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HomeMy WebLinkAbout059 - 05/04/2021 - FURTHER AMENDING THE LAND USE CODE REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING ORDINANCE NO. 059, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS FURTHER AMENDING THE LAND USE CODE REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 040, 2021, on second reading to amend the Land Use Code lighting standards; and WHEREAS, Land Use Code Section 3.2.4(B) and (D) of the adopted lighting regulations contain placeholders for the insertion of the effective date of Ordinance No. 040, 2021, and this Ordinance inserts such date; and WHEREAS, the lighting regulations adopted in Ordinance No. 040, 2021, reference the "Lighting Context Area Map"and this Ordinance adopts such map; and WHEREAS, City Council finds that the insertion of the effective date and adoption of the "Lighting Context Area Map" are necessary for the effective administration of the lighting regulations and is in the best interests of the City and its citizens. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That Section 3.2.4(B)and(D)of the Land Use Code are hereby amended to read as follows: 3.2.4 Exterior Site Lighting (B) General Standard. All development that includes proposed artificial outdoor lighting, except for development on single-family detached residential lots, single- family attached residential lots, and two-family dwelling residential lots for which an application is submitted after March 26, 2021, subject to below Subsection 3.2.4(D), shall submit for review and approval a proposed lighting plan that complies with the standards in this Section 3.2.4 and meets the functional needs of the proposed land use without adversely affecting adjacent properties or the community. (D) Existing Lighting. Existing lighting shall mean lighting installed or approved prior to March 26, 2021. 4- Section 3. That the Lighting Context Area Map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and referenced in the lighting regulations adopted in Ordinance No. 040, 2021, is hereby adopted, and shall be deemed effective, nunc pro tunc, as of March 26, 2021. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of April, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of May, A.D. 2021. (:: � yor ATTEST: F FORrC SEAL N C.ity Cle '4 otoRA° Passed and adopted on final reading on this 4th day of May, A.D. 2021. Mr ATTEST: ity Cl �G� SEAS, ;�, 0R -7.