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This
page is under construction!
This
page
contains a list of Cities and Counties with references
to specific section of ordinances relating to outdoor lighting and in
some
case to lighting in general.
The Evaluation columns indicate the degree to
which the following four topics addressed.
(1)
light pollution (2) light trespass (3)
glare (4) enforcement
Lower
Case+No
Bold = no or
poor consideration
Caps+Lower Case+No Bold= some
consideration
Caps+Bold
= fully addressed
Outdoor Lighting Ordinances or Elements are usually rate Caps+Bold.
LP
= Light
Pollution is
fully or well addressed Lp = Light
Pollution is
partly addressed or some
consideration is given lp = not addressed
LT
= Light Trespass is
fully or well
addressed Lt = Light Trespass is
partly addressed or some
consideration is
given lt = not addressed
GL
= Glare is
fully or well
addressed Gl = Glare is
partly addressed or some
consideration is
given gl = not addressed
EN
= Enforcement is
fully or well
addressed En = Enforcement is
partly addressed or some
consideration is
given en = not addressed
This page is supplemented by the
following
new pages or links -
Related
Links,
a section of this
page with links to city, county, state and planning links
General
Plan Notes, a new page dedicated to General Plans
containing
references to Light Pollution and Outdoor Lighting.
Environmental Impact
Report Notes, a new page
dedicated to Environmental
Impact Reports
(EIR) and their
use by Dark Sky Advocates.
U.S.A.
State Laws Adopted and Proposed, a new page providing
historic and
new links that have been removed from the IDA page of the same name.
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Placerville
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General
Plan, Land Use, Conservation, and Open Space Element
Local Quick Notes - Kern River Valley
Specific
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Plan Notes )
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Ordinance
under
consideration, General Plan
& Ordinance
References (.pdf 68k)
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Susanville |
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Los
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Large
number of
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LACounty
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Agoura
Hills, Alhambra, Arcadia, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell,
Bellflower, Bell Gardens
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Hills Lighting
References - Sec. 5-6.1101 |
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Municipal
Code |
Bradbury,
Burbank, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton,
Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey |
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El
Monte,
El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne,
Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Huntington Park, Industry, Inglewood,
Irwindale,
La Canada Flintridge, La Habra Heights, Lakewood, La Mirada, Lancaster,
La Puente, La Verne, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood,
Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park,
Norwalk, Palmdale, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena,
Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills,
Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead,
San Dimas,San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Santa
Fe Springs,
Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate,
South Pasadena
Temple City, Torrance, Vernon, Walnut, West Covina,
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West
Hollywood, Recently improved
ordinance Section
19.20.100 - Outdoor Lighting
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Madera
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Madera
at on
time was
considering a
OLO -
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Chowchilla |
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Marin
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Should
have Ordinance
to
protect National
Monument ,
efforts underway to address Light Pollution in General Plan
Lighting
Design Technical Criteria & Marin County Civic
Center (.pdf)
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Seaside, General Plan August 2004 Conservation/Open Space
Element
Page COS-21 and COS-35 (.pdf)
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Nevada County General
Plan and
Zoning
Ordinance (skykeeper
copy)
Page 166
Sec. L-II 4.2.8
Lighting
Additional
Lighting
Refferences in Zoning Regulations notes (skykeeper copy)
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Truckee General
Plan Update
Town
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Orange
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Zoning
Ord. Co. & Cities Presently Under
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Viejo
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Laguna
Beach (PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT 4/20/05,
General Plan
Actions "Form of a City-Appointed Environment Committee to advise the
city on general environmental Concerns, such as water, air, noise and
light pollution, view protection and open space.
Zoning Code
25.28.030 Property development standards.
(J) Exterior Lighting (public
utility lighting is exempt
from
these standards).
(1) Lighting fixtures shall be
limited to a
maximum height
of twelve feet. All exterior lighting
(except for
security lighting) shall not
be illuminated when facilities are closed.
(2) All lighting shall be
designed and located so as to confine direct rays to
premises.
21.16.400 Ornamental street lighting
system.
There shall be an ornamental street lighting
system, including standards
and fixtures, in accordance with the quality and degree of illumination
acceptable to the city. ...
25.35.080 Design review development standards.
10) All exterior lighting
should relate to the
design of the structure, and the light emitted shall not adversely
affect
neighboring properties, exceed that reasonably necessary for security
purposes,
nor detract from the aesthetics of the property.
25.19.010 and 25.21.008 and 25.25.010 - Performance standards. (others)
(E)(G) Commercial
signage shall be designed so as not to interfere with residential
areas. This
shall involve the lighting,
location, orientation
and size of signs. (Ord. 1150
§ 1 (part), 1988).
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Municipal
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Niguel |
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Woods |
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Habra |
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Forest |
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Municipal
Code |
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Palma |
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Municipal
Code |
| Los
Alamitos Lighting
References in Municipal
Code |
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Municipal
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