range Planning Manager
FROM: Kelly Smith, Senior City Planner
RE: Exterior Lighting Code Update
Attached is an updated slideshow presentation for the Exterior Lighting Code Update Council
Work Session, scheduled for February 23, 2021.
Slides 12 has been updated to include a bullet point related to glare.
Slide 19 was updated to reflect the most current proposed provision related to a relief
valve for Police Services to initiate a request to add lighting for safety.
Slide 22 has been updated slightly to provide clarity.
1Exterior Lighting Code Update
February 23, 2021
Questions
1.-size fits
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2. Does City Council have additional follow-up actions
related to the proposed code?
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STRATEGIC
ALIGNMENT
Neighborhood Livability
1.7 Guide
Development
BUDGET
Community
Development and
Neighborhood
Services
Strategic Plan Alignment
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Land Use and Building Code Updates
Monitoring for sky quality in key locations throughout the City
Education, training and outreach
Pilot projects and case studies
Pursue night sky protection without compromising health, safety or
security
Nature in the City Objective CP2:
Work cross-departmentally and with external
partners toward a darker night sky
Triple Bottom Line
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SOCIAL
Safety, Security, Comfortable
Outdoor Spaces
ENVIRONMENT
Human & Wildlife
Health, Energy
Conservation
ECONOMIC
Energy Savings,
Replacement Savings,
Maintenance Savings
Engagement
Case Studies Report and Tours: February/March, 2020
Draft Released: November 1st
Public Meetings: November 12th & 18th
Staff Training: November 17th, 2020
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): November 20th & December 7th
One-on-one conversations w/public, PD and DDA
Presentations: to Boards, City departments, the Chamber of
Commerce, PD, DDA and other organizations.
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City Lighting Regulations
Residential
Code
Energy Code Land Use
Code
Sign Code
(Land Use
Code)
LCUASS
Single-
Family/Duplex X
Multi-Family X X
Commercial X X
Signs X
Street ROWs X
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Current Regulations
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Current Regulations
Current Regulations
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Project Need
Change in Industry
Metrics
No Full-Cutoff
BUG: addresses all
angles of light
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Project Need
12
Glare is not controlled
Lighting maximums lead to overlighting
Pole height limits are not defined
IES & IDA Partnership
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PROPOSED CODE
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Lighting Context Areas
Brightness hierarchy
LC0 - No Ambient Lighting
LC1 - Low Ambient Lighting
LC2 - Moderate Ambient Lighting
LC3 - Moderately High Ambient Lighting
Model Lighting Ordinance
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Lighting matches land use and resource protection
Lumen Budget
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Additional allowances
Outdoor Dining
Building Facades
Outdoor Auto Sales
Gas Stations
Intersections of Public Roads
Example: Uplight
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Engagement
Concerns
Public & Boards
Impacts of light pollution, in Natural Areas and neighborhoods in
particular
Desire for energy conservation
Address obtrusive lighting immediately
Support amortization
Police Services Safety
Simple process for adding lights for safety
Businesses
Cost of new lighting installations
Safety
Operational requirements to manage lighting control systems
Cost if amortization is required
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Potential Refinements
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lighting for safety (pending legal review)
Submit formal request to director
Notice to property owner of request
Director determination
Notice of determination to property owner and PD
Effect of determination shall mean an amendment to plans
Appeal
Potential Refinements
20
Remove redundancies between Energy Code
Potentially remove low light level hours
Remove Design Standard requiring lighting controls
Potential Refinements
Pending Legal Review
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Threshold for minor amendment
Director approval for projects not meeting minor
amendment threshold
Incremental changes
Applies to minor amendments and projects not meeting
minor amendment thresholds
Code Evaluation
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2021- Collect Data
Alt compliance requests & nature of request
Site Tours of new projects
Research amortization approaches
Track applications with lighting changes
Track requests from PD
2022-Evaluations and
Recommendations
Adjustments to BUG or trespass limits?
Amortization requirement?
Change minor amendment threshold for retrofit?
Safety lighting process working?
Should development proposals be routed to PD?
Incentives for retrofits
Next Steps
23MARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRCOUNCIL ADOPTION
ALIGN ENERGY/BLDG
CODES
ENGAGEMENT
ENERGY/BLDG CODES
COUNCIL ADOPTION
ENERGY/BLDG CODES
CODE EVALUATION &
AMORTIZATION RESEARCH
POSSIBLE WORK SESSION
ON AMORTIZATION
Questions
1.-size fits
?
2. Does City Council have additional follow-up actions
related to the proposed code?
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